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my mozilla has seemingly been hi-jacked by Palikan Search and I cannot get to Firefox. What to do?

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I try to go to Firefox but Palikan Search comes up and Reimage suggests that I scan my computer. looks like a scam to me. how do I get to Firefox without this happening?

I try to go to Firefox but Palikan Search comes up and Reimage suggests that I scan my computer. looks like a scam to me. how do I get to Firefox without this happening?

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Hi   !
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.

All these programs have free versions.

• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php • AdwCleaner: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml • SuperAntispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/ • Microsoft Safety Scanner: http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx • Windows Defender: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/using-defender • Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Further information can be found in the article :
How to troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

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Well said, Happy.

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FredMcD said

Well said, Happy.

Thank you, Fred.