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Why the start up home page is search:speedbit.com in my case?

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sndt50
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When I open Firefox Browser the address bar shows 'about:home'. It is OK. But whenever I want to search anything from the big search box the address bar shows 'search:speedbit.com/...'. Why speedbit.com is there. I want to remove it.

When I open Firefox Browser the address bar shows 'about:home'. It is OK. But whenever I want to search anything from the big search box the address bar shows 'search:speedbit.com/...'. Why speedbit.com is there. I want to remove it.

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finitarry
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Sounds like malware hijacked your searches.

If these don't find it or can't clear it, post in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help: