Brave Search redirecting to Yahoo search

Brave Search Search Support
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Suddenly, after latest Brave update, Brave Search redirecting to Yahoo Search! Yahoo isn’t even one of my Search Engine choices!! (I hate Yahoo search)
Brave is my only browser and has been since 2020.
What is up guys??
Brave Desktop
Brave 1.79.123 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Windows 10

Chromium: 137.0.7151.104

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@Rev20_7PTL

In a Brave Browser New Window, go to: brave://prefs-internals/

The default search engine that has been chosen, will be found under default_private_search_provider_data . . . you might take a look.

Some things that might interfere:

  • cache
  • cookie
  • browsing history (“power of suggestion?!” maybe)
  • corrupt setting(s) storage (“file got dinged”)
  • extension(s)
  • hosts file?
  • some other application
  • some redirect setting/switch
  • sync with other computing devices
  • Windows Registry?

Take a look at:

‘https://sitechecker.pro/site-audit-issues/redirect-loop/’

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Check for a browser hijacker.

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Thank you for your suggestion, jaybird. I’m not sure what a ‘browser hijacker’ would look like but it sounds scary. Happily enough, after 2+ weeks of switching to *“Edge”*:face_vomiting:, the “problem” seemingly solved itself: (The issue began immediately after the last Brave update coincided with a Windows 10 update…) A week ago, I had NEW updates for Windows & my A/V waiting. My A/V asked if I wanted to update Brave too. Since it wasn’t even loading…:woman_shrugging:
When I woke up the next AM, the updates had run, so I cautiously clicked on my shortcut (I hadn’t “deleted & reinstalled” as suggested by “experts” cuz I was afraid I’d lose everything stored in Brave for the past 3 years!:scream:): It loaded like it had never had a problem! Next, I checked “Search”: *No redirect!!*:raising_hands::raising_hands::tada:Whoo-hoo!
At this time I still don’t know if the problem was with Brave or Windows:woman_shrugging:. All I do know is that it’s back, working like a champ and I’m not having to limp along with Edge:face_vomiting::angry_face_with_horns:! Using it only proved everything I despise about using a MS browser: It takes me back to the “bad old days” of using ‘school’ PCs w/out choice of browsers and having to put up with constant Ads and it’s very “parental”: Doesn’t like you using a VPN and won’t allow MY YouTube Purchases to run without telling me I must PURCHASE an additional media player add in!
I’m very grateful for my discovery of Brave, back in 2020, when Firefox got hijacked by weirdos!
Thanks again! Take care!

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@Rev20_7PTL going to close this thread for now but if the issue occurs again please let us know.