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My homepage has changed to DuckDuckGo.com. why?

Tredoire, 2015-12-10 | DuckDuckGo | Ask a question

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I initiated DuckDuckGo download for firefox, and now this web page is stuck not only on firefox, but also on other internet browsers as well. Moreover, DuckDuckGo advertising is driving me insane! This search engine does not work properly and brings these ads, too? No way! I don’t need DuckDuckgo as homepage for me. Tell me how can I remove it, please.

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2-spyware.com says:

DuckDuckGo adware is well-known potentially unwanted program (PUP). It belongs to the group of the adware programs, so that is exactly why this program brings you so much promotional content. It acts as a browser hijacker, too - it alters your browser's settings and replaces the default homepage to DuckDuckGo.com. This rogue page is highly unreliable and can cause suspicious DuckDuckGo redirects to questionable web domains that might include infectious content. We highly recommend to be a security-minded computer user and to take care of your system's safety in advance by installing a reliable spyware removal tool - FortectIntego.
If you want to uninstall DuckDuckGo manually, please study this article: How to get rid of DuckDuckGo advertisements?

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Tredoire says:

ohhh thank u thank u thank uuuu!!! I removed this adware sucessfully! I did not bother removing it myself, SpyHunter all the way! It removed DuckDuckGo page and ads so quickly! I am surprised that I have never heard about nati-spyware programs before. My anti-virus program did not detect DuckDuckGo, though.
Thank you again!

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2-spyware.com says:

Dear Tredoire,
Your anti-virus program probably did not detect DuckDuckGo browser hijacker because it is not programmed to find such low-level computer threats. Anti-spyware programs are the programs that are created to identify and eliminate both low-level and high-risk computer threats, too.

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