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My MacBook Air 14.0 has a browser hijack. My normal default is google but it changed to search. I can not delete it in manage search engines and I can make google my default but it only goes to search engine how do I get rid of it and if I need a malware or spyware app what one should I use?
Please read Removing "Search Marquis" / "Search Baron" / etc on your own - Apple Community, and post the three screenshots it describes in a reply to this Discussion.
... and if I need a malware or spyware app what one should I use?
You do not need anything like that.
Please read Removing "Search Marquis" / "Search Baron" / etc on your own - Apple Community, and post the three screenshots it describes in a reply to this Discussion.
... and if I need a malware or spyware app what one should I use?
You do not need anything like that.
From what you've posted, you're running Sonoma on your MacBook Air, and your default search engine, which used to be Google, is no longer available.
Can you provide more details on what you see when you go to Safari-->Settings-->Search? Is there nothing available in the drop down menu there?
Regarding apps, the only one we recommend folks use is Malwarebytes. It's available Here. You should only need to download/install the free version to check for malware on your Mac.
Other anti-virus, "cleaner", or "optimizer" apps you may run across simply cause more issues than they prevent, so do not install any of them, as you'll soon be back here asking for additional help.
Browser hijacker
