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Yahoo blocking search

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When I try click to search on a word in Firefox on my iMac, which I've done productively for years, I'm now, without having changed anything about my settings. faced with

Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site.

We can’t connect to the server at gb.search.yahoo.com.

How can I get rid of this?

When I try click to search on a word in Firefox on my iMac, which I've done productively for years, I'm now, without having changed anything about my settings. faced with Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site. We can’t connect to the server at gb.search.yahoo.com. How can I get rid of this?

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You beat me to it! I was just about to point you in the direction of this support article that should help:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox

I am glad to hear that your problem has been resolved. If you haven't already, please select the answer that solves the problem. This will help other users with similar problems find the solution.

Thank you for contacting Mozilla Support.

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Hi

Does this link work for you?:

https://uk.search.yahoo.com/

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Thanks for your lightning-fast response.

Your advice, which I've tried, works for me if I want Firefox to use Yahoo as my search-engine. What I would like to do is to get back to its using Google.

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Between posting my question and getting your response, however, I through a set of steps advised on a Yahoo page, and that, I see, has enabled me to get back to Firefox using Google.

Thanks for your swift help, all the same.

Regards Paul

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You beat me to it! I was just about to point you in the direction of this support article that should help:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox

I am glad to hear that your problem has been resolved. If you haven't already, please select the answer that solves the problem. This will help other users with similar problems find the solution.

Thank you for contacting Mozilla Support.

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No longer needing to click on the Mozilla support page, I don't know what it says, but here's the advice I'd found, following the steps of which I got rid of the problem, and which I copy here in case it helps anybody else:

How do I stop Yahoo from hijacking my Firefox browser? Fix Yahoo replacing Google in your Firefox browser Settings > Addons & Themes. Remove any unknown ones. Settings > Home. Reset your homepage. Settings > Search. Reset your default search settings. Settings > Privacy & Security. Delete all cache and temporary internet files. 31 Mar 2025

Thanks again.

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