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I cant get rid of Google as my search engine (and other shit I didnt ask for!)

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rufus.greenhalgh
rufus.greenhalgh

I have Firefox, then suddenly it switched over to Google.... a little google icon has appeared in the search window ... it drives me crazy... I have google news (absolute BS). How can I permanently remove google from my PC and LIFE? Please help...

I have Firefox, then suddenly it switched over to Google.... a little google icon has appeared in the search window ... it drives me crazy... I have google news (absolute BS). How can I permanently remove google from my PC and LIFE? Please help...

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Paul
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Hi Rufus

This support article should help:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox