Search bar and net search does not work

I run mac os x mavericks
I updated recently to Firefox 29.0
for the last 2 days or so I can't search the net with google anymore If I type a frase or word (Flickr, VW beetle) into the searchbar and have google as search engin selected I get the error message "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.google.com."
If I type into the address bar www.google.com same thing BUT if I type in www.google.co.za or .de or. uk it is fine.
Also all my old bookmarks are working fine.
However if I try to search with 'bing or yahoo FF askes to redirect and brings me to a malware flashplayer pro site with a windows uplication. I'm not able to ignore it!
Please help as i do not want to use google crome or safary as my default browser
Thanks in advance

It sounds like you have a third party program that has taken over your search engine, home page, and/or the default new tab page. Fortunately, this can be remedied easily:
# At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP), and then click Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
# In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions panel.
# Select the toolbar you wish to remove.
# Click the remove button.
# Click "Restart now" if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart.
After Firefox restarts, install the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/ Search Reset Tool]. This will remove the rest of the traces of this program from your Firefox.
For further information, please read [[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]].
Did this fix the problem? Please let us know!

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