I installed some "Free" fonts and the installer, I think changed Safari 7.0 search engine from Google to Bing. Is there anyway to get it back to normal? I have Time Machine backups from before the change occured if that helps at all.
Thanks
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Safari > Preferences > General and reselect Google.
Cheers
Pete
It's still set on Google. When I type a word or words to search, the address bar has - Google to begin with. It then changes to "Search installmac.com" and finally does a Bing search. I think the program that did this was called Font Forge.
Uninstall it. Then see if your search function works properly.
Pete
To remove the "InstallMac" spyware, start by following the instructions on this page. Back up all data before making any changes. The instructions may not remove the spyware completely.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Applications/Genieo.app
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Applications/Uninstall Genieo.app/Library/Frameworks/GenieoExtra.framework/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.engine.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client
/usr/lib/libgenkit.dylib
Note: Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file doesn't exist.
The following configuration file is either created or modified by the Genieo installer:
/etc/launchd.conf
The file is unlikely to be used by anything but Genieo. If you know that's the case, delete it in the same way as above. Otherwise, edit it to remove the following line:
setenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES /usr/lib/libgenkit.dylib
This is not a file, but a line inside a text file. Ask if you need help removing it.
Reboot.
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extension you don't recognize. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
The Genieo installer may also install the "Silverlight" web plugin from Microsoft. If you have no use for that plugin, you should remove it according to Microsoft's instructions.
This procedure may leave a few files behind, but it should render Genieo permanently non-functional, as long as you never reinstall it.
Did all that you recommended. The switching between Yahoo, Bing and Google allowed me to select Google again. I removed all the files per your instructions.
For the configuration file: /etc/launchd.conf
I found the file: setenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES /usr/lib/libimckit.dylib
which I didn't move to trash.
Thanks for your help, I learned my lesson. Nothing is "Free".
I suggest you remove the launchd.conf file.
A program changed Safari's search from Google to Bing. How do I change it back?
