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No Matter if i try to use Google or Bing i keep getting Yahoo how do i fix this

I try to use Bing my Default search engine and when i click search it go's to Yahoo. same if i try to use Google. I do not like Yahoo and want this problem fixed it started after i did the new fire fox update on march 16th. i have done a virus scan and my computer is clean. Google and Bing work on Internet Explorer. I would hate to have to stop using fire fox because if this.

I try to use Bing my Default search engine and when i click search it go's to Yahoo. same if i try to use Google. I do not like Yahoo and want this problem fixed it started after i did the new fire fox update on march 16th. i have done a virus scan and my computer is clean. Google and Bing work on Internet Explorer. I would hate to have to stop using fire fox because if this.

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Hi ColleenArmstrong, there are a variety of attacks on Firefox search settings from different sources. It sounds as though at least some of these are true:

  • When a search is submitted to your default search engine -- not selecting a particular one -- it is not used, but instead Yahoo is used
  • When a search is submitted to a particular "one click" search engine -- by clicking its icon -- it is not used, but instead Yahoo is used
  • Your default search engine setting is getting changed from your preference to a different one -- what's the exact spelling? (See: Change your default search settings in Firefox)

One possible culprit would be an extension. You can view, disable, and often remove unwanted or unknown extensions on the Add-ons page. Either:

  • Ctrl+Shift+a (Mac: Command+Shift+a)
  • "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
  • type or paste about:addons in the address bar and press Enter/Return

In the left column of the Add-ons page, click Extensions.

Then cast a critical eye over the list on the right side. Any extensions Firefox installs for built-in features are hidden from this page, so everything listed here is your choice (and your responsibility) to manage. Anything suspicious or that you just do not remember installing or why? Anything that mentions search? If in doubt, disable (or remove).

Any improvement?