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My firefox seems to have been hijacked by google and i have lst all my book marks

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Ian46
Ian46
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when i opened firefox all my book marks had vanished and google had taken over .

when i opened firefox all my book marks had vanished and google had taken over .

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WestEnd
WestEnd
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Did you install a google toolbar?

Ian46
Ian46 Question owner
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not that i am aware

Shadow110
Shadow110
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Hi, were you updated to a new version of Firefox from what you where using before ? As yahoo was before version 57 the default search engine and after it became Google. Is there a folder on the Desktop called OldFirefox Profile ?

Please give yourself a scan with : https://www.malwarebytes.com/ and https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/

Can you please describe in more detail as to what you mean as taken over.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox

Also on the New Tab there can be a Google Search bar.. please go to the Gear Icon and make any adjustments to your new tab page you like.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-new-tab-page