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Yahoo search redirect virus on my Mac

I got the yahoo search redirect virus on my Mac. Does anyone know how to removed it. I have cleared history, tried clearing cache, looked at my extensions...nothing is working.

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 7:47 PM

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Posted on Jun 6, 2020 11:09 PM

panini Said:

Yahoo search redirect virus on my Mac:

I got the yahoo search redirect virus on my Mac. Does anyone know how to removed it. I have cleared history, tried clearing cache, looked at my extensions...nothing is working.

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Scan with Malwarebytes for Mac:

Start with running a scan for malware, using Malwarebytes for Mac and remove what is found. Perhaps something was installed that made this occur. Remove what is found from the quarantine. Malware is short for: Malicious Software. It makes you computer act in a mislead manor.


Downloads:

  1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac
  2. Malwarebytes Uninstaller
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Jun 6, 2020 11:09 PM in response to panvin

panini Said:

Yahoo search redirect virus on my Mac:

I got the yahoo search redirect virus on my Mac. Does anyone know how to removed it. I have cleared history, tried clearing cache, looked at my extensions...nothing is working.

———-


Scan with Malwarebytes for Mac:

Start with running a scan for malware, using Malwarebytes for Mac and remove what is found. Perhaps something was installed that made this occur. Remove what is found from the quarantine. Malware is short for: Malicious Software. It makes you computer act in a mislead manor.


Downloads:

  1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac
  2. Malwarebytes Uninstaller

Yahoo search redirect virus on my Mac

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