Safari quits mysteriously after computer is on for a while, no error just no longer running

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Safari quits mysteriously after computer is on for a while, no error just no longer running

This is happening on two different computers both running Mojave.

I'll use the computer and it seems if I don't have any active browser windows open, Safari will just quit.

I've never seen this happen, I just come back to my computer in the morning and notice that while all the other programs I left running the night before (Mail, Chrome etc) are still running, still have a black dot under them in the dock, Safari does not. I have to launch it.

This happens on both my computers.

It was hard to notice at first, just seemed that I forgot that I had quit Safari or something. But I intentionally left it running, no open windows last night and this morning it is not running.

I don't know where to search in the Console to find info on it. Searching "Safari" brought up nothing.

Anyone else notice this?

iMac 27", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 9:28 AM

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Eric Root

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Jul 8, 2019 10:01 AM in response to Pink Frankenstein

You may have adware/malware installed. Try downloading this program which was written by Thomas R, a long time poster. The program will search for malware/adware. The program will do the work for you which makes it easy. It may be necessary to run more than one scan. After running the scans, restart the computer.

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Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.

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