Uninstall addons you do not need. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it. Search for ‘browser.newtab.url’. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab. If you got some semi-legitimate software installed, the search might get hijacked again. In such cases, scan with anti-malware programs, they should [http://www.majauskas.com/how-to-manage-browser-search-providers fix WebSearchEngine hijack].

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