Smart web search removal

Smart Web Search is in my Chromium, Chrome + Firefox. At a lost how to remove it. Its very annoying and also slows down Chromium, Chrome + Firefox. Please help! For more than 15 years utilizing Windows Operating System. Migrated to Mac only very recently. ThankQ & Sincere Regards........fpatrick60, 53 years old from Malaysia.

I had the same problem, fixed it by going to Preferences > Extensions, and deleting all extensions.

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I sem to have this hijack in FireFox on my MacBook Pro. No matter what I do to remove it, it comes back. Can anyone provide a solution?

If only Firefox is affected, not Safari, then it's probably a Firefox add-on. Remove any you don't recognize.

I have a strange toolbar called, "My Web Search Toolbar." I do not know how it got there and I have tried everything to remove it. Can you tell me in detail how remove It?

I think that this toolbar came with a program which I downloaded called Dictionary Boss. Each time I bring up Firefox this "My Websearch Home Page" come up and replace Google. It seems to me that this websearch thing has become a part of FireFox. I have tried everything including deleted Dictionary Boss and this toolbar will not go away.
Please help me.
Bernard Moses

'''Courtesy Helper7677'''
This is from a good looking answer to a similar question, from the Search Firefox Help box at the top of this page -
<<You have an item installed that is considered malware/spyware/adware.
This type of pest is usually installed along with software you download from the internet; generally free programs, but not always. Carefully watch for "extra" items that will be installed and un-check or opt-out of them.
You can check to see if you have any of these from Web Products" installed:
Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, click on any that you find and click "Remove": Ask.com Bar, My Search Bar, MyWay Speed Bar, My Web Search Bar, Fun Web Products Easy Installer
See:
http://www.safer-networking.com/removemywebsearch.php
PC Hell: My Web Search Removal Instructions
http://helpint.mywebsearch.com/intlinfo/help/toolhelp.jhtml#q3
Also see: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_toolbars
You MAY need to change a preference if when typing one or two words in the URL/Location/Address Bar sends you to some search page other than the one you expect. To reset your default URL/location bar search provider:
Enter about:config in the address/URL bar and press the Enter key
If you see a warning, accept it (Promise that you will be careful)
Filter = keyword.URL
Below the Filter, if keyword.URL is bold, right-click on keyword.URL and choose "Reset"
Restart Firefox (File > Restart Firefox)
See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword.url >>

How do I delete "My Web Search" toolbar that just appeared and where did it come from?

how do I delete "My Web Search" toolbar that just appeared and where did it come from?

You have an item installed that is considered malware/spyware/adware. To see the Plugins reported with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question or, on the Firefox menu, click Tools > Add-ons > Plugins.
*My Web Search Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows
This type of pest is usually installed along with software you download from the internet; generally free programs, but not always. Carefully watch for "extra" items that will be installed and un-check or opt-out of them.
#You can check to see if you have any of these from [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Fun+Web+Products%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:es-ES:official&client=firefox-a|"Fun Web Products"] installed:
#*Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, click on any that you find and click "Remove": Ask.com Bar, My Search Bar, MyWay Speed Bar, My Web Search Bar, Fun Web Products Easy Installer
#*See:
#**http://www.safer-networking.com/removemywebsearch.php
#**[http://www.pchell.com/support/mywebsearch.shtml PC Hell: My Web Search Removal Instructions]
#**http://helpint.mywebsearch.com/intlinfo/help/toolhelp.jhtml#q3
#Also see: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_toolbars
#'''You '''MAY''' need to change a preference''' if when typing one or two words in the URL/Location/Address Bar sends you to some search page other than the one you expect. To reset your default URL/location bar search provider:
#*Enter '''about:config''' in the address/URL bar and press the Enter key
#*If you see a warning, accept it (Promise that you will be careful)
#*Filter = keyword.URL
#*Below the Filter, if keyword.URL is '''bold''', right-click on keyword.URL and choose "Reset"
#*Restart Firefox (File > Restart Firefox)
#*See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword.url
#'''You '''MAY''' need to reset your homepage''' if some search page that you do not want or expect opens when you start Firefox. Firefox can open multiple home pages. Home pages are separated by the "|" symbol.
#*See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page
'''Other issues needing your attention'''
The information submitted with your question indicates that you have out of date plugins with known security and stability issues that should be updated. To see the plugins submitted with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question post. You can also see your plugins from the Firefox menu, Tools > Add-ons > Plugins. 
 
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 10.1
*Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 8.2.6
**Very old version. You may want to remove/un-install in Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs before installing the new version.
**Current versions are 9.2.4 and 10.0.1
**Info about version 10:
***New Adobe Reader X (version 10) with Protected Mode was released 2010-11-19
***See: http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-releases-acrobat-reader-x-protected-mode
*Shockwave Flash 10.1 r102
*Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_22 for Mozilla browsers
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#'''Update Shockwave for Director'''
#*NOTE: this is not the same as Shockwave Flash; this installs the Shockwave Player.
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#*Restart Firefox and check your plugins again.
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#**After download completes, close Firefox
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I removed Alexa Toolbar, but Alexa Web Search Remains - How to remove?

Alexa tool bar is removed and no longer shows in add-ons. However, the web search window in the Firefox 3.6 header is still powered by Alexa. How do I remove that and default to straight Google search?

