If you have a user.js look in there as it will override
about:config and prefs.js each time Firefox is restarted.
What are you resetting and what do you have in about:config for:
browser.search.defaultenginename default string Google
browser.search.defaulturl user set string
Had you installed and extension to like "Google toolbar", "Yahoo toolbar"
which could create conflicts with your builtin search bar.
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David McRitchie,
Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm
> I think I found it: "Vendio Services Inc." has a folder that was
> just recently installed on my computer called "Search Settings".
> and an .exe in it called SearchSettings.exe. I uninstalled some
> freeware shortly after trying it out to converts an FLV file to
> AVI, and this Vedio was installed with it. I uninstalled this
> program as well, but I guess it neglected to remove this folder.
> There is a "res" folder in the main folder that indicates to me it
> is affiliated, or affiliates itself with Yahoo. After reading that
> yahoo is force switching people's browser search settings to use
> their own (http://
> www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/01/yahoo-switching-ie7-settings-witho
> ut-permission.html), I will certainly avoid using Yahoo, ever.
although that article is about yahoo toolbar and ie7, when updating Yahoo!
Messenger ( yahoo's chat thing, IIRC)
i'm curious about the freeware you installed? did you find that "affiliate" info by
searches (google searches of course :-) ) that included the freeware's name or
freeware company's name?
i see only *your* message here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=SearchSettings.exe+vendio+freeware+%
7C+adware+%7C+hijack
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in addition to changing your search engine it forces content to open
when you open a new tab.... which is even more annoying.
if you look closely at the search page they hijacked firefox with.....
i checked the html code and it explains that you can remove it from
windows 'uninstall' in the control panel
they deftly hid it on the list under "search settings"
take that out and you're back to normal
I recall one such browser hijack on a friends PC, gave me fits trying to
remove it. All my reg cleaning, dll deleting, and it would come back
soon as we went online.
Finally read the fine print and all that was required to remove it was
via windows uninstall.
Best part was, when I ran windows uninstall the generic popup says "Are
you sure you don't want to uninstall..?"
Blindly clicking Yes removes nothing.
Clicking No removed the ap.
Sneaky bastards!
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The default engine used in the search box is Google and
is set with
browser.search.defaultenginename set to Google
browser.search.defaultrl
Each can probabably be reset by right click then reset
keyword.URL user set string
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
keyword.enabled user set boolean false
Each of those can be reset by right click then reset
The default search from the location bar is
Well, that did help me in changing the search engine, but i just
reseted all the stuff at the about:config with yahoo in them.
Now i can use megaupload and use google at the address toolbar.
Mind my grammar.
i had the same problem of yahoo appearing as default search ,i tried everything but nothing worked ,and then i went to control panel and saw samw yahoo pay by ads programs , i uninstalled it ,it worked for some time ,bu t now ame problem ,please tel me the solution if u have got rid of this problem.please reply !!!