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Safari switches to Yahoo search

My default search is Google but it switches to Yahoo.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 11:42 AM

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Posted on Jul 2, 2021 12:16 PM

See if anything here helps. Do not download any other programs that are listed in the articles. 


. Delete Yahoo Redirect from Mac OS      


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.



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Jul 2, 2021 12:16 PM in response to Ken Tannenbaum

See if anything here helps. Do not download any other programs that are listed in the articles. 


. Delete Yahoo Redirect from Mac OS      


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.



Safari switches to Yahoo search

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