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    Search Engine Keeps Switching to Yahoo!

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    • sgunhouse
      sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

      By domain hijacking he means search redirection for one specific search engine. If you actually type the web address http://www.google.com into the address bar (of either browser), do you get Yahoo instead? (Not very common, but can happen.)

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      • paulintheuk
        paulintheuk last edited by

        I have been having the same problem for a week ?

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        • lando242
          lando242 last edited by

          Okay, and have you tested it by doing what sgunhouse suggested?

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          • paulintheuk
            paulintheuk last edited by

            when you goto the speed dial tab and type in the goggle "search the web" what ever you type in it redirect you to a Yahoo search ?

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            • amgard
              amgard last edited by

              Since yesterday (7/12/15) my install of Opear is also being hijacked by Yahoo. I can get to Google, but the results are being provided by Yahoo.

              Anybody come up with an answer yet?

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                Which version of Opera? Aren't Google among the pre-installed search engines?

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                • Deleted User
                  Deleted User last edited by

                  Please remove Yahoo search from opera and see if that helps.

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                  • lando242
                    lando242 last edited by

                    @musicrx

                    Yahoo is one of the built in search engines and can't be removed without tweaking some of Opera's files manually.

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                    • paulintheuk
                      paulintheuk last edited by

                      I'm on Version: 33.0.1990.98. Gets annoying jumping to yahoo

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                      • bkazmierczak
                        bkazmierczak last edited by

                        Hello guys. Have you installed some other app recently? It must be some other app/process that influences Opera. Such apps are usually visible in OS add/remove apps.
                        Are you located in Germany?

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                          I'm on Version: 33.0.1990.98. Gets annoying jumping to yahoo

                          Try updating to 34 and see if anything changes.

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                          • amgard
                            amgard last edited by

                            OK - I'm located in UK, I've just updated to 34.0.2036.25
                            It not only still jumps to Yahoo, but it also changed my start screen to Yahoo!

                            I checked my recently added apps, and the only app I've added recently was Spybot SAD, which I added after this started to see if there was any spyware causing this problem.

                            Previous apps were added too long ago.

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                            • donq
                              donq last edited by

                              Try free ADWCleaner - this app detects many browser hijacks. Check Opera shortcut properties - maybe something is attached as argument to exe file? Check extensions - are all extensions known and safe? Run Opera in private window (this disables extensions) - will it search with Yahoo again?

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                              • bkazmierczak
                                bkazmierczak last edited by

                                amgard, can you please try to install Opera in stand alone USB mode and see if you will have similar effects?

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                                • amgard
                                  amgard last edited by

                                  Hi BK
                                  Before I saw your question I decided to uninstall Opera and then do a clean re-install.
                                  It seems good for now, no Yahoo hi-jacking 🙂
                                  I'll come back if the problem reoccurs, hopefully with more detail of any app updates that might have happened immediately before.

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                                  • chaostg4
                                    chaostg4 last edited by

                                    Hi. My Opera was also hi-jacket. Tried with ADWCleaner. But the software did not find anything of interest. Ended up to uninstall Opera.
                                    Deleted all Opera program files manually. Run CCleaner to clean up Registry. Manually checked registry. Re-booted the computer and finaly installed a fresh copy of Opera.

                                    Seems to working ok now.

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User last edited by

                                      Opera settings/browser/network/change proxy settings/advanced/reset

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