Q: Browser Hijack/Redirect Yahoo YQL Console
Good day,
I have been encountering a browser redirect to developer.yahoo.com/yql/console (the http:// is not included as to not create a link) almost every time I attempt to access www.google.com either on the Safari or Firefox web browser.
I had believed that this might have been a DSN trouble spot thus flushed out the cache through:
Utilities > Terminal by using the command "dscacheutil -flushcache"
This worked immediately after, briefly giving me access to www.google.com, but a subsequent attempt (after closing and reopening the browser) proved that the flush did not correct the problem. Researching the browser hijacking/redirect to the Yahoo YQL website I have been finding many virus/malware websites promoting their products by stating that this problem is indeed caused by a virus/malware.
I do not know if this redirect is being caused by a miscommunication with the servers or possibly by malware, therefore I am respectfully requesting any advice that may resolve the matter.
I am currently running: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.
Cheers,
AJ
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Posted on Jun 11, 2012 10:13 PM