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Yahoo is pushy and its pissing me off
Every time I click a link that ultimately goes to Yahoo, I end up with Yahoo mounted on my Firefox favorites bar and sometimes it makes itself my default browser. How can they do this? Whose computer is this anyway?
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03-31-2017, 07:39 PM
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Slackerous Maximus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
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Get rid of Firefox and start using Google Chrome.
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03-31-2017, 08:01 PM
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03-31-2017, 08:10 PM
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Band.
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Denver, CO
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Opera. Built in vpn.
If you don't know what "vpn" means, then get opera.
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03-31-2017, 08:18 PM
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04-01-2017, 05:40 AM
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Back in the saddle again
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Check out these links. I haven't read or checked them all, but I suspect at least one of them will fix your issue.
https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/8835-search-yahoo-com-redirect Firefox - Keep Yahoo From Hijacking Google - Larry Talks Tech https://www.yahoo.com/tech/hijacked-browser-tab-191504551.html https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-search-yahoo-com/ Yahoo hijacked my homepage for both firefox and Chrome.Even resetting the options doesn't work, it will still boot to yahoo.ho [Solved] - Boot - Apps General Discussion
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04-01-2017, 05:46 AM
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The Unsettler
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lantanna TX
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You've got a piece of legitimate malware.
Have to be really careful when running installers. A lot of free / shareware and feature limited demos will install toolbars and reset your search engine. I say legitimate because they are an option preset to accept during the install. If you just blow through the Continues quickly you can miss them.
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04-01-2017, 06:15 AM
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Those links describe what's happening perfectly. If I ever wanted to use Uahoo for anything, I sure don't any more.
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04-01-2017, 06:15 AM
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I have been asked if I want to make Yahoo my browser and I used to catch it. I guess they've gotten sneaker and more cunning lately.
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