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User profile for user: cailyn194
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yahoo browser virus

every time I try to search something in safari it goes straight to yahoo even though I have my home page set to google, how do I fix this ?

MacBook Air

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 6:52 PM

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User profile for user: Cunnla
Cunnla
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Posted on Aug 24, 2020 7:08 PM

This is a browser redirect malware that affects Windows and Mac alike. You may have downloaded it inadvertently in a "free software" package or from some dubious website. To get rid of it on Mac you can use Malwarebytes which is recommended as safe by many leading users on this forum.

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User profile for user: Eric Root
Eric Root
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Aug 25, 2020 4:54 PM in response to cailyn194

Also, go to Safari Preferences/Extensions, uninstall any you don't recognize, and then turn all extensions off. Test. If okay, turn the extensions on one by one until you figure out what extension is causing the problem.


 Safari/Preferences/General - see what the Home Page is set to. If something you don't recognize, see if you can replace it with something you want.


 Safari menu/Clear History.


 System Preferences and remove any Profiles you see.

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