Sethhquimmss Author

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Suspected virus

Google in my Macbook keeps redirecting me to Bing. I think it is a virus. I hope you could help me

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 10:43 AM

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Oct 15, 2019 3:00 AM in response to Sethhquimmss

It sounds like you have Bing redirect malware. Try running Malwarebytes.

https://www.malwarebytes.com

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Oct 14, 2019 7:58 PM in response to Sethhquimmss

Hello Sethhquimmss,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! I understand from the information you provided that you are being redirected to anohter search engine; I'd like to help.

The following support article provides some troubleshooting steps to try for this behavior:

If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues

Keep us posted with the results.

Best Regards.

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Oct 15, 2019 7:13 AM in response to dialabrain

Thank you so much! My computer is back to its normal function!

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Oct 15, 2019 7:14 AM in response to Sethhquimmss

You're welcome.

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