# Youronlinesearches.com and "refreshing" Google search results **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Support\ **Tags:** macos\ **Created:** [December 6, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956 "2022-12-06T07:51:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![appie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@appie](https://community.brave.app/u/appie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956/1 "2022-12-06T07:51:29Z")
I’ve been experiencing a weird issue on Brave browser, when I search something in Google. After clicking the search button, it first shows me the “normal” results for a brief moment, after which it appears to refresh the search results and forward my search to “[youronlinesearches.com](http://youronlinesearches.com)”. If I search Google for this domain, it shares that the browser’s search results are hijacked and points towards a hostile plugin or addon. However when I check Brave’s active addons, I see nothing that could be causing this behaviour. Is this something Brave does itself or has anyone seen similar behaviour? I’ve added a video and a screenshot showing that it refreshes the search results when searching for “Test”. ![youronlinesearches](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/d/e/de9010ff91c35a32104035153693e99f0b539e4d.png) > **[Screen Record](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7Qrd9ryDTR8?feature=share)** ---
**Author:** ![Alice2095](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/alice2095/32/145408_2.png) [@Alice2095](https://community.brave.app/u/Alice2095)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956/2 "2022-12-06T22:03:25Z")
Hello @appie Thanks for your reply we appreciate the details. Could you kindly try to clear the cookies. To clear your cookies and keep your history, go to `Settings > Advanced > Website Data, then tap Remove All Website Data.` If you continue with the issue, please share the following: 1. Brave version (found at `brave://version`) 2. Device(s) OS version. Be waiting for your response! ---
**Author:** ![appie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@appie](https://community.brave.app/u/appie)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956/3 "2022-12-07T02:03:54Z")
Sorry to question your suggestions, but how does resetting my SAFARI website data fix the issue I’m experiencing on BRAVE Browser on MACOS (hence why I tagged #macos) 1.45.133 Chromium: 107.0.5304.141 (Official Build) (arm64) Mac Mini Apple M1, Ventura 13.0.1 ---
**Author:** ![Alice2095](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/alice2095/32/145408_2.png) [@Alice2095](https://community.brave.app/u/Alice2095)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956/4 "2022-12-07T21:31:57Z")
Hi @appie Thanks for your reply we appreciate the details. Could you kindly try to clear Brave data. To clear it and keep your history, go to `Settings > Advanced > Website Data, then tap Remove All Website Data.` Additionally, try to use guest mode, in order to get a `Private` window, you’d have to hit the tabs button (like you’re trying to switch tabs, it’s a little box with a number showing how many tabs open). Then while it’s showing all open tabs, you’ll see the `Private` button to click on. From there. If that works, try disabling your extensions to see if this is the cause of the issue. You can open a Guest Window by going to `Main menu --> Open Guest window:` 1. On your computer, open Brave. 2. At the top right, click `Menu → More tools → Extensions.` 3. On to the extension you want to remove, click Remove. 4. Confirm by clicking Remove. Be waiting for your response! ---
**Author:** ![appie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@appie](https://community.brave.app/u/appie)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956/5 "2022-12-08T14:11:22Z")
Thank you. I managed to identify the culprit! Thank you. A plugin called “image downloader” decided it would be fun to change all search results. I now changed it to allow access to website content only “on click” which prevents the issue from happening. Thanks for the help! ---
**Author:** ![Alice2095](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/alice2095/32/145408_2.png) [@Alice2095](https://community.brave.app/u/Alice2095)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956/6 "2022-12-08T14:18:59Z")
Hello @appie I’m happy that the issue is solved, if you have any additional question let us know! Have a great day! 👋 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/youronlinesearches-com-and-refreshing-google-search-results/450956/7 "2023-01-07T14:19:35Z")
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