Hi Pat The “genieo” malware from a few years back gave similar symptoms. Other more knowledgeable members could perhaps give guidance on detecting and removing malware. Perhaps worth following up.
Cheers Alan > On 14 May 2018, at 10:37 am, Pat <clamsh...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi, Daniel, > > Thanks for your reply, but I still haven’t been able to change away from the > pernicious Bing. Clicking on the magnifying glass does nothing. On the Safari > Preferences Search tab, trying to change Bing to anything else is futile. I > attach a screen shot of the Safari General Preference tab. It differs from > the screen shot that Peter Faulks sent (thanks, Peter) in that my list does > not contain a Default search engine. I am convinced that these changes are > the result of the Security 2018-001 update. I have to say I was puzzled by > the 2018-001 number because it is already May and there must have been > previous security updates, or is that wrong? > > Cheers, > Pat > > <Screen-Shot-2018-05-14-at-09.47.17.png> > >> On 13 May 2018, at 12:48, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au >> <mailto:wa...@macwizardry.com.au>> wrote: >> >> Another way to also change it. When you have a “blank” page open (and you >> can see the line “Search or enter website name”, if you click on the search >> magnifying glass thing to the left of this, you’ll get a drop down menu. You >> can change here. >> Otherwise it’s Safari menu - Preferences - Search. >> “Search engine”. Then choose from the drop down menu you want. >> >> Some times websites will change the search for you (or ask you if you want >> to go to this page, without you realising it’s meaning it’s going to change >> it. >> And some software can also ask if you want to change it as well, as part of >> the install of the software. Malware can also do it as well sometimes - >> though normally won’t change it to Bing, it will change it some other weird >> search engine or “tracking” website. >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> Sent from my iPhone 7 >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au <http://macwizardry.com.au/>> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au <http://www.macwizardry.com.au/>> >> >>>> On 13 May 2018, at 11:14 am, Pat <clamsh...@iinet.net.au >>>> <mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have just discovered that my choice of search engine has been corrupted: >>>> I was using Duck Duck Go. And now I discover that it has been >>>> surreptitiously replaced by Bing and I haven’t been able to change it >>>> back. I don’t like this at all! Who made this decision? No one asked my >>>> permission. And why can’t I change back? >>>> >>>> Grrrrrrr! >>>> Pat >>>> Mac Pro, running OS 10.13.4 >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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