hi, the principle way to set a default search engine in firefox is described in [[Change your default search settings in Firefox]]. however if your settings do not "stick" after a restart of the browser, there may be malicious software active on your system that is interfering. in this case please also perform all those steps: # [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems|reset firefox]] (this will keep your bookmarks and passwords) # afterwards go to the firefox menu ≡ > addons > extensions and in case there are still extensions listed there, disable them. # finally run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] and [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner] to make sure that adware isn't present in other places of your system as well. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]]