Hey guys,
my search engine is Yahoo, even tho I put Google as my search engine in safari settings. It just randomly changed from Google to Yahoo and I can't reverse it. Got the MacBook Air 2020 and latest updates. How can I fix this? Thank you in advance.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2
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.
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
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.
Safari/Preferences/General - see what the Home Page is set to. If something you don't recognize, see if you can replace it with something you want.
Safari menu/Clear History.
System Preferences and remove any Profiles you see.
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.
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
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.
Safari/Preferences/General - see what the Home Page is set to. If something you don't recognize, see if you can replace it with something you want.
Safari menu/Clear History.
System Preferences and remove any Profiles you see.
Thank you very much Eric, really helped me out here! Obviously I'm new to all of this hahaha.
You are welcome.
Search engine in safari doesn't change
