How do I get rid of Chinese websites on Safari homepage

I was recently in Asia.  Now that I am in the States, I see that my Safari homepage has about six Chinese search engines on it.  I don't know how to get rid of them.  Any solutions?

this might be a problem possibly caused by adware on your pc. please go to ''firefox > addons > extensions'' & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc). also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there and do a full scan of your system with the security software that you have in place and different other tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] & [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner].
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    Apple have done a great big mistake visibly. How can they have released a new iOS which does not take into each machines configuration.
    Maybe it's only about money. Now the boys to the top and the job's family have made a great deal of money out of apple, no one really cares.
    In the meantime, if someone does have a way of solving my problem of how to get rid of Chinese in Safari I would be very grateful.
    Also the photo upload and other features within the photo system had been changed. It is now difficult to delete photos in bulk and the machine. Is there a solution to that issue?
    What I don't understand is this indicates that someone is playing around with making iOS worse not better giving full steam ahead to someone like Samsung and others to pounce.

    The Favorites view is create based on a list of bookmarks in a bookmarks folder called "Favorites".  You may remove the Chinese web sites from the Favorites view by removing them from the Favorites folders in Bookmarks.
    1. Launch Safari.
    2. Tap the "Bookmarks" icon to the right of the address view.
    3. Tap the "Bookmarks" tab (the one on the left).
    4. Tap the "Favorite" folder.  You should see the list of Chinese web sites.
    5. Tap the "Edit" button.
    6. Delete the unwanted bookmarks.
    7. Tap the "Done" button.
    Note that if you want to add your own websites to the Favorites view, just add a bookmark to the Favorites folder while you're viewing the website.
    Also note that changing the language setting won't change the sites in Favorites.  The list of sites is created on first upgrade to iOS 7.

  • How can I get rid of search history in Safari on my iPad?

    When I highlight one to delete, the search kicks in. How can I get rid of the history?

    You can go to Settings>Safari>Clear History, cookies and data and then delete every bookmark and that should clear it temporarily, but it will only be temporary. As soon as you starting using the search again, then suggestions will appear again.
    I think that I may have misread your question - if you want to clear all of the history - use the Clear History button in the upper right corner of the History window. You cannot delete one item at a time.

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    this might be a problem possibly caused by adware on your pc. please go to ''firefox > addons > extensions'' & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc). also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there and do a full scan of your system with the security software that you have in place and different other tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] & [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner].
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    That must be the websites you're viewing, and not Safari itself.
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    You can go to Settings>Safari>Clear History, cookies and data and then delete every bookmark and that should clear it temporarily, but it will only be temporary. As soon as you starting using the search again, then suggestions will appear again.
    I think that I may have misread your question - if you want to clear all of the history - use the Clear History button in the upper right corner of the History window. You cannot delete one item at a time.

  • How can I get rid of those icons in safari and have a listing of bookmarks as well as the according web addresses

    Hi, I just upgraded to Yosemite and have a huge problem.
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    Hi annmeyercom,
    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
    I can understand wanting to organize and arrange your Safari bookmarks in a way that is beneficial to you. There may be a couple of different solutions to this. The attached article explains how you can see your bookmarks using the Show or hide the sidebar button as well as enabling the Favorites bar which is similar to previous versions of Safari.
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  • How can i get rid of smart search from safari

    Every time that i search on safari or google chrome my search engine comes up to be
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    Hi!
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    You may have installed a variant of the "VSearch" ad-injection malware. Follow Apple Support's instructions to remove it.
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    Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. This procedure works as of now, as far as I know. It may not work in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for a more recent discussion, or start a new one.
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