How do I get rid of YAHOO taking over riding programs to ask if I want to use YAHOO as my search engine. IT is relentless and I want it gone.

When I have opened up Firefox for internet use YAHOO will take over the screen in mid-use. I hit the return button and have to repeat this several times to get back to the site I was on. I have never used YAHOO and from their hostile takeover action never will. How do I get rid of this "virus"?

1. Use  free  AdwareMedic by clicking “Download ” from here
    http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
    Install , open,  and run it by clicking “Scan for Adware” button   to remove adware.
    Once done, quit AdwareMedic by clicking AdwareMedic in the menu bar and selecting
    “Quit AdwareMedic”.
2. Safari > Preferences > Extensions
     Turn those off and relaunch Safari to test .
     Turn those on one by one and test.
3. Safari > Preferences >  Search > Search Engine :
    Select your preferred   search engine.
4. Safari > Preferences > General > Homepage:
     Set your Homepage.

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