When I open a new tab, it DOESN'T show my top sites.

So, when I opened a new tab, it used to go to the "top sites" page, but now it's going to this site: search.conduit.com/?gd=&ctid=CT3324415&octid=EB_ORIGINAL_CTID&ISID=M77E53D47-0CB9-4A9A-AC0A-8EBB5A0AC2DE&SearchSource=69&CUI=&SSPV=&Lay=1&UM=2&UP=SPB8ACF8E9-DA2F-45D0-B790-530FBBDECD53
How do I get it to go to the "top sites" page again like it used to. I don't know what's causing it to go to this other site. Thanks.

For future reference, there's a hidden setting for the new tab here:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''newtab''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the '''browser.newtab.url''' preference and enter your preferred page:
* ''Page thumbnails (default)'' => about:newtab
* ''Blank tab'' => about:blank
* ''Built-in Firefox home page'' => about:home
* ''Any other page'' => full URL to the page
Press Ctrl+t to open a new tab and verify that it worked. Fixed?

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