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Need A Little Help
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RE: Need A Little Help
January 19, 2016 at 4:27 am
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RE: Need A Little Help
January 19, 2016 at 4:29 am
Huh, that's weird.
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RE: Need A Little Help
January 19, 2016 at 4:30 am
Darwinian?

He's not here anymore, sadly.

I miss him.
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January 19, 2016 at 4:36 am
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RE: Need A Little Help
January 19, 2016 at 4:46 am
(January 19, 2016 at 4:36 am)Irrational Wrote: This is not necessarily malware by the way, to be clear. But it does sound annoying.

It isn't necessarily malware, but it sounds like it could be. Try what Irrational has said and get back to us, this definitely sounds really annoying for you.
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RE: Need A Little Help
January 19, 2016 at 5:05 am (This post was last modified: January 19, 2016 at 5:06 am by GrandizerII.)
(January 19, 2016 at 4:46 am)Bella Morte Wrote:
(January 19, 2016 at 4:36 am)Irrational Wrote: This is not necessarily malware by the way, to be clear. But it does sound annoying.

It isn't necessarily malware, but it sounds like it could be. Try what Irrational has said and get back to us, this definitely sounds really annoying for you.

Credit to SteelCurtain if this works. Smile
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January 19, 2016 at 5:09 am (This post was last modified: January 19, 2016 at 5:09 am by SteelCurtain.)
I think it's something he has installed. Otherwise it would affect only one browser, not all of them. I've seen several times where 3rd party software has a click through option during install to set Yahoo as your search engine. If you're moving quick you might leave that box clicked. Usually it's audio/video codecs or open source apps of some kind that use it as a revenue source for their product.

If you can remember when it started, you might be able to look through the Add/Remove programs and pinpoint what program is the culprit from the install date.
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RE: Need A Little Help
January 19, 2016 at 5:12 am
(January 19, 2016 at 5:09 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: I think it's something he has installed. Otherwise it would affect only one browser, not all of them. I've seen several times where 3rd party software has a click through option during install to set Yahoo as your search engine.

True, forgot about that possibility.
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RE: Need A Little Help
January 19, 2016 at 5:14 am
Seriously, though, Cinj, Yahoo is fucking annoying enough that I would consider a fresh install to make it go away.

I use that shit for fantasy football and nothing else.
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January 21, 2016 at 9:42 pm
Thank you all.

I will continue to investigate (and fume over) my dilemma.
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