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reos
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Hi,

I use the "AVG anti virus, prof. trial version".

Suddenly, when I search using the address field, I'm no longer directed directly to the website I look for, for ex BBC, as I was previously.

Instead a web page, called "AVG Safe Search", show up with a list of proposals, and I have to click on the BBC link there to get to the site.

This is very annoying, since only some week ago I asked you for help to install an "addon" to make the search function in the address field function. And until now it has worked very well.

I can not find any AVG plugin for the "safe search" in the FireFox.

Could you pleas tell me how to cancel the "AVG safe search", I would be very glad.

regards R

Hi, I use the "AVG anti virus, prof. trial version". Suddenly, when I search using the address field, I'm no longer directed directly to the website I look for, for ex BBC, as I was previously. Instead a web page, called "AVG Safe Search", show up with a list of proposals, and I have to click on the BBC link there to get to the site. This is very annoying, since only some week ago I asked you for help to install an "addon" to make the search function in the address field function. And until now it has worked very well. I can not find any AVG plugin for the "safe search" in the FireFox. Could you pleas tell me how to cancel the "AVG safe search", I would be very glad. regards R

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hello reos, the avg program has likely overwritten the keyword.url preference - the solution is likely the same as last time ;-)

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philipp
philipp
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Suluhisho teule

hello reos, the avg program has likely overwritten the keyword.url preference - the solution is likely the same as last time ;-)

cor-el
cor-el
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You can reset some preferences to the default with the SearchReset extension:

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

reos
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Hi,

I'm afraid I do not remember where in FF you find the "keyword.url preference". I guess it is under "options" but .... Maybe you can inform me ?

R

philipp
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hello, you can access the preference through about:config.

enter about:config into the firefox location bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up), search for the preference named keyword.url & double-click and set that entry to 

http://www.google.com/search?btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=

edit: whole pref should be visible now :-)

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reos
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Hi Wise person ;)

Thanks for the info.

The address you mention in your last answer took me to the "Doodle page",  !!!!

But I vent back to your old answer and copied the address from there, and no it works fine again.

Thanks R