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How can I block SearchItNow, which constantly keeps making itself my default search?

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Chris560
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Somehow, this nefarious virus keeps making itself my default search. How can i permanently remove it?

Somehow, this nefarious virus keeps making itself my default search. How can i permanently remove it?

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McCoy
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Hello Chris560,

Please see : https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-searchitnow-mac/

And also : http://www.computips.org/remove-searchitnow-info-from-mac/

Last but not least : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware