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I can not make Google my default search engine, I change it but it still stays Yahoo

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doncroze
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when I go to options and then search and change my search engine to google it shows as being the default engine. However, when I attempt a search it still does it in Yahoo. I want google to be my default search engine. How??

when I go to options and then search and change my search engine to google it shows as being the default engine. However, when I attempt a search it still does it in Yahoo. I want google to be my default search engine. How??

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Happy112
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Hi  !

Even though Yahoo Search is a legitimate search engine : it sounds like you're dealing with search.yahoo.com, which is a browser hijacker, and
of course you will want to get rid of it.

Go to the 3-bar menu (or   'Tools') => Addons => Extensions and look for any unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions, like e.g. :

SafeSearch Incognito SearchAssist Incognito Search for Fire Fox 1.6 SafeSearch ch SafeSearch net File Convertor and Search Addon

When you find any : remove them.

Do the same in Windows' Control Panel => Programs.

However :   most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , so let's run malware scans :

Further information can be found in this article :
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners.
They all work differently   -   what one program doesn't pick up, the other might.

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