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Browser hijacked by Firefox help page

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texasace00
texasace00
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After the latest update every time I start my browser, this comes up..nothing can remove it....

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/9.0.1/whatsnew/

After the latest update every time I start my browser, this comes up..nothing can remove it.... http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/9.0.1/whatsnew/

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Perform the suggestions mentioned in the following articles:

Check and tell if its working.

Not related to your problem but Update All your Firefox Plugins -> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

  • When Downloading Plugins Update setup files, Remove Checkmark from Downloading other Optional Softwares with your Plugins (e.g. Toolbars, McAfee, Google Chrome, etc.)
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Hasan
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Chosen Solution

Perform the suggestions mentioned in the following articles:

Check and tell if its working.

Not related to your problem but Update All your Firefox Plugins -> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

  • When Downloading Plugins Update setup files, Remove Checkmark from Downloading other Optional Softwares with your Plugins (e.g. Toolbars, McAfee, Google Chrome, etc.)
texasace00
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Thanks for the reply. As an advanced user, I tried all of that and more. Seems like the update corrupted my mozilla, I deleted it and reinstalled it. No more hijacked page.