itsnancyb Author

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search engine highjacking

Searchbaron and searchmarquis have highjacked my mac computer. How do I get rid of them?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 3, 2021 11:37 AM

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Apr 3, 2021 11:45 AM in response to itsnancyb

itsnancyb wrote:

Searchbaron and searchmarquis have highjacked my mac computer. How do I get rid of them?

You can use the etrecheck for removing adware/malware—

trusted utility https://etrecheck.com

this can work better than the alternative https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/

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itsnancyb Author

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Apr 3, 2021 1:23 PM in response to leroydouglas

Thank you!

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Apr 28, 2021 4:02 AM in response to itsnancyb

I tried both of these programs. Neither detected the searchmarquis malware. Any other suggestions?

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