How to change search engine on Macbook Pro

I ALWAYS use google as my search engine, and somehow ( I have no idea how), it has been changed to yahoo. Is there any way to change it back to google?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015)

Posted on Apr 6, 2017 1:23 PM

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Apr 6, 2017 3:07 PM in response to mall_kayy

1. Disable Extensions and test.


Safari > Preferences > Extensions

Select and disable all extensions and test.

Enable Extensions one by one and test.


Uninstall all extensions you haven’t installed knowingly.

To uninstall any extension, select it and click the “Uninstall” button.


2. Safari > Preferences > Search > Search engine:

Select your preferred search engine


3. Visit the site you want it be the Home page.

Safari > Preferences > General > Homepage

Click the button “Set to Current Page” button.


4. If this does’t help:

Use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac to remove adware.

https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/mac/


Download, install , open, and run it by clicking “Scan” button to remove adware.

Once done, quit Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.


5. Restart your Mac.

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