How to remove Search.yahoo.com redirect

What is Search.yahoo.com

Search.yahoo.com – is a well-known website with search engine, which is created by Yahoo company. Many malicious redirect programs redirect user to search.yahoo.com to make an illusion, that their search engines are related to Yahoo Search. So users start to trust their programs, but it is a trap. Such programs, also known as hijackers, replace default search engine and homepage. After those sudden changes user may think, that he has been infected and search.yahoo.com is a part of infection. Yes, he is infected, but yahoo is only redirect address. We recommend to find and remove malicious software, that hides under Yahoo Search.

Warning: Remember, Search.yahoo.com is not malicious software, but if you didn’t change browsers manually and search.yahoo.com appeared, it means that your computer is infected. We highly recommend to check out your PC with scan tools, because hijacker programs can track browser activity and shared this data with third-parties.

There are two solutions of this problem. One is to use special Removal Tool. Removal Tools delete all instances of malware by few clicks and help user to save time. Or you can use Manual Removal Guide. Manual Removal Guides help user to remove malware manually. This method needs time and knowledge at IT sphere.

Search.yahoo.com Removal Guide

1. Download Search.yahoo.com Removal Tool.
2. Remove Malware with Search.yahoo.com from Windows (7, 8, 8.1, Vista, XP, 10) or Mac OS.
3. Remove Malware with Search.yahoo.com from browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari).
4. What should you do if Malware with Search.yahoo.com won’t uninstall.
5. How to protect PC from future infections.

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Manual Search.yahoo.com Redirect Removal Guide

Below is step-by-step instructions to remove Search.yahoo.com from Windows and Mac computers. Follow this steps carefully and uninstall it from Control Panel, remove malicious browser extensions from browsers and remove files and folders belonging to Search.yahoo.com.

Uninstall Search.yahoo.com Redirect from Windows or Mac

Windows 7/Vista:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Click Uninstall a program (if computer’s settings are sorted by Category);
   Click Programs and Features (if computer’s settings are sorted by Icons);
4. Find programs potentially related to Search.yahoo.com;
5. Click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Windows 8/8.1:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search (If you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.);
2. Enter control panel in the search box, then tap or click Control Panel;
3. Under View by: select Large Icons, then tap or click Programs and features;
4. Find programs potentially related to Search.yahoo.com Redirect;
5. Tap or click the program, then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Windows 10:

1. Tap or click Start and choose Settings;
2. In opened menu choose System;
3. Under System menu tap or click Apps & features tab;
4. Find Search.yahoo.com Redirect and other suspicious programs that can be related to it;
5. Tap or click on the program, then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Confirm action by clicking Uninstall.

Windows XP:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs;
4. Find programs potentially related to Search.yahoo.com Redirect and click on them;
5. Click to Remove;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Mac OS:

1. On the Finder menu click Go;
2. On the right side choose Applications;
3. Locate Search.yahoo.com Redirect;
4. Move it to trash bin;
5. Follow on-screen instructions;

Remove Search.yahoo.com add-on from browsers

Search.yahoo.com Redirect can install add-ons or extensions in major browsers. With help of this add-ons it will display ads and pop-ups and redirect you to malicious sites. To perform full removal it is necessary to delete Search.yahoo.com Redirect and related add-on from all browsers.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome;
2. Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E or Alt+F, then click Settings;
3. Click Extensions;
4. Find Search.yahoo.com or another extension, which is related to Search.yahoo.com Redirect;
5. Click on bin icon to remove extension.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Press Alt+T, or click on gear icon in the right-top corner;
3. Click Manage Add-ons;
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions;
5. Find Search.yahoo.com Redirect and click Disable;
6. Click More information button;
7. Click Remove.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox;
2. a)Press Alt+T or Click Tools on the top of the browse, then click Add-ons;
   b)Type “about:addons” in address bar or pressing Shift+Ctrl+A;
3. Click Extensions;
4. Find Search.yahoo.com Redirect;
5. Click Disable or Remove.

Safari:

1. Start Safari browser;
2. In the menu choose Safari > Preferences;
3. Click Extensions tab;
4. Find Search.yahoo.com Redirect;
5. Click Uninstall button.

Search.yahoo.com Redirect won’t uninstall:

Sometimes, some malicious process or service won’t allow user to uninstall Search.yahoo.com Redirect software or remove its files. In such case, you can boot Windows in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with networking go to Control Panel and try to uninstall Search.yahoo.com Redirect program. Safe Mode does not allow malicious processes or services to start with Windows.

Learn how to boot in Safe Mode in different versions of Windows.

How to reset browser settings?

After removing malware, we recommend to reset browser settings to default.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome;
2. a) Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E, Alt+F, then click Settings;
   b) Type “chrome://settings/” in address bar;
3. Click a link Show advanced settings;
4. Turn down and click Reset settings;
5. Click Reset.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Press Alt, click Tools, or Click on Gear Icon;
3. Click Internet Options;
4. Click Advanced tab;
5. Click Reset;
6. Mark Delete Personal Settings, Click Reset.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox;
2. a) Press Alt+H, then click Troubleshooting Information;
   b) Type “about:support” in address bar;
3. At the Right-Top Corner click Reset Firefox;
4. Click Reset Firefox.

How to prevent malware infection?

Since Search.yahoo.com classified as hijacker, it needs a method to infiltrate into personal computer. And the most usable method is “bundling”. What is it? Bundling – is method of software installation without user’s agreement.

To disable installation of bundled software pay attention to every step of installation process. Be careful while installing different software, especially freeware. Use advanced and custom setup settings, there are hided options of installation process.

Learn how to prevent malware infection in Windows effectively.