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one word searching in browser does not work

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in the top search bar if i type one single word i get redirected to chinese websites eg www.5542.com

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== 1 week ago

in the top search bar if i type one single word i get redirected to chinese websites eg www.5542.com == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == 1 week ago

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cor-el
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See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_search and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword%2eURL (pref: keyword~46~URL)

See also What to do when searches take you to the wrong search website