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Remove yahoo search from Safari

Automatically redirected to yahoo search engine.

Removed all extensions. Changed in preferences to set to google -> again it switches to yahoo. Thanks for advise.

MacBook Pro, iOS 12

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 12:20 AM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2018 6:56 AM

I don't see any adware/malware listed.

Battery needs to be replaced as soon as possible.

BitDefender is unnecessary.


User uploaded file


Clear the entry in the search bar.

Click the magnifying glass icon in the search bar and choose Google from the dropdown.

If this helps, relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.

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Oct 2, 2018 1:26 AM in response to nicolas@SL

Please run EtreCheck and post the report here.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/etrecheck/id1423715984?mt=12

Click View in Mac App Store button and then “Get” button underneath EtreCheck logo.

Download, install, click “Open’ in the dialog and run it.


Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” .

Paste it into the reply.

Oct 2, 2018 6:28 AM in response to nicolas@SL

Yahoo redirect - Please do a manual uninstall and do not download anything but Malwarebytes.


See if the below helps. I would scroll down to the below or you might fall asleep.



https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-yahoo-redirect-virus.html



I would uninstall Bitdefender. It tends to interfere with the computer's operation while providing minimal to no benefit unless you work with Windows files. Most long time posters recommend not using antivirus software or cleaning software such as CleanMyMac. They can adversely affect normal computer operation.


Bitdefender uninstall



Bitdefender uninstall (2)

Oct 2, 2018 5:36 AM in response to dominic23

Attached the results,


EtreCheck version: 5.0 (5008)

Report generated: 2018-10-02 17:50:07

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 2:04

Performance: Excellent

Sandbox: Enabled

Full drive access: Disabled


Problem: Other problem

Description:

Automatic push of yahoo search engine


Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


Battery failure- Your battery is reporting that it needs to be serviced.


Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.


Unsigned files- There are unsigned software files installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

32-bit Apps- This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro11,1

1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4308U) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM - Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

Battery: Health = Service Battery - Cycle count = 657


Video Information:

Intel Iris - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD 2560 x 1600


Drives:

disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0512F 500.28 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 [APFS Container] 500.07 GB

disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 500.07 GB (Shared by 4 volumes)

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 447.91 GB used)

disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared)

disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared)

disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 4.30 GB used)


Mounted Volumes:

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 500.07 GB (47.15 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /


disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] (Shared - 4.30 GB used)

APFS

Mount point: /private/var/vm


Network:

Interface en5: USB Ethernet

Interface en0: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN


System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)

Time since boot: About 10 days


Configuration Profiles:

Information not available


Security:

SystemStatus
GatekeeperEnabled
System Integrity ProtectionEnabled


Unsigned Files:

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist

Executable: ~/Library/Dropbox/DropboxMacUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/DropboxMacUpdate -check periodic

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist

Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/steamclean Public

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool.plist

Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/ipcserver

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK


32-bit Applications:

4 32-bit apps


Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Kext

MB_MBAM_Protection.kext (Malwarebytes Corporation, 3.4 - SDK 10.13)


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]8 Apple tasks
[Loaded]150 Apple tasks
[Running]90 Apple tasks
[Killed]45 Apple tasks
[Other]One Apple task


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded]37 Apple tasks
[Loaded]173 Apple tasks
[Running]86 Apple tasks
[Killed]41 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Running]jp.co.canon.CUPSCAPT.BG.plist (Canon Inc. - installed 2017-09-01)
[Other]com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-16)
[Loaded]com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-18)
[Not Loaded]com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2018-09-22)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-09-14)
[Running]jp.co.canon.CUPSSFP.BG.plist (Canon Inc. - installed 2017-12-19)
[Not Loaded]com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2018-09-22)


Launch Daemons:

[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-09-14)
[Loaded]com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-28)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-09-14)
[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-16)
[Loaded]com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-18)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2017-03-06)
[Not Loaded]com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2018-09-22)
[Loaded]com.teamviewer.Helper.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2017-12-18)
[Loaded]com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple - installed 2018-07-04)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2016-02-12)
[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-16)


User Launch Agents:

[Loaded]com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-08-22)
[Loaded]com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-10-01)


User Login Items:

iTunesHelper (Apple - installed 2018-07-12)

(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesH elper)

Seafile Client (Seafile Inc. - installed 2016-10-14)

(/Applications/Seafile Client.app/Contents/MacOS/seafile-applet)


Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: 31.0.0.108 (installed 2018-09-11)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-08-01)

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2018-09-20)

AdobePDFViewer: 18.011.20063 (installed 2018-09-20)

o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-16)

Flash Player: 31.0.0.108 (installed 2018-09-11)

googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-11)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-08-28)


Time Machine:

Time Machine information not available


Performance:

System Load: 1.67 (1 min ago) 1.83 (5 min ago) 1.75 (15 min ago)

Nominal I/O speed: 0.39 MB/s

File system: 32.23 seconds

Write speed: 558 MB/s

Read speed: 759 MB/s


CPU Usage:

TypeOverallIndividual cores
System4 %8 %2 %6 %2 %
User6 %12 %2 %9 %2 %
Idle89 %80 %96 %85 %96 %


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)SourceCPULocation
Other processes?26.78 %
EtreCheckApp Store7.07 %
iTunesApple5.17 %
distnotedApple0.72 %
SpotifySpotify0.48 %


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)SourceRAM usageLocation
EtreCheckApp Store440 MB
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (7)Apple241 MB
thunderbirdMozilla Corporation216 MB
com.apple.WebKit.WebContentApple141 MB
SafariApple115 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

ProcessSourceInputOutputLocation
hola_svc?14 MB45 MB
mDNSResponderApple6 MB2 MB
DropboxDropbox, Inc.3 MB2 MB
netbiosdApple522 KB112 KB
SpotifySpotify301 KB63 KB


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM1.16 GB
Free RAM39 MB
Used RAM6.84 GB
Cached files1.13 GB
Swap Used1.45 GB


Software Installs (past 30 days):

NameVersionInstall Date
Adobe Flash Player2018-09-11
Numbers5.02018-09-20
Pages7.02018-09-20
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (18.011.20063)2018-09-20
Safari12.02018-09-21
Gatekeeper Configuration Data1552018-09-24
XProtectPlistConfigData21002018-09-28
Malwarebytes for Mac2018-09-30
Bitdefender Virus Scanner3.112018-09-30
EtreCheck5.02018-10-02


End of report

Remove yahoo search from Safari

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