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Alpha Shoppers adware or something

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This website ia like adware, when I searching on Google, this website always change the default searching engine on my Firefox. I look in default searching engine, and that website / search engine is not there. I am hope my problem dan solve, and sorry my English is low

This website ia like adware, when I searching on Google, this website always change the default searching engine on my Firefox. I look in default searching engine, and that website / search engine is not there. I am hope my problem dan solve, and sorry my English is low

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Go to Preferences -> Search Engine (on the search bar). Customize however you want.

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Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; (<Control> [Mac=<Command>] <Shift> A)

In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Remove “ Alpha Shoppers “ Anything.

Also remove SafeSearch, SearchAssist Incognito, FileConverter Addon, SearchLock, DiscreteSearch, WebSearch, Findwide Search Engine

Now do the same in the computer’s Programs Folder.

Windows: Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs. Mac: Open the Applications folder. Linux: Check your user manual.


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 malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.