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This website has hijacked Firefox (http://startsear.ch/?aff=1) how do I get rid of it?

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mmwaite
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Whenever I try to open firefox the WOT screen appears with a warning that this site has a poor reputation (startsear.ch).

This happened after downloading a vShare plugin.

Whenever I try to open firefox the WOT screen appears with a warning that this site has a poor reputation (startsear.ch). This happened after downloading a vShare plugin.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

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mmwaite
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The problem still exists. None of the suggestions helped. Whenever I attempt to open Firefox - either by clicking on the icon or telling it to "open", the Firefox website does not open, the startsear.ch web site opens.