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Firefox browser highjacked by duckduckgo

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jimseidel2
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my firefox browser has been highjacked by duckduckgo on my windows 7 computer. how do I get rid of it

my firefox browser has been highjacked by duckduckgo on my windows 7 computer. how do I get rid of it

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cor-el
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You can check for recently installed suspicious or unknown extensions.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window

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