How do I get rid of an advert on my Safari home page

The Advert says.......YOUR PC PERFORMANCE IS POOR FIX NOW it comes from a Microfoft approved partner (apparently)

If you have 'Windows' loaded, you may well get the little bugs that accompany it. Have you checked the site on Google? Let us know who it is; it may be a Zeobit / MacKeeper relative, in which case we can show you how to get rid of it.

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Please do the following. 
#In the location bar where you normally type in a web address, type '''about:config''' and hit Enter. 
#In the filter at the top, type: '''keyword.URL''' 
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#Close the tab
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'''To reset your home page, do the following'''. 
* Go to the site you want to set as your homepage. 
* Click the Firefox button, go to '''Options '''| '''Options '''| '''General'''. 
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I recently upgraded a program called MyHeritage Family Tree Builder. It has taken over the home page of Firefox and I no longer have the Google options.
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Sorry, the person replying to your previous question ( https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/910349?s=&r=1&e=sph&as=s ) is a new poster here and did not offer the best advice.
#Remove Babylon from your system:
#*See --> http://www.ehow.com/how_5545010_uninstall-babylon.html
#*Also see --> http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons
#*Also see --> http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cannot%20uninstall%20an%20add-on
#*Also see --> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_toolbars
#Reset your home page (if the Babylon search page is displayed when starting Firefox): http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page
#*You can reset to the default by clicking "Restore to default" on Options > General > Startup > Home page. Be sure to set "When Firefox starts" to "Show my home page" on that same panel.
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#*any items in lower part of screen in '''bold''' and showing "'''user set'''", right-click and choose "Reset"
#*close about:config tab
#*See:
#**http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config
#**http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_search#Location_Bar_search_.28external_-_search_engine.29
#**http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword.url
#**http://www.techrena.net/computers/address-bar-search-provider-firefox/
#If Babylon is shown in your Search Bar and you want to remove it:
#*https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Search%20bar
'''If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.'''
Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
*Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Shockwave%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-shockwave Installing ('''''or Updating''''') the Shockwave plugin with Firefox]
*'''''Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape''''': [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-and-updating-adobe-reader Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox]
*'''''Shockwave Flash''''' (Adobe Flash or Flash): [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Managing%20the%20Flash%20plugin#w_updating-flash Updating Flash in Firefox]
*'''''Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browser'''''s: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-or-updating-java Installing or Updating Java in Firefox]

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suggestions, polite ones, always welcome how to resolve these issues

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The FB behaviour you are suffering, I sometimes had a similar issue when posting comments to a picture, but it disappeared when I updated the FB app a few weeks ago.
I surely don't have the issue when sending a message from the Hub to someone.
FYI my version installed is 10.6.31.2.
Which version do you have, and can you detail a bit your issue so I can try on my side please?
The search box on top-right of this page is your true friend, and the public Knowledge Base too:

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Take an inventory of the extensions you've installed, if any. Some Safari extensions are adware or spyware. Read the privacy policies or terms of use carefully. Remove any that you don't really need or aren't sure about.
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Phew! bleeping technology, when u'r @ the low rungs of the ladder. Thank you Niel n rKaufmann. since i posted i discovered i'd asked the wrong question. i shoudov said: how do i rid my computer of http://www.microsfthelp.com jamming my computer - learnt that it's a sales pitch. if they think i'll b buying… @ 1st simply quitting Safari worked, but when i went 2 history 2 open my last windows, well, u must kno. went 2 answer Niel. but rememberd it's a url doing this, i figger it must also b in my cache. removed it. then got an email i had 2 answer. when i opened Safari again everything was fine until i reopened my tabs in history. the page 2 answer Niel was gone. then quitting didn't cut the mustard anymore, i needed 2 force quit. cleaned cache. everything's fine now, xcpt my lost tabs.
i'll check out the link Niel.
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Adding Open DNS codes to your Network Preferences, should give good results in terms of speed-up as well as added security, (including anti-phishing and redirects) (Full information about Open DNS is here: http://www.opendns.com/home/nobloat ) and further independent information can be read here:
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208.67.220.220
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