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PC Tools Browser Defender uninstalled but it has left "search defender" behind and I cannot uninstall it

whbs
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PC Tools (without asking) installed a program called Browser Defender in Firefox. Uninstalled it but now when I type a search question into the address box (not the Search box) up comes PC Tools Search Defender with its version of a search engine. How can I get rid of this please? It's not in Add-Ons or showing in list of progs to delete in control panel - nor in the registry.

PC Tools (without asking) installed a program called Browser Defender in Firefox. Uninstalled it but now when I type a search question into the address box (not the Search box) up comes PC Tools Search Defender with its version of a search engine. How can I get rid of this please? It's not in Add-Ons or showing in list of progs to delete in control panel - nor in the registry.

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the-edmeister
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Reset this pref.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyword.URL

whbs
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Thank you so much. Problem solved. Back to good old Google.

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