Removing Bing redirect malware from my Mac

I recently updated to OS Mojave 10.14 and bing redirect will not allow me to use google as my search engine. How do I remove bing from my mac?

MACBOOK AIR (13-INCH, 2017), macOS Mojave (10.14)

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 11:19 AM

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Old Toad

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Nov 9, 2018 3:41 PM in response to QuietMacFan

YES that's a virus of some kind.

No, there is no known virus for Macs. It's either malware or adware, both of which require the user to install them. They are not self replicating.

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