Why does each time I try to research a subject matter on Yahoo it goes to a search page or advert?

Question

Why does each time I try to research a subject matter on Yahoo it goes to a search page or advert?

Answer 1

I just asked this question today as well. I am using maosX and therefore have no registry issues, I tried the same thing with a newly created guest account on this computer with NO cookies or prefs anywhere. Same thing: Yahoo results sends you to an unrelated ad site.

Someone has broken the internals of Yahoo search and Yahoo won't answer. They are too busy trying to keep being bought by Microsoft. Since LIve search actually works, why don't we just demand that M$ take over searching within YHoo.

I do wish someone at Yahoo would post answers about this.

Answer 2

Sounds like you've caught Zblot, a Registry virus that is very difficult to get rid of. Try running spybot.

Answer 3

Sometimes it does that, I would suggest you to Google it cause they have better results

Answer 4

Got the same mess, use Ask or Google.