I had some time to kill today so I thought I would look through my computer, I looked at the programs installed on the machine I found one called �astromenda� so I googled that.
Astromenda Search stands for a new annoying browser hijacker. These days it targets the majority of popular browsers, such Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
So I tried to uninstall it, got a prompt to close my browser and continue, I thought there be more to the process and googled for some help.
http://www.system-tips.net/tips-remove-astromenda-search-virus/There is some good information on that site about downloading from the web and what we get if we don�t pay attention
That site had all the info for removal if it�s needed.
With all that information I figured i was prepared for whatever.
I went back to my program removal stuff with the browser closed and proceeded, everything went like it was supposed to with no problems, gone.
I have read most of the threads on problems with the fire and have never had a problem, but I did install �ad blocker� and it works everywhere on the web. So if you have some of those problems you could search your machine for astromenda and remove it.