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Search is being Hi Jacked by Yahoo search

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QPLTIM
QPLTIM
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My default search options keep being changed to Yahoo and I have to keep changing it back to google how can I stop this from happening?

My default search options keep being changed to Yahoo and I have to keep changing it back to google how can I stop this from happening?

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GamerFreak
GamerFreak
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It sounds like you have a third party program that has taken over your search engine, home page, and/or the default new tab page. Fortunately, this can be remedied easily:

  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu and choose Add-ons.
  2. In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions panel.
  3. Select the toolbar you wish to remove.
  4. Click the Remove button.
  5. Click "Restart now" if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart.

After Firefox restarts, install the Search Reset Tool. This will remove the rest of the traces of this program from your Firefox.

For further information, please read Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page.

Did this fix the problem? Please let us know!

FredMcD
FredMcD
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This is your current setting;

keyword.URL: https://au.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=greentree_ff1&ei=utf-8&ilc=12&type=275451&p=

Check your programs folder, and remove Yahoo anything.

Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86) Mac: Open the "Applications" folder. Linux: Check your user manual.