Is the DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extension installed in your Firefox? You can check whether that has modified your home page or new tab page on the section of the Settings page where you set your home page. See: [[How to set the home page]]. You also can disable or remove extensions from the Add-ons page. Details on that below the line. And finally, if you prefer Google or Bing, you can change your search site using the steps in the following article: [[Change your default search settings in Firefox]]. ---- You can view, disable, and often remove unwanted or unknown extensions on the Add-ons page. Either: * Click the Extensions (puzzle piece) button > Manage Extensions * Ctrl+Shift+a (Mac: Command+Shift+a) * "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons * type or paste '''about:addons''' in the address bar and press Enter/Return In the left column of the Add-ons page, click Extensions. On the right side, find the "Manage Your Extensions" heading. ''If there is at least one extension before the next heading -- "Recommended Extensions" -- please continue:'' Then cast a critical eye over the list below that heading. Any extensions Firefox installs for built-in features are hidden from this page, so everything listed here is your choice (and your responsibility) to manage. Anything suspicious or that you just do not remember installing or why? If in doubt, disable (or remove). For your privacy and security, don't let mystery programs linger here. Any improvement?