Hi so I have had my search engine on safari just change into yahoo for no reason and am sure its malicious software that I has gotten onto my Mac unknown to me how?, but I have got no extensions and have changed it manually time and time again in the search engine section of preferences, yet despite being on google all my searches are redirected to yahoo.
Can anyone help??
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2
Go step by step and test.
Go step by step and test.
1. Remove Adware
Run the latest release of Malwarebytes for Mac to remove malware/adware, if installed on your Mac.
For instructions: Install Malwarebytes for Mac v4 Uninstall Malwarebytes for Mac
Click the “Scan Now” button. Once done, quit Malwarebytes for Mac.
Restart the computer and relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.
Repeat the scan couple of times.
2. Additional steps to take if necessary (1)
1. Remove unknown extensions: Safari > Preferences > Extensions
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/use-safari-extensions-sfri32508/mac
2. Reset search engine: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/customize-your-search-ibrwe75c2a3c/mac
3. Reset Homepage. https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/set-your-homepage-ibrw1020/mac
4. Restart your Mac. Relaunch Safari holding the Shift key down.
3. Additional steps to take if necessary (2)
1. Remove unknown profiles.
System Preferences > General > Profiles
Open System Preferences, click the “Profiles” icon ( a checkmark on a gear) .
When Profiles pane opens, select the unknown profile and click the minus button at the bottom.
Profiles: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/configuration-profiles-standardize-settings-mh35561/mac
2. Remove unknown Login item.
System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items
Authenticate and unlock the lock.
Highlight the unknown login item and click the “-“ button at the bottom left to remove it.
3. Remove unknown cookie/cache
Safari > Preferences > Privacy
Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data.
Select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All”
Go step by step and test.
Go step by step and test.
1. Remove Adware
Run the latest release of Malwarebytes for Mac to remove malware/adware, if installed on your Mac.
For instructions: Install Malwarebytes for Mac v4 Uninstall Malwarebytes for Mac
Click the “Scan Now” button. Once done, quit Malwarebytes for Mac.
Restart the computer and relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.
Repeat the scan couple of times.
2. Additional steps to take if necessary (1)
1. Remove unknown extensions: Safari > Preferences > Extensions
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/use-safari-extensions-sfri32508/mac
2. Reset search engine: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/customize-your-search-ibrwe75c2a3c/mac
3. Reset Homepage. https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/set-your-homepage-ibrw1020/mac
4. Restart your Mac. Relaunch Safari holding the Shift key down.
3. Additional steps to take if necessary (2)
1. Remove unknown profiles.
System Preferences > General > Profiles
Open System Preferences, click the “Profiles” icon ( a checkmark on a gear) .
When Profiles pane opens, select the unknown profile and click the minus button at the bottom.
Profiles: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/configuration-profiles-standardize-settings-mh35561/mac
2. Remove unknown Login item.
System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items
Authenticate and unlock the lock.
Highlight the unknown login item and click the “-“ button at the bottom left to remove it.
3. Remove unknown cookie/cache
Safari > Preferences > Privacy
Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data.
Select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All”
There is conflicts between google and apple, apple restricted the usage of google chrome the last year (by forgetting of passwords of your sites on chrome), now google restricts its search engine for safari, for me yahoo is a bad search engine
Safari search engine has been changed to yahoo and can't change it back.
