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remove www-search.com from firefox

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harold-POP
harold-POP
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this www-search.com has hijacked my browser

can not remove is the a restore settings or default

this www-search.com has hijacked my browser can not remove is the a restore settings or default

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since posting the question have solved found the problem.

www-search.com virus changes your short cuts target to include

the very destructive www-search.com.

there is a phone number on the site for repairing the problem that this

entity, in my opinion, has created.

please call them and waste their time.

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Andrew
Andrew
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Please see:

What to do when searches take you to the wrong search website and Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page

harold-POP
harold-POP Question owner
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Chosen Solution

since posting the question have solved found the problem.

www-search.com virus changes your short cuts target to include

the very destructive www-search.com.

there is a phone number on the site for repairing the problem that this

entity, in my opinion, has created.

please call them and waste their time.