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PoindexterOglethorpe

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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.

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