FireFox 17, url problem with windfind.com

9FingersGrapes

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New Asus Laptop, download FirFox now have a site the keeps on loading itself as my preferred home URL. If i change it, the next time I start the Asus it comes up with this insidious URL Margarita Windsurfing Vacations - Windfind - - - )
I have searched the foirefox for add on, and did not find this junk.
I have search the c drive and did not find it.

any suggestio:cry:ns?
 

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Welcome to Seven Forums.

Have you scanned with your AV or a malware program like |MG| Malwarebytes Anti-Malware? ""YES"", some 'pup' errors NO Windfind

How to set the home page | Firefox Help ""YES"", and it changes every time I restart

You could reset Firefox here
Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems | Firefox Help

Post back and let us know the things you have tried.
Searched my C drive with nothing found with 'windfind'
Used jv16 to search my registry and my disk, it found some things and I deleted what was found.
One time I found windfind in the control panel remove programs, and I did.
Deleted FireFox 17.x.x, Used jv16 to clean registry, search disk drive for windfind junk. Manually deleted any FireFox entry in registry. (Always shut down, and restarted after any cleaning procedure.
Installed FireFox-16 from my Win-XP machine, first time it started, ""UP, came the windfind 'search' URL"" Searched Mozilla forums fond an issue, but it wants me to use program delete in WIN7 for something that's not on my system.
Have not tried Adw Cleaner or URL Fixer. Will do!
:cry::mad::confused::p almost at my wits end?!?!
URL Fixer did nothing that is apparent, still comes up with start.windfind.
Adw Cleaner deleted a lot of keys from the registry, but still start.windfind still open on a newly started Fire Fox-16.:cry:
 
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The best I can tell you have done every thing but what was suggested. After changing things in the registry you could be playing a completely different ball game.
 

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Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
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ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
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Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
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EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
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1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
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INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
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EVGA Platium 1200W
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Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
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XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
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Das 4 Professional
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Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
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100 mbits
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Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
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I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
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LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.

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