default search engine

G_M

I use Firefox - have done for years. Recently (last couple of weeks) it has started defaulting the search engine to Google (which I never use).


I go into tools/options and re-set the search engine to my preferred one and all is fine for a few days.


Then suddenly I do a seach and find google being used again..... Re-visit tools/options and see google is the default SE. Change it back and for a few days all is fine, till........ and so on.


Any ideas why this is happening?

Neil_Jones

This may be caused by an extension, some of them do change the search engine when they update.

J_B

I just have my preferred search engine (which is actually Google!) saved as a bookmark on my task-bar in Firefox
I rarely use the address bar to search.

G_M

I have an added search bar in the task bar, so also don't use the address bar.

Frozen_up_north

I use Firefox with a default search engine of DuckDuckGo, as far as I know, it’s never changed. I would look at your various settings, it shouldn’t switch the default.

G_M

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

I use Firefox with a default search engine of DuckDuckGo, as far as I know, it’s never changed. I would look at your various settings, it shouldn’t switch the default.

That's who I use too. Have done for years without a problem - this is recent.


Have checked Firefox settings but cannot see anything that would explain what's happeing. I suspect either a virus/malware, or another software package that is re-setting the default engine- though I've not downloaded any new software,

assassin87

could be your software update too. whenever your firefox updates, it could be setting back the engine to google.