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How can i block the bad site http://www.livesnews.ru ? - It starts Mozilla Firefox and redirects to different sites of online casino, sport bets, etc.

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How can i block the bad site http://www.livesnews.ru ? - It starts during Mozilla Firefox session and redirects to different sites of online casino, sport betting, etc. I've checked the computer- no viruses. I've reinstalled Firefox - same problem.

How can i block the bad site http://www.livesnews.ru ? - It starts during Mozilla Firefox session and redirects to different sites of online casino, sport betting, etc. I've checked the computer- no viruses. I've reinstalled Firefox - same problem.

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Would you please try this :

Go to the Firefox menu (≡) => Add-ons => Extensions and look for any other unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions.

When you find any : remove them.

Do the same in Windows Control Panel.

However : most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , so let's run malware scans (even though you already have run some) :

Further information can be found in this article : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. They all work differently - what one program doesn't pick up, the other might.

Also see : https://quickremovevirus.com/how-to-remove-livesnews-ru-redirect-easy-tutorial/

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Would you please try this :

Go to the Firefox menu (≡) => Add-ons => Extensions and look for any other unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions.

When you find any : remove them.

Do the same in Windows Control Panel.

However : most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , so let's run malware scans (even though you already have run some) :

Further information can be found in this article : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. They all work differently - what one program doesn't pick up, the other might.

Also see : https://quickremovevirus.com/how-to-remove-livesnews-ru-redirect-easy-tutorial/

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