Browser Hijack/Redirect Yahoo YQL Console

Good day,

I have been encountering a browser redirect to developer.yahoo.com/yql/console (the http:// is not included as to not create a link) almost every time I attempt to access www.google.com either on the Safari or Firefox web browser.

I had believed that this might have been a DSN trouble spot thus flushed out the cache through:

Utilities > Terminal by using the command "dscacheutil -flushcache"

This worked immediately after, briefly giving me access to www.google.com, but a subsequent attempt (after closing and reopening the browser) proved that the flush did not correct the problem. Researching the browser hijacking/redirect to the Yahoo YQL website I have been finding many virus/malware websites promoting their products by stating that this problem is indeed caused by a virus/malware.

http://blog.teesupport.com/how-to-remove-httpdeveloper-yahoo-comyqlconsole-redir ect-yql-console-virus-manual-removal

I do not know if this redirect is being caused by a miscommunication with the servers or possibly by malware, therefore I am respectfully requesting any advice that may resolve the matter.

I am currently running: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Cheers,

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 11, 2012 10:13 PM

18 replies

MadMacs0

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Aug 27, 2013 2:26 PM in response to mprove

mprove wrote:

Good to know. But at least it's alleviated my frustration until I have a chance to take it in to have someone look at it and hopefully rout out the source of the problem.

I thought I had posted this here before, but apparently not. Read through Eliminating browser redirects and advertisements.

Oct 13, 2013 5:34 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

This worked for me, thanks!

MadMacs0

Level 5

5,263 points

Oct 13, 2013 5:57 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Carolyn Samit wrote:

Apple suggests using OpenDNS here > Safari 5.0.1 or later: Slow or partial webpage loading, or webpage cannot be found

Not specifically and not for redirects. Apple recommends using an alternate DNS and gives three examples, including OpenDNS for the following reasons:

Slow performance
Partially-loaded pages
Webpage "cannot be found" messag

Redirects are a different problem.

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Browser Hijack/Redirect Yahoo YQL Console