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when I open fire fox or chrome or explorer a page opens called omnibox and I can not get it to stop opening up as my home page

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this omnibox is driving me crazy...I do not know the program and have searched my computer and no matter the browser I open it comes up....

this omnibox is driving me crazy...I do not know the program and have searched my computer and no matter the browser I open it comes up....

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Hello FrankStock,

That 'Omnibox' is a browser hijacker, malware that you will of course want to get rid of.

Would you please go the 3-bar menu => Add-ons => Extensions and remove anything you might see there that you didn't install yourself.

Do the same in Windows Control Panel => All Programs.

Then, would you please run every malware scan that is listed in this article :

(what one doesn't pick up, the other one will)

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware

Also see : https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-omniboxes-virus/


Separate issue :

Your system details show that you need to update your Adobe Flash Player - you're running an older version, which can cause problems. Would you please uninstall your current version and install the latest version, which is 32.0.0.142

Uninstaller : https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Note : some 'extras' may be offered in the download.