# Google

> 🔍Restore Google as your default search engine instantly. Reclaim your browser from search hijackers and get back to fast, reliable Google search results in just one click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-search-back](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-search-back)

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-search-back`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** I Want My Google Back
- **Category:** search-tools,social-communication,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 753
- **Weekly downloads:** 104
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-07
- **First published:** 2026-05-04
- **Size:** 217 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-search-back/)

## Description

Has your browser's search engine been hijacked? 😤 Restore Google as your default search engine in Firefox with just one click! 🚀

🌟 Key Features:
<ul><li>🔍 Instantly sets <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/9eedbceb27e33fc775eec3ef277a8a4333b6e5067d818dade5ab40da7cbe3896/http%3A//Google.com" rel="nofollow">Google.com</a> as your default search engine</li><li>🛡️ Helps recover from search hijackers and malicious extensions</li><li>⚡ Lightweight, fast, and zero performance impact</li><li>🔒 Privacy-friendly — no tracking, no data collection</li><li>🌍 Works worldwide with your regional Google domain</li><li>🎯 Search directly from the address bar</li><li>🆓 Completely free, no account required</li></ul>
Install today and enjoy clean, reliable Google search results every time! 🎉

## Rankings

- #3,913 — Overall
- #110 — Alerts & Updates
- #3 — google
- #14 — google keep
- #16 — google docs
- #20 — google maps

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-search-back)