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can you stop dosearchs.com from taking over ?

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I found ad aware will remove this stupid 'Dosearches. com' home page but it keeps coming back. Is there some way to find out where Dosearches is hiding?

I found ad aware will remove this stupid 'Dosearches. com' home page but it keeps coming back. Is there some way to find out where Dosearches is hiding?

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Hi Retort,

Thank you for your question. Currently there are a few ways to achieve removing a stubborn homepage:

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Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.

You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:

Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.

Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.

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You can also check the target line in the Firefox desktop shortcut (right-click: Properties) to make sure that nothing is appended after the path to the Firefox program.