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Yahoo takes over my google search engine on safari

I did a search for this topic and it came up in 2014. I am now having this problem. I'm checked and google is my default browser. All extensions, except for adblockplus were removed, and I turned adblock off and restarted my computer to test. I even downloaded http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php that someone in 2014 suggested, and ran the scan and nothing was found. I've restarted my computer and yahoo is still taking over search from google - even in google maps. Nothing seems to be working. Any new solutions out there? Thanks.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

Posted on Aug 19, 2017 12:39 PM

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Aug 19, 2017 8:43 PM in response to belabacsi

I'm not sure this will help but, try running this program in your normal account, then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by etresoft, a frequent contributor. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. On the screen with Options, please open Options and check the bottom 2 boxes before running. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy Report” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown.


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Yahoo takes over my google search engine on safari

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