Firefox expert?

G_M

Anyone know why Firefox would periodically change my default search engine to ebay for no apparent reason?


Happens every couple of weeks.

JustAnotherSaver

It couldn't be due to any add-ons you have installed could it?


Just a wild guess but i know when my browser started acting up it was due to one of the add ons i had installed. Was fine one day but then just forever acted up until i uninstalled it. YouTube add ons seem to be bad for it in my experience.

G_M

Good thought but no active add-ons.

debitcardmayhem

Try running adware cleaner https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/ and malwarebytes https://www.malwarebytes.com/

G_M

Have done this now - nothing found.


Will see what happens over the next week or two.

Robisere

Tools -> Options --> General -> Startup ->


Checkmark (tick) in box "Always check if Firefox is your Default Browser"


Under that it will then say "Firefox is your default browser"

Tom99

When you download something I often see the message, usually quite small, saying make such and such your default search engine. The box is usually already ticked so you have to untick the box.

Robisere

Tom99 wrote: »

When you download something I often see the message, usually quite small, saying make such and such your default search engine. The box is usually already ticked so you have to untick the box.

Always check anything you access for download purposes, before installing. read everything on the download page and, as said by Tom99, untick the boxes. If you follow the instructions in my first post, this will bring back the real Firefox browser and keep it there.


Providing you do not leave download check boxes ticked.

stator

What is your anti-virus software?


The free AV software often tries to do stuff like this, although I've not heard of them changing your search provider to eBay

molerat

For a start click on menu tab - options - search then in one-click search engines highlight ebay and click remove, you can do that for any others you want to get rid of. Have you got the ebay tool bar installed ?