Windows 10 will reach EOS (end of support) on October 14, 2025. For more information, see this article.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Every time I download Firefox, Yahoo Browser appears instead

Redshark1
Redshark1
more options

I have had Firefox browser for a longtime but some how it was taken over by Yahoo's browser, which I am not keen on. 

I have uninstalled the programmes, which are still listed as Mozilla, several times, and attempted to download Firefox from the official Mozilla website but every time I do, the Yahoo browser reappears instead.  Why? -  how do I get around this problem?
I have had Firefox browser for a longtime but some how it was taken over by Yahoo's browser, which I am not keen on. I have uninstalled the programmes, which are still listed as Mozilla, several times, and attempted to download Firefox from the official Mozilla website but every time I do, the Yahoo browser reappears instead. Why? - how do I get around this problem?

All Replies (1)

James (doing minimal support dowdays)
James (doing minimal support dowdays)
  • Top 25 Contributor
  • Moderator
more options

Firefox is a web browser and Yahoo is a search engine. The en-US Firefox from mozilla.org/firefox/all/ comes with Yahoo as the default search engine since Firefox 34.0 as Google is not longer the global default.

You can change what search engine to use in Search Bar or on the default about:home homepage.

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