Safari is infected with malware, how do I resolve

My Safari is infected with Malware. When searching via my default search engine: Google, I get redirected through Yahoo. I've cleared cache, history, and manually updated Safari to only use Google for searching - restarted. However, I'm redirected through Yahoo continually.

Posted on Aug 8, 2021 1:09 PM

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VikingOSX

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Aug 8, 2021 1:47 PM in response to Safari_safe_browsing

Download and install the free trial of Malwarebytes. Run it, and afterwards, it will inform of the Malware that it found, or silently fix existing Malware. When done, if you do not wish to continue the trial, you can uninstall Malwarebytes from its Help menu.

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