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yahoo hijack

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New iMac
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I've had yahoo take over all my searches and none of the fixes I've found fix the issue.

I switched my search preferences back to Google, I then deleted yahoo from the options, I then disabled all of my addons, and when that didn't work I removed them and still Yahoo is hijacking my searches.

I've checked my application folder for malware (there's nothing).

I've even searched the activity monitor for references to 'yahoo'. I didn't find anything.

Thoughts?

Chris

I've had yahoo take over all my searches and none of the fixes I've found fix the issue. I switched my search preferences back to Google, I then deleted yahoo from the options, I then disabled all of my addons, and when that didn't work I removed them and still Yahoo is hijacking my searches. I've checked my application folder for malware (there's nothing). I've even searched the activity monitor for references to 'yahoo'. I didn't find anything. Thoughts? Chris

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WestEnd
WestEnd
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Might want to check this out.

Remove Yahoo Search & Search.yahoo.com redirect (Virus Removal Guide)

https://malwaretips.com/blogs/yahoo-toolbar-removal/

Ollie
Ollie
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Have a look at this and if all else fails, you can refresh FireFox.

Refreshing FireFox By refreshing FireFox, you will permanently delete FireFox's data. This is basically a reset without losing information such as saved passwords. If you want to continue, click here then press the Refresh - W10 button.

Modified by Ollie