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Search Pulse Browser Hijack

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molson12
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Hello,

I have tried everything on the internet and I cannot get rid of the Search Pulse hijack malware in my Firefox browser, I am using an up to date MAC.

Thanks, Miles

Hello, I have tried everything on the internet and I cannot get rid of the Search Pulse hijack malware in my Firefox browser, I am using an up to date MAC. Thanks, Miles
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FredMcD
FredMcD
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Web search: https://www.bing.com/search?q=remove+Search+Pulse

You may have ad/mal-ware. 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 free to use malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.