Yahoo has taken over my browsers. how do I remove?

As the titles say's. It started acouple of days ago, don't know where from. It's not just one browser but all.
I'd appreciate any feed back.
Cheers

You can change homepage in Safari
Safari > Preferences > General.
If that doesn't help, you may find help here.
http://www.thesafemac.com/eliminating-browser-redirects-and-advertisements/
Best.

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