Everytime I open Firefox, it opens MyStart (which is very irritating), which I can change. I can't change that it opens with new tabs (I miss the old version).
With the new update, it opens this MyStart page on start-up, which I cannot stand. This (only sometimes) I could change by resetting my homepage to what I wanted. However, I cannot change that it opens every single time I open a new tab. What was wrong with the tab page displaying all of my favorite sites? Nothing. I want that option back. Please address this issue by making an update or by telling me how to revert back to an old version of Firefox. Otherwise I cannot see any reason to continue using Firefox over Chrome. Thank you!
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Re-install your browser. I hope my advice will help.
Mysatrt is nothing to do with Firefox
This problem is not because of a Firefox change it is because you have downloaded and installed unwanted software. In future be careful of what you download try to check out both the download site and the software and also beware of unwanted additional software bundled with whatever it is you do want.
There is an addon that can be used to to reset Firefox changes but it is best to remove all of adware or other unwanted software first. The initial step is to look at your Firefox addons and remove any that you did not want
I am not a Mac user but you will also need and do the same looking for unwanted software to uninstall. If software was bundled then sorting the installs by date may be a quick method of identifying potentially unwanted software. Windows users do this from the Control Panel.
You may have some malware that is harder to find or uninstall and should normally do scans with multiple up-to-date tools. Again I am not a Mac user and not aware of what may be available.
Once everything is removed use the search reset addon, noting that it installs resets Firefox and uninstals itself.
You may also need to check the short cut icons, pr launchers for Firefox,yet again something I can do in Windows or Linux but I am not sure how to do that on a Mac.
Please post back saying what you tried and what you found.
See also Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.
That includes the following advice
The Apple Support article Harden your Mac against malware attacks has information and recommendations for Mac users.
Warning: Anti-virus and anti-spyware software may sometimes generate false positives. Consider quarantining suspicious files rather than deleting them.
If the problem continues, you can ask for help in a forum specializing in malware removal, such as those listed below:
Bleeping Computer Forums Spyware Warrior Forums SWI Forums
P.S.
Search Reset Addon
I mentioned this above see also
- Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/
- Note also that all Firefox searches are controlled from the searchbar setting you may need to review what that is set to use
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