GoPhoto.it akamaihd.net Problem in Searches

[Ed Wicks]

Hello,
Don't know if this is a Mac App question. A few weeks ago I accidentally pushed a button on my screen, and since then all of my searches have included akamaihd.net in my subject line. For example, my search for "Prucha Mastertone" resulted in this:

prucha mastertone - Google Search

lkysearchds3514-a.akamaihd.net

The search results under this new condition don't look like my former search results. I reach sites that are not helpful and seem commercially oriented.
I have found reference to the akamaihd.net problem elsewhere. It is said to be a virus. I see various solutions (some complex) for getting rid of it.
For example: Go to Terminal. Type "open~Library" (without quotes). Delete the folder for GoPhoto.it, which is"{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384." This does not work for me.

Will appreciate advice. Thanks.
Ed

 

[Ed Wicks]

are you awaiting my approval or am I awaiting yours?
Thx.
Ed (rookie)

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello,

Have you tried using a different search engine like Google/DuckDuckGo instead of Yahoo!, or a different browser - Safari/Chrome/Firefox? Do you get the same results?

C

 

[derek2VM]

Hello,

Have you tried using a different search engine like Google/DuckDuckGo instead of Yahoo!, or a different browser - Safari/Chrome/Firefox? Do you get the same results?

Have you tried?

Can it really help in that situation?

 

[Lufbrarunner]

Akamaihd.net is an address which is promoted through a potentially unwanted application (PUA), an app that is categorized as a browser hijacker. So using an uninfected browser should work o/k.
Run malwarebytes that should clear it up.

 

[derek2VM]

Lufbrarunner, you know that there area lot of articles on the web, which say they can help, but maybe one of the really helpful was this one ( https://macsecurity.net/view/51-rvzr-aakamaihdnet-popup-virus-removal-for-mac ). Article has all the necessary explanations, with images and videos how to get rid of it. It helped me as well.

 

[Lufbrarunner]

Yes I am aware that there are articles on the web . I don't have akamaihd infecting my mac so I did not go looking for them, I made a suggestion that has worked in the past. for others. YMMV.