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Whenever I go on certain sites it seems to crash and produce Yahoosearch results for the script the page was trying to load.

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benmcnicholl
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When I go to Amazon or sometimes other sites the page loads and then I get redirected to a Yahoo search for the script the page was loading. It means I can no longer use Firefox for viewing Amazon or some other sites, which in turn means I won't use Firefox at all because I don't have this issue with Chrome, for example.

Annoyingly it also then defaults my search engine back to Yahoo, which I cannot stand and wish they gave the option to just remove everything to do with Yahoo.

I've attached an image of the page I get redirected to once Amazon had completed loading.

When I go to Amazon or sometimes other sites the page loads and then I get redirected to a Yahoo search for the script the page was loading. It means I can no longer use Firefox for viewing Amazon or some other sites, which in turn means I won't use Firefox at all because I don't have this issue with Chrome, for example. Annoyingly it also then defaults my search engine back to Yahoo, which I cannot stand and wish they gave the option to just remove everything to do with Yahoo. I've attached an image of the page I get redirected to once Amazon had completed loading.

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benmcnicholl
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Picture of problem.

FredMcD
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http://www.clamxav.com/ free malware scanner for Mac OS X https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3291

Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; <Control>(Mac:<Command>)<Shift> A)

In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Remove Yahoo Anything. Now do the same in the computers Programs Folder.

Windows: Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs. Mac: Open the "Applications" folder. Linux: Check your user manual.

Bookmark and use this; Download the Mozilla Search Reset {web link} This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.