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yahoo redirect malware

I really like google so I keep the default setting to google, but when I search something, it redirects me to yahoo results. anyone know the solution?

I have tryed

  1. antivirus(Sophos)
  2. deleting fishy adobe flash player I got from a fishy website
  3. emptying cache of safari
  4. deleting all safari history
  5. Quitting safari then reopening it
  6. ignoring it


I just can't manage to fix it

please help me












on the first pic, you can see that search results are in yahoo

on the third pic, you can see that my default setting is google

on this last pic, you can see that it starts off as google.

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 12:08 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020 2:46 PM

You have adware/malware installed. Use  Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac. It may be necessary to run more than one scan. After scanning a couple of times, restart the computer and test. If necessary, follow the manual instructions.  Do not download any other programs that are listed in the articles.  


See if the below helps. I would scroll down to the below or you might fall asleep.


Step 1. Eliminate Yahoo Redirect from Windows.    


Step 2. Delete Yahoo Redirect from Mac OS      


Step 3. Uninstall Yahoo Redirect from Internet Explorer      


Step 4. Remove Yahoo Redirect from Microsoft Edge.     


Step 5. Erase Yahoo Redirect from Mozilla Firefox.   


Step 6. Get rid of Yahoo Redirect from Google Chrome.    


Step 7. Eliminate Yahoo Redirect from Safari.   


https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-yahoo-redirect-virus.html.    


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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Sep 16, 2020 2:46 PM in response to bobthedestroyer

You have adware/malware installed. Use  Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac. It may be necessary to run more than one scan. After scanning a couple of times, restart the computer and test. If necessary, follow the manual instructions.  Do not download any other programs that are listed in the articles.  


See if the below helps. I would scroll down to the below or you might fall asleep.


Step 1. Eliminate Yahoo Redirect from Windows.    


Step 2. Delete Yahoo Redirect from Mac OS      


Step 3. Uninstall Yahoo Redirect from Internet Explorer      


Step 4. Remove Yahoo Redirect from Microsoft Edge.     


Step 5. Erase Yahoo Redirect from Mozilla Firefox.   


Step 6. Get rid of Yahoo Redirect from Google Chrome.    


Step 7. Eliminate Yahoo Redirect from Safari.   


https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-yahoo-redirect-virus.html.    


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.

Sep 16, 2020 3:50 PM in response to bobthedestroyer

Yeah Bob - That Yahoo is a real pain - I have been fighting with YAHOO for a long time. I'd get rid of it and all of a sudden it would come back. I have Fios and sometimes wonder if Verizon has anything to do with it since they and Yahoo are now playing together. I keep Chrome just like you but decided to try DuckDuclGo -- I couldn't be more satisfied. It is just a wee bit different then Google search, but works the same way. The only time I see Yahoo now is when I click on a new item in the Drudge Report and that particulate news link goes to Yahoo News.

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