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firefox is diverting searches to other sites. there also seems to be an ad site running in the background

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jcarlton
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google searches links get diverted to other sites. There is some sort video/ audio stream running in the background. I think it comes from blinx. I looked at my add on and they all seem legit.

google searches links get diverted to other sites. There is some sort video/ audio stream running in the background. I think it comes from blinx. I looked at my add on and they all seem legit.

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the-edmeister
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Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have.
(Not all programs detect the same Malware.)

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
SuperAntispyware - http://www.superantispyware.com/
AdAware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

If these don't find it or can't clear it, post in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
http://forum.aumha.org/
http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/
http://bleepingcomputer.com