Why do I get the AOL home page when I click to start Foxfire?

I have downloaded Firefox software several times...when I click on the ilcon the screen goes to the AOL home page...AOL is NOT one of my programs and I don/t have it in my computor...what do I do to get Firfox to appear ?

Sorry, I misunderstood. So for example on the navigation bar there is the word Food which is a link to http://womenspeakers.com/food and when you click that, you end up at Google?
In case one of your extensions is involved, could you test the site in Firefox's Safe Mode? That's a standard diagnostic tool to deactivate extensions, hardware acceleration, and some advanced features of Firefox. More info: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]].
You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:
* "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
* Help menu > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
Not all add-ons are disabled: Flash and other plugins still run
After Firefox shuts down, a small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (''not'' Reset).
Any difference?

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