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search engine keeps going back to yahoo

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I have set my preferences so that when I type something into the URL bar it will use google as my search engine, yet lately it keeps going to yahoo. When I go to preferences: search: default search engine: google and it still goes back to yahoo as the default search engine. I'm not sure what else to do.

I have set my preferences so that when I type something into the URL bar it will use google as my search engine, yet lately it keeps going to yahoo. When I go to preferences: search: default search engine: google and it still goes back to yahoo as the default search engine. I'm not sure what else to do.

Ọ̀nà àbáyọ tí a yàn

Disable SearchMe from your Extensions. Spigot is the company that makes SearchMe and is considered adware. Probably why your searches get re-directed.

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Could be a problem with Spigot Searchme.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (3-bar button/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: 3-bar button/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window

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It is on default but I am still having the problem.

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Did you check for a Spigot extension in Firefox or Spigot software stored on your computer as either of these is causing this?

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I went to extensions and saw searchme but I'm not sure how I can tell if Spigot is the issue?

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Ọ̀nà àbáyọ Tí a Yàn

Disable SearchMe from your Extensions. Spigot is the company that makes SearchMe and is considered adware. Probably why your searches get re-directed.

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it worked! thanks for all the help!