When I try to go to Yahoo from my bookmark bar I get redirected to Facebook, how do I fix this?

Question

It's really as simple to explain as what the question asks. When I click on Yahoo, it takes me to Facebook instead, even though Yahoo is set as the destination for that bookmark. I'm only running Ad Block Plus as an add-on, but I don't see how it would affect this since it doesn't do this with any other bookmarks.

Answer 1

Your issue may be caused by Malware. You can run and update the following free anti virus software:
1. Malwarebytes (Free version) - http://www.malwarebytes.org
2. Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org
3.Spyware Terminator - http://www.spywareterminator.com
In addition, there are a number of forums you can use to help get rid of your infection. These include:
* http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
* http://forums.spybot.info/
* http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
* Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
* AdwCleaner:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml
*SuperAntispyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/
*Microsoft Safety Scanner:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
*Windows Defender: Home Page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx
*Spybot Search & Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
*Kasperky Free Security Scan:
http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan
You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.
*Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller:
http://support.kaspersky.com/5350?el=88446
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