Troubleshoot Chrome Omnibox redirects to Yahoo search instead of Google

[Old Man Morty]

Briefly explain your current issue(s)

21/3/2014 Chrome Omnibox redirects to Yahoo search instead of Google

Steps taken to resolve, but have been unsuccessful

Remove malware via spybot, adwcleaner, hitman pro, malwarebytes

It's just as the title says. Every time I attempt to search using the omnibox, it redirects me to Yahoo regardless of what my default Chrome search is. I tried fixing it using Malwarebytes, Hitman Pro, AdwCleaner. I uninstalled Spybot after reading a thread on the forums here that it isn't great. Removed Pando Media Booster (upon recommendation of TwinHeadedEagle). I can't make any progress after this. Please help this problem is really screwing up my computer sessions.

 

[illumination]

It's just as the title says. Every time I attempt to search using the omnibox, it redirects me to Yahoo regardless of what my default Chrome search is. I tried fixing it using Malwarebytes, Hitman Pro, AdwCleaner. I uninstalled Spybot after reading a thread on the forums here that it isn't great. Removed Pando Media Booster (upon recommendation of TwinHeadedEagle). I can't make any progress after this. Please help this problem is really screwing up my computer sessions.

Have you tried clicking the tool icon on the right side of your browser, going down to settings, opening it, then scroll down to manage search engine, open it and see what is set as your default.

 

[Old Man Morty]

Have you tried clicking the tool icon on the right side of your browser, going down to settings, opening it, then scroll down to manage search engine, open it and see what is set as your default.

Yes I've tried multiple different default searches. I removed all of them except Google but it still redirects me to yahoo.

 

[illumination]

Have you tried resetting the browser settings?

Reset your browser settings

1. In the top-right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu
   
2. Select Settings.
3. At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.
4. Under the section "Reset settings,” click Reset settings.
5. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

 

[Old Man Morty]

Have you tried resetting the browser settings?

I'm sorry I forgot to mention this. When I reset my browser the Google Sync retrieves whatever data is causing me to have my search forwarded to Yahoo.

 

[illumination]

I'm sorry I forgot to mention this. When I reset my browser the Google Sync retrieves whatever data is causing me to have my search forwarded to Yahoo.

We can try to reset Sync, it will clear all saved data so be sure this is what you choose before proceeding.

Go to the Google Dashboard, scroll to the Chrome sync section and click the link to "Stop sync and delete data from Google." You'll then be prompted to confirm the deletion.

 

[jamescv7]

Did you try to complete uninstall the chrome including user preference?

 

[Old Man Morty]

Did you try to complete uninstall the chrome including user preference?

Yes

 

[illumination]

You have reset Chrome, managed your search engines, only thing left i can think of, is to look in your Chrome extensions for something changing the default search engine, and or you still have something on the system associated. If none of those are the case, then deleting the stored sync content and starting over may be the only left option.

I would double check your extensions in Chrome, and also take another look through your add/remove programs of the operating system.

 

[jamescv7]

Yes

So supposed to reset all everything even you didn't sign your Google Account for the newly installed Chrome.

 

[Old Man Morty]

It can't be the extensions, and not signing in after uninstall and reinstall chrome doesn't work either, so I guess there is something on ym system that keeps screwing with my browser.

 

[Ink]

Does it affect other browsers on your PC?

Did you use SRT (beta) for Chrome? https://www.google.com/chrome/srt/

 

[Old Man Morty]

SRT doesn't report any suspicious/malicious software