3+ hours with apple support tier 1 and 2 and no one seems to know how to get rid of the "Search Barron" virus which among other things cause a search in Google to switch to Bing or Yahoo. Help!
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14
Not a virus, But an adware.
Re-launch Safari with Shift key down, then delete History and Website Data from Safari preferences.
If the adware returns anyway, download and run the FREE version of Malwarebytes. You don’t need to upgrade to the paid version.
Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes for Mac
And/or...
Download and run EtreCheck. It’s free, safe and only runs when you launch it, so it doesn’t slow down your Mac.
Not a virus, But an adware.
Re-launch Safari with Shift key down, then delete History and Website Data from Safari preferences.
If the adware returns anyway, download and run the FREE version of Malwarebytes. You don’t need to upgrade to the paid version.
Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes for Mac
And/or...
Download and run EtreCheck. It’s free, safe and only runs when you launch it, so it doesn’t slow down your Mac.
BeingInBoulder Said:
"How to get rid of Search Barron virus?: 3+ hours with apple support tier 1 and 2 and no one seems to know how to get rid of the 'Search Barron' virus which among other things cause a search in Google to switch to Bing or Yahoo. Help!"
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Restore From a TMB:
You are using macOS 10.14. So, restore from a Time Machine Backup (TMB), prior to this occurrence.
Did you create a Time Machine Backup, prior to the upgrade? If not, take this as a learning experience, knowing to always backup your Mac prior to installing any update or any software, whatsoever.
How to get rid of Search Barron virus?
