Firefox Keeps Re-enabling Bing

Edwin said:

Could you have tripped, unbeknownst, over something like this at some point?

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Nope. As I said, I haven't installed any new software in... a very long time.

Josey Wales said:

Firefox does not usually use extensions provided by Google. If you are not syncing it to an email address try to do that. Remove Bing as a search provider first and then sync it.

How do I set up Sync on my computer? | Firefox Help

It's an add-on: Widevine Content Decryption Module provided by Google Inc. It plays encrypted video online.

In the FF address bar type about:support then press Enter. copy the results here.

Also type about:config then press Enter. Type bing in the search box and see what shows up.

Also set FF to show Menu Bar then look at Tools > Add Ons

Scroll down to each add on in the list and check for configurable options. Have a look at all options for each add on.

Callender said:

In the FF address bar type about:support then press Enter. copy the results here.

Also type about:config then press Enter. Type bing in the search box and see what shows up.

Name Firefox
Version 57.0.4
Build ID 20180103231032
Update History
Update Channel release-cck-mozilla130
User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:57.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/57.0
OS Windows_NT 10.0
Profile Folder
Enabled Plugins aboutlugins
Build Configuration about:buildconfig
Memory Use about:memory
Performance abouterformance
Registered Service Workers about:serviceworkers
Multiprocess Windows 1/1 (Enabled by default)
Web Content Processes 4/4
Stylo true (enabled by default)
Google Key Found
Mozilla Location Service Key Found
Safe Mode false
Profiles aboutrofiles

There were a couple of entries for Bing in there, I changed them all to Google. We'll see if that helps.

And, even with the sync, even with changing those values, it still happens.

Also try the Mycroft Plugins. Choose the google search engine that you require and add it using the option to set as default.

Mycroft Project: Encrypted Search Engine Plugins - Firefox IE Chrome

Will check back tomorrow

Try about:config then search for browser.search.defaultenginename

Change string value to Google

Josey Wales said:

type about:config then press Enter. Type bing in the search box and see what shows up.

Do that again but do not change anything.

Now, absolutely nothing shows up when searching for Bing, but Bing still gets activated.