Recent answers to Managing search queries entered in the address barhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/9503972013-02-14T16:51:44-08:00ok, in this case please also make sure that firefox is set up to directly connect to the internet (=2013-02-14T16:51:44-08:00philipphttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/950397#answer-408037<p>ok, in this case please also make sure that firefox is set up to directly connect to the internet (=no proxy) in <em>firefox &gt; options &gt; advanced &gt; network &gt; connection - settings...</em>
</p><p>if you cannot solve it this way you could also try installing the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchreset/" rel="nofollow">search reset addon</a> or performing a general reset of the browser, probably this will address the issue then: <a href="/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings" rel="nofollow">Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings</a>
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Thanks for the reply. I tried all the things you mentioned above including updating my version 2013-02-14T11:32:11-08:00gringorebelhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/950397#answer-408007<p>Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I tried all the things you mentioned above including updating my version of firefox. I changed the settings for IPv4, IPv6 back to automatic and then to google servers however the problem still persists. Chrome has been working fine all this while.
</p>hello, when it's only happening on single words then it's likely that comodo's dns servers (=like an2013-02-14T03:20:39-08:00philipphttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/950397#answer-407822<p>hello, when it's only happening on single words then it's likely that comodo's dns servers (=like an address book for web adresses) are still installed on a system level, so this might affect other browsers as well.
</p><p>here is an instruction by comodo on how to disable them:
<a href="http://help.comodo.com/topic-72-1-155-1136-windows-vista---manually-enabling-or-disabling-comodo-secure-dns-service.html" rel="nofollow">http://help.comodo.com/topic-72-1-155-1136-windows-vista---manually-enabling-or-disabling-comodo-secure-dns-service.html</a>
</p><p>you might have to enter the details of the dns server of your internet service provider manually (you'd have to consult the homepage in order to find out the details) or use <a href="https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/" rel="nofollow">google's public dns servers</a> (preferred dns: 8.8.8.8, alternate dns: 8.8.4.4).
</p><p>in addition to that, please also <a href="/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-release" rel="nofollow">Update Firefox to the latest release</a>, since the version you're using is quite outdated &amp; <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html" rel="nofollow">affected by numerous known security vulnerabilities</a>, which may put the integrity of your system and all the personal data on it at risk!
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