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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

how can i stop yahoo from popping up?

jonboi10
jonboi10
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when i want to go to a certain website or while i am in the middle of looking through a website the web page automatically will go to a yahoo website. i want to disable whatever it is that is making it do that please help. very annoying,

when i want to go to a certain website or while i am in the middle of looking through a website the web page automatically will go to a yahoo website. i want to disable whatever it is that is making it do that please help. very annoying,

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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I think you probably have a bad add-on from Spigot or Conduit. Let's try to get rid of that.

Open Firefox's Add-ons page using either:

  • Command+Shift+a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons

In the left column, click Plugins. Set nonessential and unrecognized plugins to "Never Activate".

In the left column, click Extensions. Then, if in doubt, disable (or Remove, if possible) unrecognized and unwanted extensions.

Often a link will appear above at least one disabled extension to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links as the last step.

Any improvement?

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Did this work? Since other Mac users are reporting similar symptoms, it would be helpful to know if you were able to track it down. Thanks.