How do I remove Smugbug?

Question

When I start Firefox my usual homepage has been displaced by a "Smugbug Pro " page. Using Options from the tool menu to restore my homepage does not work.
How do I get rid of this Smugbug crap. To my knowledge, I did not purposely install it.

Answer 1

Try first star firefox in safe mode, sometimes the problem is caused for addons
*[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Firefox in Safe Mode]
Then Try restore your home page.
*[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page How to set the home page]
Or go to about:config page, search for this option "browser.startup.homepage" change its value to about:config(blank page) or about:home(default) or a link that you want
case your home continue changing scann you PC:
Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
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