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How do I remove "www.drivingdirectionshome.org" site when additional tabs are opened

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When I open additional tab(s) the subsequent tabs are opened with "www.drivingdirectionshome.org" in them. I want it to be auto:blank. How do I stop and get rid of "www.drivingdirectionshome.org"

When I open additional tab(s) the subsequent tabs are opened with "www.drivingdirectionshome.org" in them. I want it to be auto:blank. How do I stop and get rid of "www.drivingdirectionshome.org"

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That drivingdirectionshome.org is a browser hijacker - good for you to be on the alert  !

Go to the 3-bar menu (or   'Tools') => Addons => Extensions and look for any unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions. When you find any : remove them.

Also look in : 3-bar menu (or 'Tools') => Options => Advanced => Network tab => Under : 'Offline Web Content and User Data'

However :   most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , so let's run malware scans :

Further information can be found in this article :
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners.
They all work differently   -   what one program doesn't pick up, the other might.

Also see : http://pcthreatskiller.com/guide-to-remove-drivingdirectionshome-org-virus-effectively/ (you'll have to scroll way down to get to the part for Mac OS)

Especially for Mac : https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/

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That drivingdirectionshome.org is a browser hijacker - good for you to be on the alert  !

Go to the 3-bar menu (or   'Tools') => Addons => Extensions and look for any unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions. When you find any : remove them.

Also look in : 3-bar menu (or 'Tools') => Options => Advanced => Network tab => Under : 'Offline Web Content and User Data'

However :   most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , so let's run malware scans :

Further information can be found in this article :
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners.
They all work differently   -   what one program doesn't pick up, the other might.

Also see : http://pcthreatskiller.com/guide-to-remove-drivingdirectionshome-org-virus-effectively/ (you'll have to scroll way down to get to the part for Mac OS)

Especially for Mac : https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/