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highjacked searches

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smarty15
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Every time I do a search in the top bar I end up at a site called chambers so i can no longer do any searches - it gives me an error

"404: Page not found Sorry but the page you are looking for could not be found." http://chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=party+caterers+in+adelaide&title=21st&sourceid=Mozilla-search

I can't do any searches as it does not matter what I enter for my search it always goes to chambers How do i stop this site from highjacking my searches

Every time I do a search in the top bar I end up at a site called chambers so i can no longer do any searches - it gives me an error "404: Page not found Sorry but the page you are looking for could not be found." http://chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=party+caterers+in+adelaide&title=21st&sourceid=Mozilla-search I can't do any searches as it does not matter what I enter for my search it always goes to chambers How do i stop this site from highjacking my searches

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Scribe
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Hi, are you able to remove it and change to a search engine of your choice - Add or remove a search engine in Firefox

If not, try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

  • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click Help Help-29 and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".

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If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem. Thank you!