My firefox in the search box is using "Omnilboxes". Everytime I delete it, it just shows up again+I have weard adds on trusted sites.What should I do?

So my search tools keep forcing me to use yahoo search (but on the search box it's called "Omnilboxes". I also get weard adds and pop-up windows on every website. And when I go to shopping websites, it redirects me to Aliexpress. What to do?

You may have ad-ware.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
Bookmark and use this;
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/ Mozilla Search Reset]''' {web link}
This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and
then resets your search preferences and home page to their
default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the
search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/settings-guard Settings Guard for Firefox]''' {web link}
Detects and resets changes to settings that are frequently done
by add-ons and application installers.
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ Adblock Plus]''' {web link}
Blocks annoying video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, banners
and much more. Adblock Plus blocks all annoying ads, and
supports websites by not blocking unobtrusive ads by default (configurable).

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