Unwanted adverts imbedded in Safari

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Unwanted adverts imbedded in Safari

I'm getting little green icons next to randomly underlined words when I use Safari and and whenever I get close to the underlined word an advertisement pops up. How do I get rid of them? I was trying to download an app (JDownloade-2.dmr??) that allows me to print addresses on envelopes, but I couldn't seem to get it right. Along the way, I seem to have downloaded Chrome, removed JDownloader (I hope), got something called MacKeeper (which I also uninstalled), and now have Yahoo as my Browser - who invited that yahoo to the party?! Whatever have I done and how do I undo it?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Apr 27, 2015 12:39 AM

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dominic23

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Apr 28, 2015 10:56 AM in response to Edieplummer

1. Safari > Preferences > Extensions

Turn those off and relaunch Safari.

Turn those on one by one and test.

2. Safari > Preferences > Search > Search Engine :

Select your preferred search engine.

3. Use free AdwareMedic to remove adware

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

Install , open, and run it by clicking “Scan for Adware” button to remove adware.

Once done, quit AdwareMedic.

or

Remove the adware manually by following the “HowTo” from Apple.

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

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