How do I fix search engine spyware?
November 13, 2020 8:25 AM Subscribe
Because of spyware, Chrome's default engine keeps getting set to Yahoo instead of Google. How do I fix this?
Basically I tried to download a desktop version of Bandcamp which I should have realized does not actually exist, and that's where the problems started — every time I go to Google something now, I get a Yahoo page of results (which I'm sure is logging my data or whatever spyware does).
I can go switch it back to Google in Preferences. But every time I restart Chrome, the problem begins again.
Any ideas?
Basically I tried to download a desktop version of Bandcamp which I should have realized does not actually exist, and that's where the problems started — every time I go to Google something now, I get a Yahoo page of results (which I'm sure is logging my data or whatever spyware does).
I can go switch it back to Google in Preferences. But every time I restart Chrome, the problem begins again.
Any ideas?
Best answer: Sounds like you may have the Yahoo search redirect virus.
I would start with the steps listed here.
posted by cursed at 8:38 AM on November 13, 2020
I would start with the steps listed here.
posted by cursed at 8:38 AM on November 13, 2020
You should also check your Chrome extensions for anything you didn't put there yourself.
posted by Lyn Never at 9:11 AM on November 13, 2020
posted by Lyn Never at 9:11 AM on November 13, 2020
Response by poster: Thank you cursed, I've never even mucked around with those Settings and I'd thought Google's previous recommendation was supposed to fix it but this one did, thanks again.
posted by critzer at 9:19 AM on November 13, 2020
posted by critzer at 9:19 AM on November 13, 2020
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