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Firefox keeps redirecting me to other sites

Firefox keeps redirecting me to other sites. I try to go to any site and it keeps sending me to other sites.  How can I stop this?
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Have you tried reseting firefox to default settings?


http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Resetting%20preferences
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Disable all your add-ons and see if it disappears.
If so restore add-ons individually starting with those you trust most and determine which is the culprit.

Also worth a scan of your system using the latest version of Malwarebytes Antimalware.

If it just happens when you go to links from a Google search then try using GooRedFix to correct it
http://jpshortstuff.247fixes.com/GooredFix.exe
Double-click Goored.exe to run it. Select 1. Find Goored (no fix)
by typing 1 and pressing Enter.
A log will open, post the contents of that log in your next reply
(it can also be found on your desktop, called Goored.txt).
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I would check the proxy settings and the hosts file contents. C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
could be a virus what antivirus do you use
There is a google redirect virus that infects the router.

Does your router still have its default password?

The first step in clearing it up is to reset and secure the router.

There is a great deal of discussion about this on the Web, for example:

http://tidystorm.com/423/the-redirect-virus-was-in-my-router/ 
I would recommend you to go through the articles from RPG. In short you may need to run TDSSKIller and check your router settings as sugested by sjklein42 as well.

“Google Hijack” — Google Search Gets Redirected
https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_3299.html

Infected router - Google search redirects even on a clean system
https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_5327.html

Let us know if you are still getting redirected.

Sudeep
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Router is locked down, Spybot seems to have fixed it..Thanks all