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Does your Google Chrome search engine automatically switch to Yahoo? It could be the Yahoo search redirect virus. Here're 8 ways to fix this.
If your browser homepage and search engine keep mysteriously changing to Yahoo!, your computer is probably infected with a browser hijacker. While resetting your browser might seem to fix the problem, here's how to do the job properly.
When your search engine keeps changing to Yahoo, it's most likely a virus, and you can fix it by resetting your browser. Here's how.
I know how to fix this, You go to chrome settings and go to Search engines then remove the search engine that is a virus. (This is on chromebooks)
To remove Yahoo search from Chrome, go to Settings > Search Engine > Manage Search Engines. Set a different search engine like Google or DuckDuckGo as the default, and in the options for Yahoo, click "Remove From List" to delete it from Chrome entirely.
Removing the Yahoo search engine from Chrome is going to help get your default search engine back. However, you have to remove the core of the problem so that hackers don’t change it again.
Chrome: Click the three-dot menu, select “Settings,” then “Search Engine.” Check if Yahoo is listed as the default. Firefox: Click the three-line menu, select “Options,” then “Search.” Check the “Default Search Engine” dropdown for Yahoo. Safari: Click “Safari,” then “Preferences.” Select the “Search” tab and ...