Add-on hijacks new tab and default search engine
The add-on takes over the new tab page and default search engine, reverts the change, and users cannot turn it off.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
14 public reports · first reported 12 November 2017 · last reported 24 May 2025
What's going wrong
The add-on changes the default search engine and the new tab page to its own provider without a clear choice during installation.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 14 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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