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Safe Finder virus

Has anyone had any luck getting rid of Safe Finder? It shows up if we are in Safari and go to google. Once we put in our search topic in google we are directed to Yahoo and Safe Finder logo is in top right corner. We thought we got rid of it a few weeks ago, and it just showed up again.

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13

Posted on Dec 21, 2019 8:50 AM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2019 9:57 AM

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.   Malwarebytes uninstall


Safe Finder Uninstall


Safe Finder Uninstall (2)


Safe Finder Uninstall (3)


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 X


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.

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Dec 21, 2019 9:57 AM in response to CindyVF

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.   Malwarebytes uninstall


Safe Finder Uninstall


Safe Finder Uninstall (2)


Safe Finder Uninstall (3)


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 X


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.

Safe Finder virus

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