My home page on my FireFox, which http://www.msn.com/en-ca?checklang=1$AR=5, but a few weeks ago, this page http://ca.search.yahoo.com/?fr=hp-ddc-b ... syc_bd_com has shown up. SO I go to my Options, change it back to the MSN page and close options, close the window then reopen it, yahoo still shows up. So I open my options, my MSN has disappeared and the Yahoo URL is now there
This makes me upset , to say the least. What do I need to do get this Yahoo site not to show up
FireFox home page taken over
- malliz
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Re: FireFox home page taken over
Have you installed any software lately?
What sort of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.
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Re: FireFox home page taken over
Do you have a user.js file in your Profile folder?
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
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Re: FireFox home page taken over
It is possible something has been installed, this is shared computer and with my wife's Daughter getting married this upcoming weekend, God only knows what was downloaded.
- JayhawksRock
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Re: FireFox home page taken over
Do you have similar behavior on all browsers on the computer.
Seems similar to this > https://malwaretips.com/blogs/ca-yhs4-s ... m-removal/
Or this > https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/8 ... m-redirect
These malware hijacks are usually installed with some Freeware app offer... do you see new install of anything in Windnows Control Panel recent installs?
Seems similar to this > https://malwaretips.com/blogs/ca-yhs4-s ... m-removal/
Or this > https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/8 ... m-redirect
These malware hijacks are usually installed with some Freeware app offer... do you see new install of anything in Windnows Control Panel recent installs?
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