How do i change what is displayed when i open a new tab?

When i open a new tab it automatically comes up with Yahoo search engine in the new tab. I want change this to a google search tab. How do i do that?

Opening Yahoo in a new tab is caused by a Yahoo related extension, possibly net assistant. To stop it going to Yahoo you can uninstall that extension.
For an option to open new tabs to a site of your choosing, you can use the NewTabURL extension - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/newtaburl/

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