Sorry but I am not sure I understand what you are describing.

Where are you doing this search ? Is this the Search Bar on the New Tab page for instance ? or maybe on your homepage ? A screenshot may help

• How do I create a screenshot of my problem?

You say

hit the search bar it disappears

Are you just using the Return or Enter Key here ? after entering the search term. (Please try that).

You appear to have found an old archived thread from 2013

• Conduit Hijacked Firefox Search; About:Config disabled /questions/968030

Have you any particular reason to expect conduit to be involved with your own problem ?

on the firefox home page i enter what im looking for then hit search bar or enter and what i had in the search bar is gone

A screenshot may have helped. I am wondering whether it is the standard home page or some other none standard page, maybe something due to a toolbar, or your choice of an alternative page.

• A screenshot including the home pages search bar, Firefox's Address bar may help. I am on a version of Firefox with a blue logo. Does your homepage look similar but with the standard orange Logo, and Firefox options at the bottom. (Clickthe thumbnail image to see a bigger picture).

1. First of all try the SearchReset add-on. That downloads, installs, does the job and uninstalls again
   • See Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page_restore-the-default-home-page-or-search-settings
   • Try using SearchReset add-on from https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchreset/
2. If the last step did not help. There is a possibility using the Firefox Refresh option will help, BUT note that removes Firefox's extensions, so make a note of or bookmark the home sites of extensions so you may know where to download and reinstall them from if necessary.
   • See Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings that even has a Refresh button built into the article.