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Search keeps getting redirected

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cazador31
cazador31
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When I do a search in any search engine I get redirected to another site. I have ran several malware scans and virus scans and still it happens. However when I use IE8 or Safari I have no problems so i'm thinking this has to be a Firefox problem. I would like to clear this up

When I do a search in any search engine I get redirected to another site. I have ran several malware scans and virus scans and still it happens. However when I use IE8 or Safari I have no problems so i'm thinking this has to be a Firefox problem. I would like to clear this up

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Morbus
Morbus
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Hello Cazador.

This support article is probably all you need:

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Searches+are+redirected+to+another+site