Author Topic: Yahoo hijack how to remove it?  (Read 7181 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline msgtb

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Join Date: Mar 2014
  • Posts: 12
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
Yahoo hijack how to remove it?
« on: March 14, 2014, 07:55:01 pm »
Hi

I have am running Win 7 Ultra. I use Bitdefender Internet for my main virus checker. Somehow I picked up a yahoo hijack. How do I get rid of it? I use Firefox for a browser. I have run Malwarebytes and Hitman and they didn't find it.

Thanks

Dave
« Last Edit: March 14, 2014, 07:57:36 pm by msgtb »

Offline Tomas_Sweden

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 260
  • Location: Falköping
  • Karma: 7
    • View Profile
Dell Laptop XPS L501X Intel i5-560M(2.66GHz), Win 7 Home Prem(SP1) 64 Bit, 4 GB RAM. Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256 GB.

Offline msgtb

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Join Date: Mar 2014
  • Posts: 12
  • Karma: 0
    • View Profile
Re: Yahoo hijack how to remove it?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2014, 12:32:39 am »
Thomas

Thanks these things are a pain. I have a toolbar remover but it didn't show this up. I tried to search google and it comes up with all these scams trying to sell you a virus checker. If I am not careful I cause a larger problem trying to fix this problem.

God Bless

Thanks

Again


Dave

Offline Tomas_Sweden

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 260
  • Location: Falköping
  • Karma: 7
    • View Profile
Re: Yahoo hijack how to remove it?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2014, 01:00:03 am »
Ok, See if I understand you correctly, you have the Yahoo toolbar in Firefox?

This page explains step by step how to remove it (Remove Yahoo Toolbar and search.yahoo.com (Removal Guide)):
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/yahoo-toolbar-removal/

Tomas
Dell Laptop XPS L501X Intel i5-560M(2.66GHz), Win 7 Home Prem(SP1) 64 Bit, 4 GB RAM. Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256 GB.

Offline Shane

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2011
  • Posts: 9281
  • Location: USA
  • Karma: 137
  • "Knowledge should be shared not hidden."
    • View Profile
Re: Yahoo hijack how to remove it?
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2014, 11:51:15 am »
Yahoo hijack? I havent heard of that one as yahoo doesnt really do things like that. You might have had something install a yahoo tool bar or changed your home pages. What exactly is happening?

Shane

Offline jraju

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2013
  • Posts: 2323
  • Location: india
  • Karma: 17
    • View Profile
Re: Yahoo hijack how to remove it?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2014, 06:25:16 am »
Hi, Could you say something more about the yahoo hijack. I never heard . But may be you are affected with redirect virus. If you are specific or enclose a screenshot, then useful solution could be given. There are many programs, but like malware bytes, these do not show, what they are doing and you are running the risk of more trouble, if you do not know which item to be deleted and what not.
Please a little explanation of how your browser is affected may be helpful
The Bottom line is "Check your hardware first if it supports the task you try".