Firefox default start page uses facemoods search engine instead of google
Hi, I have issue with Firefox. Today I’ve notice that when I’m using search option on default Firefox 4.0 start page (about:home), results are displayed with Facemoods search engine instead of Google. I have uninstalled Facemoods from system and Firefox, yet it didn't work.
I haven't heard of this one before. The uninstall must have left behind a few settings.
The page corresponding to "about:home" must be set in a hidden preference. You can search for and reset it using the about:config feature.
(1) Type or page '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter (click the button promising to be careful, and please be careful)
(2) In the filter box, type or paste '''facemoods''' and pause while Firefox searches
(3) The bolded lines show changes from the original Firefox setup. Some you might want to save, but mostly you would want to reset them to default. Right-click each one you want to change and choose Reset.
This blog post describes an additional fix for the address bar search feature if you use that: [http://www.flywithmysoul.com/2010/09/remove-facemood-from-firefox.html Fly With Me: Remove Facemood From Firefox].
Finally, I found a very long cleanup guide on the Spybot S&D forums which might be useful if the above doesn't solve it: [http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=61616 Manual Removal Guide for Toolbar.Facemood - Safer-Networking Forums].
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'''Try the Firefox SafeMode''' to see how it works there. <br />
''A troubleshooting mode, which disables most Add-ons.'' <br />
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* Or use the Help menu item, click on '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' while Firefox is running.
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* [http://www.superantispyware.com/ SUPERAntiSpyware]
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#Remove the checkmark from: "'''Clear history when Firefox closes'''". -
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*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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''Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php] <br />
SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/] <br />
AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/] <br />
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Windows Defender: Home Page - [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx]<br />
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http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-google-redirect-virus.html
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[http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php] <br />
[http://forum.aumha.org/] <br />
[http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/] <br />
[http://bleepingcomputer.com] -
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''morflorian wrote:''
if the migth-be protocol has no handler, assume it is just a search engine request).
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User Defined Default Starting Page
Hopefully an easy question...what table holds the user defined default starting page? Specifically in 11g.
Thanks!Hi,
Tried to set default dashboard for all the users.
1. Created a session init block
2. Used data source as select '/shared/SH Test/_portal/Test1' from dual
3. Assigned this value to PORTALPATH session variable
4. In Presentation services > Administration > My account > Default dashboard should be set to 'default'. Then only the dashboard specified in init block will be displayed otherwise My account will override the init block.
5. Save the changes made to rpd.
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For details please refer the GSC replication document. But it is for all the users.
if customer would like to have user/group based home page.
1. They may need to have 2 separate tables.
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Finally assign this value to PORTALPATH session variable.
xample:
Kindly refer the below one..it will very helpful to set homepage for to be different on a per user/group basis
http://varanasisaichand.blogspot.com/2010/09/default-dashboard-using-portalpath.html
http://total-bi.com/2011/01/obiee-11g-change-default-dashboard/
i.e:
Init block
select '/shared/AFS/_portal/GPC AFS Reporting' from dual
Variable target is PORTALPATH (IT'S CASE SENSITIVE)
'/shared/AFS/_portal/GPC AFS Reporting'
finally it's be like this
actual (earliar one)
http://w01sgpcbiapp1a:9704/analytics/saw.dll?dashboard&PORTALPATH=&/shared/AFS/_portal/GPC AFS Reporting
after calling default one :
http://w01sgpcbiapp1a:9704/analytics/saw.dll?dashboard&PortalPath=%2Fshared%2FAFS%2F_portal%2FGPC%20AFS%20Reporting
My earliear post :
https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=9917328�
Thanks
Deva
Edited by: Devarasu on Oct 18, 2011 9:24 AM -
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