Yahoo has hijacked my web browser from Firefox and I can't get rid of it.

I have tried every way to change it, and my settings say Firefox is still my default browser yet it opens with AT&T/Yahoo as my search engine. I hate AT&T and have eliminated them completely from my life and don't want them as my search engine. I am currently running a virus extractor as I read that could be the problem, but if that doesn't work, any other suggestions?

My browser was hijacked to switct to Bing. If you have a similar problem, try this:
1- download & run "Hijack This"
2- check to see if there are any entries that mention "sweet" or "Sweetbacks"
3- delete any entry that says "sweet" of "sweetback"
4- open browser’s "Settings"
5- open “set pages”
6- delete all entries with "sweet" or "sweetbacks" backs in them
7- check all the browsers listed under "set pages" for malware or just a
bad reputation
8- reboot immediately
If sweetbacks was the problem, your browser should be back to normal
and it should work the same for all browsers

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