Unwanted search page comes up as every new tab

I recently downloaded a program by mistake (Bearshare) and I uninstalled it immediately from my computer. But now, every time I'm in Firefox and I click on the new tab button, it goes to the Bearshare search bar. It is really frustrating and I was wondering if you could offer any help in fixing this issue. Thank you

Yes, and I presume you mean both the search engine results, and the pages opened from the results.
Without making any changes you could always use '''Alt+Enter''' once you typed something into the search bar, or the location bar so that it would appear in a new tab. From the search results page you could always use "'''Ctrl+click'''" or "'''Ctrl+Shift+click'''" to open link n a new tab
* Firefox and other Browser Keyboard Shortcuts (Comparison Table)<br>http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/keyboard.htm
* Keyboard shortcuts | How to | Firefox Help<br>https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Keyboard%20shortcuts
The configuration entries of interest:
* '''browser.search.openintab''' user set boolean '''true'''
* '''browser.tabs.openinnewtab''' user set boolean '''true'''
Documentation
* http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/tabs_config.htm
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries (I use keyword shortcut of :"aboutconfig:" )
* http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/tabs.htm
Google settings:
* [x] Open search results in a new browser window.
:By default Google opens links in its search results to the same new tab, but I believe that the configuration changes supplied also fix that because I no longer have to use the keyboard shortcuts to override.
Tools ("Alt+T") > Options > Tabs
* [x] Open new windows in a new tab instead

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