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why does firefox open after i uninstalled it and installed google chrome

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jpollari
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i uninstalled firefox, then installed google chrome. often i will be on chrome and firefox opens a window with porn sites and multiple tabs. how is this possible after being uninstalled. and this only happens on my girlfriends desktop. On mine i dont get anything like that.

i uninstalled firefox, then installed google chrome. often i will be on chrome and firefox opens a window with porn sites and multiple tabs. how is this possible after being uninstalled. and this only happens on my girlfriends desktop. On mine i dont get anything like that.

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TonyE
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First of all you need to run some malware scans, it sounds like the computer has been infected. Try running several malware scanners, you can use any of the following:

As for Firefox appearing, that implies it has not been uninstalled. The uninstalling Firefox article shows how to manually remove Firefox if the uninstaller failed.