How to remove yahoo spigot
I just did a fresh install of Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate. I have installed the following programs: Asus Power4Gear Hybrid Atheros Client Installation Program ATK Package Bluetooth Win7 Suite CPUID Fallout 3 Fraps Fresco Logic USB 3.0 Controller GX Gaming Cavimanus Headset Inte Turbo Boost Micosoft Games for Windows Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 and 2008 Xbox 360 adapter Firefox 40.0.3 Mozilla Maintenance Service MSI Afterburner Nvidia drivers Realtek Ethernet and Audio and USB 2.0 drivers SpeedFan Steam Synapitcs Pointing Device VLC Media Player Vuze Wareframe WInrar 5.3 Wireless Console 3
Whenever I open up firefox, it opens two tabs, one for google and one that goes: https://search.yahoo.com/?type=953296&fr=spigot-yhp-ff
How do I remove or stop it from loading this Yahoo Spigot?
This is on an Asus G53SW with bluetooth i7 8 gigs ram 460m
Chosen solution
Did a fresh install. Didn't work. Switched to Chrome, didn't have this issue. I will just have to use Chrome for now.
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Apparently, whenever I click the home icon it opens both google and yahoo spigot as well.
You can check for recently installed suspicious or unknown extensions.
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
- Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
You can check in "Windows Control Panel > Programs" for recently installed programs to see if any suspicious software shows up.
- Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program
- Click the Installed column to sort by this heading
I kinda get the feeling you didn't really read the question.
This is a FRESH install. Listed above is everything installed on the computer.
I do not have a toolbar.
Modified by foxtherouge
This article - http://www.spigot.com/about/contact-us/uninstall-spigot-toolbar/ - didn't help you at all?
How about this one? http://malwaretips.com/blogs/searchsettings-exe-removal/
Take a very close look at all the 'stuff' you installed, with one or more being a potential source for Malware. Without commas or hyphens between the run-on posting of that information, it is hard to pull out each specific program name to try to research it via Google or other search engine using the "remove" prefix for a search.
General Malware troubleshooting is described here: Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware
Yahoo spigot (spigot-yhp-ff) doesn't come by its own. This should either be caused by a Firefox extension installed in the Firefox profile folder or installed globally by other software.
Did you look in the Windows Control Panel?
Did you instal Firefox from the Mozilla server?
When I typed up the list of everything installed, each item was in a column. Apparently, mozilla support took it upon itself to make it one long sentence. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ That is the web address according to my history for where I got firefox from. Yes, I looked in the control panel, there are no Spigot related applications. I even tried several guides to remove it, all failed to do so. I will remove firefox completely, do another install of it, test it out, report back. Oh, and that link you gave me is for uninstalling their toolbar. Like stated, I do not have their toolbar.
Chosen Solution
Did a fresh install. Didn't work. Switched to Chrome, didn't have this issue. I will just have to use Chrome for now.