how do I get rid of jookz toolbar
One day my firefox start page changed to Jookz search bar and although I deleted it in add & remove programmes it still comes up as my home page instead of google
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To revert to Google as your preferred search engine, please do the following.
- In the location bar, type about:config and hit Enter.
- In the filter at the top, type: keyword.URL
- Double click it and remove whatever's in there and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q=
The URL to add in "keyword.URL" becomes a link in this post, so right click it and choose "Copy Link Location" to copy it to the Windows clipboard. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it. Saves you having to type the whole thing.
To reset your home page, do the following.
- Go to the site you want to set as your homepage.
- Go to Tools | Options | General
- Make sure it says "Show My Homepage" in the first dropdown menu.
- Click the button called "Use Current Pages" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.
After you complete the above steps, install this add-on to prevent another search engine from modifying your preferences: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browserprotect/
Please also visit the Plugins Check page. Running outdated plugins exposes your system to attack.
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You got to remove jookz toolbar completely or it won't allow you to change back google as your homepage. I found this guide has very detailed steps http://blog.teesupport.com/how-to-uninstall-jookz-toolbar-step-by-step-guide/