Safari Homepage hijacked by Bing - Why & how to fix it??

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Safari Homepage hijacked by Bing - Why & how to fix it??

Hello,

Recently I noticed that my macbook pro suddenly started defaulting to Bing instead of google.co.uk. After changing it back to google I noticed that when I search in google it then goes into a Bing page search with the website I originally searched for in google. So essentially it adds another search engine layer.

Does anyone know what is causing this? I tried to download the mac flashback software but it says I don't have enough volume which is crazy because I have about 600 disk space free and it only needs about 58 or something.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

Ellie

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Feb 27, 2015 3:54 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 27, 2015 4:03 AM in response to emj201

Please review the options below to determine which method is best to remove the Adware installed on your computer.

The Easy, safe, effective method:

http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php

If you are comfortable doing manual file removals use the somewhat more difficult method:

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987

Also read the articles below to be more prepared for the next time there is an issue on your computer.

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7471

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8071

http://www.thesafemac.com/tech-support-scam-pop-ups/

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Answer 2

Feb 27, 2015 4:08 AM in response to emj201

NOTE: IF the info you posted above is accurate, and you really do have 600k of storage space remaining, you need to fix that issue. If instead, you meant 600mB of space, ignore this note 🙂

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