Bing keeps setting itself as default search

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Bing keeps setting itself as default search

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Google has been my default search since before I can remember, all the sudden every time I start up Firefox, Bing is set as default. I remove Bing from search settings, but next time I restart up Firefox, Bing has returned as default search. I use Windows 10 Home Version 1709, I was thinking it was an update to Windows but according to an agent it is not. I have restarted Firefox in Safe Mode with all addons inactive, this did not work. I have not installed any new software on my desktop, and I use just a standard AntiVirus, not a security suite, so browser protection is not an option on it. I do not know what to do, I cannot locate any thing on Google other then a Yahoo Search issue years back. ](*,)

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This is how it appears every time I start up Firefox, I remove Bing but upon next start up this is what it looks like again
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Re: Bing keeps setting itself as default search

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What addons do you have - do you have any Bing related addons ?
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Re: Bing keeps setting itself as default search

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FWIW: Are you running the InvisibleHand extension? - known to do this - check the settings very carefully and you can remedy this. Although, you may not be running this at all.

Also, I suggest staying away from ibb.co for image hosting as it is known for serving up some delicious malware.
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Re: Bing keeps setting itself as default search

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I have fully scanned my system, it is clean, and I've tried with Addon's disabled (Safemode) and still set Bing as my default. I have zero Bing related addons.
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If no improvement using Safe Mode, do you have the same problem if you create a new profile and test it with no extensions or non-default themes installed?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
and
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_ne ... on_Windows
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DanRaisch wrote:If no improvement using Safe Mode, do you have the same problem if you create a new profile and test it with no extensions or non-default themes installed?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
and
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_ne ... on_Windows
I will check this option out..
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ok, created a new profile, it is still doing it.
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Re: Bing keeps setting itself as default search

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Open Win10 Settings - open Apps - are there any Bing apps listed there ?
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Copy/paste into the location bar and hit Enter: about:config?filter=browser.search.defaultenginename (If you see a warning agree that you'll be careful so you can proceed further).

Right click the setting and click Modify. Delete Bing and type Google.

Repeat for about:config?filter=browser.search.defaultenginename.US which should be visible immediately underneath the first one. This is the current setting on my system for that one:

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data:text/plain,browser.search.defaultenginename.US=DuckDuckGo
On your machine you should be able to see Bing instead of DuckDuckGo which I have as my default search engine, so just delete that and add Google to the end of the string.

Close about: config and then determine if it resolves the problem.
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jaybiam
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TheVisitor wrote:Open Win10 Settings - open Apps - are there any Bing apps listed there ?
Nothing Bing related no
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Re: Bing keeps setting itself as default search

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Reflective wrote:Copy/paste into the location bar and hit Enter: about:config?filter=browser.search.defaultenginename (If you see a warning agree that you'll be careful so you can proceed further).

Right click the setting and click Modify. Delete Bing and type Google.

Repeat for about:config?filter=browser.search.defaultenginename.US which should be visible immediately underneath the first one. This is the current setting on my system for that one:

Code: Select all

data:text/plain,browser.search.defaultenginename.US=DuckDuckGo
On your machine you should be able to see Bing instead of DuckDuckGo which I have as my default search engine, so just delete that and add Google to the end of the string.

Close about: config and then determine if it resolves the problem.

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browser.search.defaultenginename.US;data:text/plain,browser.search.defaultenginename.US=Google
.. and that did not resolve my issue. upon restart Bing was still set as my default search once again.
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If all else fails, maybe try the 'Horse's Mouth" method?
See if anything here helps out...
> https://www.tenforums.com/gtsearch.php? ... x=0&sa.y=0
[Ancient Amateur Astronomer.]
Win-10-H/64 bit/500G SSD/16 Gig Ram/450Watt PSU/350WattUPS/Firefox-115.0.2/T-bird-115.3.2./SnagIt-v10.0.1/MWP-7.12.125.

(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
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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
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