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WHEN USING GOOGLE AS MY SEARCH ENGINE IT GOES TO YAHOO HOW DO I FIX THIS

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bold textYAHOO HAS HIJACKED MY GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE

'''bold text'''YAHOO HAS HIJACKED MY GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE

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If your search engine keeps changing to Yahoo, this is typically done through an illegitimate add-on installed on Firefox or another program installed on your computer.

You can try disabling your add-ons that you have installed to try and figure out which one is causing the issue.

Additionally, many malware scanners can detect issues with unwanted programs, unwanted browser add-ons and other infections. You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:

Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.

Hope this helps.