Chatzum search engine has installed on Firefox. How can I remove it
Chatzum has installed itself on Firefox.and appears as default search engine each time I open a new tab. It does not appear in the search enhines list or as an add-on. Can you suggest how to remove it
For Firefox:
The "about:config" route suggested above, to removal of chatzum works but you need other actions:
1) You need to search for "chatzum" as well as "searchsafe" when using the about:config option. The sneaky change of address hides many things. (in all, I deleted 4 lines of code (actually only disabled them.....remnants of it remains)
2) Uninstalling chatzum via control panel (program removal option) is not enough. But you have to do that.
3) Removing from search toolbar (or search box) is a bit tricky as chatzum will have taken over and there is no chatzum logo, but its there as part of browser toolbar (if activated)......only the words "search safer" (or search safe appears in that search box). Click on the left logo area of the search box, get dropdown list of search engines. Click option "Manage Search Engine"...........remove "searchsafe", (and Yahoo if you want to next choose Google as the default. Otherwise if you have a YTD or yahoo toolbar, somehow they will prevent you going Google in the Search box! Afternote: This however may be because I did not restart the browser..........seems to have resolved itself even with the Yahoo option left in the list......actually I removed it, but somehow it re-installed itself there in the list!).
4) all that should have removed it. But if it appears as home page when you turn on browser: You have to change it to default opening in blank page (about:home) or go to Google search and make that your home page. Go to google search first then by clicking on browser "tools" option and setting your home page from there.
So this removes chatzum when new tab is activated. Removes it as default in Search engine bar. Removes it from home page of browser!
so far I have covered some of the appearances of chatzum..........who knows what other dirty tricks are hidden......It should be considered malware (by definition = unwanted, disruptive, undemocratic) by all the antivirus programs, but it is not. Stay tuned.
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