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Google search Redirects to Yahoo Search - Can't open Google on Edge Chromium

Anonymous
2021-03-21T20:06:05+00:00

Google search Redirects to Yahoo Search - Can't open Google on Edge Chromium

Microsoft Edge Version 89.0.774.57 (Official Build) (64-Bit)

Windows 7

Since today, opening anything related to Google is impossible in Edge Chromium. I had to install a different browser.

Using Google search redirects to Yahoo search like this:

Search term "chromium adress bar search doesn't work" redirects via:

http://www.imgdownmarch.com/?a=gspsg10&q=edge%20chromium%20Address%20bar%20search%20doesn%27t%20work

to

https://de.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=domaindev&hsimp=yhs-delfia&p=edge%20chromium%20Address%20bar%20search%20doesn%27t%20work&type=03\_\_alt\_\_ddc\_nicetab\_live

If I open Google.com via the adress bar and type in any search term I will either be redirected to Yahoo.com which opens in a new tab or simply close the tab without even redirecting.

Default search engine is Google. Every attempt to keep open any google related site like Google images, log in to Google account etc. results either in closing of the tab or in "Requested page not found!"

the adress "http://www.imgdownmarch.com/", that comes up while redirecting is also prompted with "Requested page not found!"

Turning off every extension doesn't help, searching for viruses or malware turned up with nothing.

All other browsers work fine with Google and other search engines.

Does anyone know how to deal with this? Can it be turned off or do I have to reinstall?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-23T23:28:31+00:00

    I woke up this morning with this problem- type a search in the address bar in Chrome, the search redirects to yahoo. It's only on my account, and my default search engine is still Chrome. Nothing seems to be wrong in the settings. 

    I just figured out the answer. I have a Chrome extension called "Image Downloader" that I got a couple months ago. I just removed the extension and it seems to have cleared up the problem. The would make sense with the "imgdown" in the address of the redirect.

    I hope this helps!

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-23T13:21:23+00:00

    I had the same issue today. Opened chrome as a Guest, no problem.

    I had image download extensions, one of them seems to be causing this redirect. In my case it was the extension.

    I recommend updating chrome or whichever browser you use, disabling extensions, clearing cache, restarting computer, then trying to do the search.

    If it works, enable extensions one by one and do a search after each one is enabled.

    That's what I did and it worked pretty well.

    Cheers

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-22T15:20:07+00:00

    Thanks for your comment Ṣmeed.

    I agree to a certain extend, that all those measures these articles offer as possible solution  combined, might prevent a computer and it's software to be altered by unwanted intrusion. I do have some experience with measuring up to that but as it happens, there is the day when all that was not good enough.

    Although privacy is a major concern to me and security a top level issue as well, all efforts to keep everything save and running are stall mate as soon as any update is installed or new software comes along. To constantly keep in mind what's at stake when it comes to those two issues is a drag and a manufactured one on top of that.

    So it works out to be a deal between those two and certainly not to my full satisfaction.

    Currently I have installed uMatrix and Adblock Plus on all browsers, two common addons that are supposed to deliver. Besides that I have to trust Google's and Microsoft's policies, when it comes to their preventive measures offering bits and bytes with backdoors as big as gates. Apparently even they have problems with that, as those articles you suggested make out.

    So what can I do in a case of harm done already? Right now I switched to Chrome in order to get things done. That as a fact shouldn't sit well with mods of a Microsoft help forum.

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  2. JuliaMarvin 17,190 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-22T15:45:07+00:00

    My main/default browser is Firefox and I really don't have any knowledge about Edge.

    I only know that Edge in the past always had lots of issues with such redirects and all kinds of fake Tech Support alerts etc. etc.

    If even a complete reset of Edge does not help and Malwarebytes does not really find anything (you did also try their AdwCleaner?), then I wouldn't know what to suggest.... 

    I'm looking forward to see what other help you will be given by other people... 

    Cheers

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  3. paulr0511 39,555 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-03-23T14:32:12+00:00

    Hi Rey, apologies as I am already out of ideas (except for resetting the browser and to uninstall and reinstall it) and maybe someone else will know the solution with regards to this issue that you are experiencing and I will also be letting them check this one for you.

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