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Whenever I search in safari start page it always redirects me to chill search.xyz

please help out


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 14, 2023 9:41 AM

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Posted on Apr 14, 2023 11:26 AM

  • Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder. Enter "~/Library/LaunchAgents" without quotes.
  • Delete anything related to the word "ryder". I have nothing in this folder
  • Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder. Enter "/Library/StartupItems" without quotes.
  • Delete anything in here. I have nothing.
  • Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder. Enter "/Library" without quotes.
  • Delete any folder or file related to "ryder"
  • Open Safari and go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications
  • Remove all
  • Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Popup Windows
  • Remove all unless specifically needed
  • Go to Safari > Settings > Search
  • Make sure it is set to known search engine
  • Restart


Note that some of the paths include the "~" character in front. Not sure about the progambling files running. If all files are not deleted, they can reinstall the others.

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Apr 14, 2023 11:26 AM in response to kamlesh186

  • Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder. Enter "~/Library/LaunchAgents" without quotes.
  • Delete anything related to the word "ryder". I have nothing in this folder
  • Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder. Enter "/Library/StartupItems" without quotes.
  • Delete anything in here. I have nothing.
  • Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder. Enter "/Library" without quotes.
  • Delete any folder or file related to "ryder"
  • Open Safari and go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications
  • Remove all
  • Go to Safari > Settings > Websites > Popup Windows
  • Remove all unless specifically needed
  • Go to Safari > Settings > Search
  • Make sure it is set to known search engine
  • Restart


Note that some of the paths include the "~" character in front. Not sure about the progambling files running. If all files are not deleted, they can reinstall the others.

Whenever I search in safari start page it always redirects me to chill search.xyz

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