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Getting rid of Yahoo search

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Some malware has infected FireFox. I have Google as my default search engine but this Yahoo malware keeps changing to Yahoo Search.

Some malware has infected FireFox. I have Google as my default search engine but this Yahoo malware keeps changing to Yahoo Search.

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Is this on iOS or desktop?

Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.

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.

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