Firefox seems to have acquired malware, upon launch the home screen is immeditely redirected to a survey, no other browsers do this, I have disabled Firefox.
Upon launching Firefox, the browser is now always redirected from my home page to "http://annualsurveyconsumer.com/us/indexp.php?isp=Verizon+Wireless&os=Nt&keyword=&source=58451637&ad=ad12&sxid=5ascsi3lxm8g" Each time it is a survey for a different company. One time it was for Firefox. No option is offered but the "accept" button. However, I can escape by launching another tab and then delete the survey tab. It is still exceedingly annoying. It seems some kind of malware has infected my Firefox browser. I have lost all confidence in Firefox and intend to remove Firefox from all of my systems. I have tried to attach a screen shoot for your reference. However, after sending for over an hour, it does not seem to upload to your website.
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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.
Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the Be Careful button. At the top of the screen is a search bar. Type browser.startup.homepage
What is the value? Right-click and select Reset to restore its default value; about:home