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womanofthehills

(11,036 posts) Mon Nov 13, 2017, 01:48 AM Nov 2017

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I downloaded what I thought was a video viewer and now Firefox has been taken over by search.hmynews

wire.com with a Fox video on the opening page

How do I get rid of search.hmynewswire and get Firefox back?

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I downloaded what I thought was a video viewer and now Firefox has been taken over by search.hmynews (Original Post) womanofthehills Nov 2017 OP

You are using Firefox and not Safari on Mac? unc70 Nov 2017 #1

Yes womanofthehills Nov 2017 #6

This link should help True Dough Nov 2017 #2

Thanks - I'll try!! womanofthehills Nov 2017 #8

Probably some plug in or add on, along with that site LuvLoogie Nov 2017 #3

Also, most video content should not require you to download LuvLoogie Nov 2017 #4

You have my sympathy. Every so often I've downloaded something only to find PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #5

It was a dumb thing for me to do - I was on Randi Rhodes page and it looked like it was part womanofthehills Nov 2017 #7

unc70

(6,514 posts)

1. You are using Firefox and not Safari on Mac?

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 01:56 AM

Nov 2017

I am assuming that since you posted in the Apple group. Please confirm.

womanofthehills

(11,036 posts)

6. Yes

Reply to unc70 (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 11:51 AM

Nov 2017

True Dough

(27,311 posts)

2. This link should help

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 02:00 AM

Nov 2017

but it's not going to be easy. Best of luck!

https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-search-hmynewswire-co/

womanofthehills

(11,036 posts)

8. Thanks - I'll try!!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 11:57 AM

Nov 2017

LuvLoogie

(8,910 posts)

3. Probably some plug in or add on, along with that site

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 02:11 AM

Nov 2017

Configured as your homepage and default search engine.

LuvLoogie

(8,910 posts)

4. Also, most video content should not require you to download

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 02:22 AM

Nov 2017

a special video player, or flash player update. If you ever see that flash player upgrade needed (even though it's probably not needed) go straight to the Adobe site and download flash player, but be careful to unchecked any concurrent downloads of McCaffee or whatever.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)

5. You have my sympathy. Every so often I've downloaded something only to find

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 03:41 AM

Nov 2017

that my computer has been hijacked. Which is why I almost never download anything, because I can't figure out what will take over my computer and what won't. It's very frustrating.

womanofthehills

(11,036 posts)

7. It was a dumb thing for me to do - I was on Randi Rhodes page and it looked like it was part

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 11:54 AM

Nov 2017

of getting her podcast to load. I was thinking I should not do this while I was doing it. The worse part about the hijack is a Fox video comes up on the opening page.

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