1. Type ‘about:config‘ and press enter.
2. You’ll see a warning page, click “I’ll be careful, I promise!”
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You’ll notice the value is set to redirect to Alexa’s Search Engine.
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''' http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q='''

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* http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
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HP Smart Web Printing Breaks Firefox

HP Smart Web Printing Breaks Firefox Navigation bar.
OS: Windows 7
Browser: FireFox 3.5.6
Application: HP Smart Web Print Version 4.6
After installing it basically broke the Firefox browser bar.
Here is the FriendFeed Conversation

As far as I’m concerned this is by far the most intrusive and inconsiderate update HP has every released. Be where – if I had to guess I would say that HP is using EDS to do it’s update/releases. I only say this because as someone who worked for EDS for 14 years, I can tell you they are used to telling their end user what they must have how they are going to get it instead of the other way around. This is one of the main reasons I left EDS in 1999. So do not trust HP anymore. Always make a restore point before you apply any updates and only apply update when they apply to you and the way you use your computer. I for one am going to turn off HP update notices because I don't even want to know about an update unless I have some problem I need to solve.
System Info:
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 32 bit (all current updates applied as of 01/15/2009).
Browser: Firefox 3.5.7
Problem Area: Firefox Add-ons
Problem and Solution:
Hp Update notified me an update for HP Smart Web Printing to version 4.60 is available. Because I like to keep my computer software up to date I clicked install, what a mistake. The first thing I noticed is that the Norton Toolbar 4.0 was missing in Firefox 3.5.7. Turned out it was BROKE and/or disables although Firefox showed it as being present and enabled it was not, along with other Add-ons for Firefox.
Things I tried:
1)      Exit and restarted FF (no effect)
2)      Disable HP Smart Web Printing and Restarted Firefox (Norton Toolbar reappeared but still was not working along with other Add-ons.
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1)      Uninstall HP Smart Web Printing (I check delete/no to save anything)
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Smart Web Printing worked fine with FireFox 1.9 browser. I liked it very much, because with it, I could print only the portions from the web page that I want, thus saving on inks. It really does more than that.
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On suggestion from Microsoft Windows help desk I "Reset IE Setting". This solved the IE 7 problem , but it also removed the Smart Web Printing feature.
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Thanks

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Then I logged off and logged on as a privileged user and downloaded again and tried to install. This 2nd installation actually REMOVED my first installation.
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Browser: Internet Explorer v9
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Hi,
The HP Smart Web Printing software is not compatible with Internet Explorer 9, you should unisntall it and upgrade to its replacement app HP Smart Print which compatible with your web browser:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02994297&tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_u...
Shlomi
Say thanks by clicking the Kudos thumb up in the post.
If my post resolve your problem please mark it as an Accepted Solution

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When I try to run HP Smart Web Printing feature I can go out a get segments to print with no problem. But, when I go to print or edit it, this Runtime Error message appears in a dialog box that is titled Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library. Has anyone experienced this and if so has anyone got the solution to get around it?

click on the cross to the top righthand corner, it is the window for the smart web printer. or failing that go to add remove programs and remove HP smart web printing.
Regards Daftoldman
Regards Daftoldman

Google web search results "not right" in Firefox

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I've run all the recommended Malware/Antivirus fixes, reinstalled Firefox, updated the few add-ons/plug-ins I have, and made sure that Google search settings are the exact same for all browsers. Nothing is working.
Is anyone else having this issue or have a guess to what may be causing it? I've spent a few hours trying to fix it and at this point am ready to give up on Firefox, which is (was) my go to browser.

hello, google is tracking & personalizing your search history even when you're not signed in - maybe you'll have to opt-out or clear all cookies from google.com & see if the results change...
[http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54048]
[[Delete cookies to remove the information websites have stored on your computer]]

Serious bug in Smart Web Page feature

I've lost an hour's work on a problem in Aperture 2, cannot solve it, and hope somebody here has seen the problem and can give me a workaround.
In Aperture 2, I tagged approx 400 images with 2 keywords: "JV, varsity", then created a smart web page that selects all with keywords "JV, WEB". So far so good.
But I made a mistake -- 150 of those images should have not had the "JV" keyword. So I select one of them, Lift, remove the JV keyword, then select all and stamp with the "REPLACE" option rather than "ADD". Those 150 images now show only "WEB" as a keyword. And now the problem:
When I look at the smart web page again, all 150 images still appear. NONE of them have the 2nd keyword (JV) that's clearly specified in the smart web page filter. There is no way to stop these images from appearing via the keyword filtering. They do not have the "JV" keyword but always show up when I filter on "JV" and "WEB".
Out of frustration, I delete the smart web page and try again. "Include only images with the keywords WEB and JV". All 150 images that do not belong there show up anyway. Looking at their metadata as I view the smart page, they still show a "JV" tag!!! But if I switch back to the project explorer and look at that very same image, there is no JV tag on it.
This is absolutely driving me insane. Anybody have an idea how to fix this bug?
Out of frustration, I delete the smart web page, create a new one,

Following up: It has gotten worse. I deleted the entire project, reimported it from a backup that did not have any keywords assigned to any image in the project, tagged one photo "JV, WEB" and another "varsity, WEB".
Creating a new smart web page to show images having both "varsity, WEB" -- the smart web page shows images that have no keywords at all.
Creating a new smart web page to show images having both "JV, WEB", the page shows images having "varsity" and "WEB".
I can't believe I'm the only person seeing this bug...

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