Firefox keeps changing default search engine?
Run Malwarebytes: http://malwarebytes.org/ Sounds like a browser hijacker.
How to change the yahoo search engine back to the google search engine?
so my friend told me i should download that thing called gimp and when i did it like messed up my computer! so now when i open firefox the search engine is yahoo when i used to have google. and there's a toolbar that has like yahoo search and mail and the weather and ebay things. its so annoying i just want what i had before; the google search engine. someone pleassee help meee(: thank you.
How to make my default search engine yahoo or google?
Type "about:config" in the URL box at the top. Search for "keyword.URL". See if it is Google. If it is then I can't help you. If it has some other search site then double click on the address and in the box that pops up enter: http://www.google.com/search? ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 &sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q= NOTE: Remove the 2 blanks, after ?, and before & Yahoo would be done the same way but I do not know the exact address to enter. ₪ ɦəlʞɹɐq ₪
Rainmeter Search Box: How do I change the default to Google Chrome?
Im not really sure what your asking but if you want to make Chrome your default browser you have to click the wrench button and then click options. At the bottom you will see a option that says "Make Google Chrome my default browser"
Mozilla makes Yahoo! the default Firefox search engine in the U.S. Is this the beginning of the end of the Google era?
There is really no end in sight for Google. At this point they are a hulking near-monopoly sized gargantuan in search, and that commanding position will only increase in time as Chrome takes over from Firefox as the current trend indicates (but Firefox is down to 18.8%, not 7.6% as Alon Amit suggests) and Android is distributed widely to countries where iPhones are not at all affordable to the general populace.For the foreseeable future, the majority of desktop users will forevermore be directed to use Google search through Chrome, and a supermajority of mobile users will be directed to use Google search through Android™. This move by Mozilla is only a blip on Google's march to dominance, as Chrome is systematically overtaking Firefox's browsershare, and the world inexplicably trusts the multi-colored behemoth to no end.The rise of mobile makes Google's position even more untouchable for its competition, because there, unlike the desktop, they own the OS too. Google and Android are to mobile what Microsoft and Windows have long been to the desktop. If you want to escape their grasp, you'll just have to pay up for Apple. And worldwide, not everyone can afford that.Even if Google search results were to somehow get worse, much as Google Maps recently started being not-fun to use, Google will, for a long time, be at the top of Searchland and will be impossibly hard to remove from its perch. At this point, there is very little we can do about it.But don't forget, Google is watching you. On Chrome, on Android, and especially in Gmail and on Google Search, they are always watching.We've invited them into our lives, and now it will be hard to get them out.
Why is yahoo my default search engine?
If it keeps changing on its own there is some type of add-on doing it. For example the Yahoo toolbar. For Internet Explorer other than version 9 Click the down arrow in the search box in the upper right. Select Manage Search Providers. Change the default. Find More Providers should bring you to a list where you can add more to the list. For Internet Explorer version 9 Start typing the search term into the URL box. Click on the icon for the default in the dropdown. For Firefox Type about:config into the URL box. Type keyword.url into filter Double click on the parameter to change For Google use this parameter http://www.google.com/search?q= For Yahoo use this parameter http://search.yahoo.com/search?p= For Bing use this parameter http://www.bing.com/search?q= I believe that if the parameter is blank it defaults to Google. ʎəɿʞɹɐq ̊ ͜͡● ̊
How do I stop my default search engine from changing without my consent?
2 things can cause this: 1) Yahoo has installed a plugin on your computer to remove it go into the web browser, click Tools, Add-ons and finally Plugins if you find something called yahoo.... disable it and restart your browser 2) You have downloaded something from the internet that had an option for setting your homepage to yahoo (to avoid these pb in the futurem just pay attention to the Wizard and choose the Custom Installation always) There are 2 ways: either you search in C in both Program Files and Windows for a file with the yahoo name in it that is suspicious (other than Msn Messenger or Yahoo!) or go to Control Panel / Add Remove Programs and again search for a yahoo file and remove it I had the same problem. My mozilla reset the homepage to bearshare. I opened Control Panel/remove programs and found an exe file Bearshares. After I removed it it worked like a charm
I accidentally changed my search engine on my iPhone to yahoo how do I change it back to google?
Hey Lindsey, it's very easy! Assuming you're using the iPhone's built in browser, Safari, just follow these steps: 1) Tap the "Settings" app (the one with the gears) 2) Scroll down a little bit and tap the "Safari" button 3) The first option should be "Search Engine" 4) Tap it, and change it to whichever search engine you like. Hope that works for your!
How do I remove DuckDuckGo as my default search engine?
Remove http://Duckduckgo.com from your browser if you haven’t installed it by yourself. Go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove programs list and uninstalling it from there. It is important that you remove all other programs installed with the hijacker, as some of them might redownload or reset back browser settings. Scan your computer with anti-malware application to detect the virus. You should also check browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If you do not see http://IDuckduckgo.com listed, you should use other anti-malware tools. Uninstalling the program from your computer doesn’t change your search providers. You will have to do it manually by yourself. Depending on the browser you are using, follow the instructions below:On Internet explorer:Click arrow on the right of search box.Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search Providers, on IE7 click Change Search Defaults.Remove http://Duckduckgo.com from the list.On Firefox :Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page.Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.Search for “browser.newtab.url”. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.On Google Chrome:Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar.Select Settings.Select Basics ->Manage Search engines.Remove unnecessary search engines from list.Go back to Settings. On Startup choose Open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).