If you are also one of those users who are unable to change their search engines on Google Chrome on Mac, then you have stumbled on the right place.
Chrome does this as well, but you have to use Chrome on your iPhone too—but Safari is the default browser in iOS, with no way to change it. So Chrome's syncing won't be nearly as seamless, since some apps will send you to Safari when you click on links. Put simply, if you're an iPhone user, using Safari makes your life a lot easier. Google Chrome is a lightweight browser that is free to download for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, and iOS. Follow this guide to get it downloaded and installed on your system of choice. Note: If you are in China, you cannot download the browser without a VPN.
Users have claimed that there default search engine is changed to some website called ‘akamaihd.net‘, and they are unable to get rid of it. This issue was reported by users a few months ago and it still seems to be hanging around for some.
You can read some of the reports below:
Chrome won't let me change my default search engine back to google after it shut down unexpectedly. I've tried Malwarebytes and deleted everything that came up. All the other solutions I found online was for windows, but I have a Mac. I'd rather only reset my chrome settings as a last resort. Please help!!!
- Chrome OS is Google's lightweight operating system that you can only get if you buy a Chromebook that already has it installed. To be clear, you can't install the same Chrome OS that Google installs (and allows other manufacturers to install) on a computer.
- Try downloading Chrome from the command line instead. This solution has the command to download Chrome AND install.
(Source)
Unable to change default search engine in Chrome with search6188182-a.akamaihd.net
Ran Malwarebytes and Sophos Home, which said my Mac is clean—no virus
(Source)
I don't have a solution . . . only writing to say I've got the same problem–I've used Chrome for yearsss, and this just happened today. It seems 'default290967113-a.akamaihd.net' has hijacked my google search engine. I tried two antivirus scans: malwarebytes and AGV; but neither did a thing. I also contacted Apple help and was on the phone with a tech person for 45 minutes, and they finally said, 'Reach out to Google.' If Google/Chrome is listening . . . I'm on to other options and only to return if it is fixed.
If you are also one of those users who are unable to change their search engines on Google Chrome on Mac, then you have stumbled on the right place.
Chrome does this as well, but you have to use Chrome on your iPhone too—but Safari is the default browser in iOS, with no way to change it. So Chrome's syncing won't be nearly as seamless, since some apps will send you to Safari when you click on links. Put simply, if you're an iPhone user, using Safari makes your life a lot easier. Google Chrome is a lightweight browser that is free to download for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, and iOS. Follow this guide to get it downloaded and installed on your system of choice. Note: If you are in China, you cannot download the browser without a VPN.
Users have claimed that there default search engine is changed to some website called ‘akamaihd.net‘, and they are unable to get rid of it. This issue was reported by users a few months ago and it still seems to be hanging around for some.
You can read some of the reports below:
Chrome won't let me change my default search engine back to google after it shut down unexpectedly. I've tried Malwarebytes and deleted everything that came up. All the other solutions I found online was for windows, but I have a Mac. I'd rather only reset my chrome settings as a last resort. Please help!!!
- Chrome OS is Google's lightweight operating system that you can only get if you buy a Chromebook that already has it installed. To be clear, you can't install the same Chrome OS that Google installs (and allows other manufacturers to install) on a computer.
- Try downloading Chrome from the command line instead. This solution has the command to download Chrome AND install.
(Source)
Unable to change default search engine in Chrome with search6188182-a.akamaihd.net
Ran Malwarebytes and Sophos Home, which said my Mac is clean—no virus
(Source)
I don't have a solution . . . only writing to say I've got the same problem–I've used Chrome for yearsss, and this just happened today. It seems 'default290967113-a.akamaihd.net' has hijacked my google search engine. I tried two antivirus scans: malwarebytes and AGV; but neither did a thing. I also contacted Apple help and was on the phone with a tech person for 45 minutes, and they finally said, 'Reach out to Google.' If Google/Chrome is listening . . . I'm on to other options and only to return if it is fixed.
(Source)
Notably, this issue has been covered by various publications and was termed as adware. How to recover your administrator password on a mac. But it hasn't been covered as a hindrance to changing the default search engine, which is from an end user's perspective.
Fortunately, there is a workaround available for this issue. According to a Google Chrome community member, you just need to remove malicious profiles from System Preferences.
This worked for me.
1. Go to System Preferences
2. Profiles
3. Remove the anonymous profile/s Mac os system 1.
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And according to some users, the trick to remove suspicious profiles from the System preferences has indeed removed the culprit ‘akamaihd.net' search engine.
Let us know in the comments below if you also faced a similar issue with Chrome on Mac and whether this workaround got you out of it or not?
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If you have an Internet connection, you can download the Chrome browser Online. If you don't have an Internet connection in your environment, you'll need to get the Google Chrome Offline package.
We recommend that you use the Online method to install the current version of Google Chrome on macOS.
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How to Install Google Chrome on Mac
Follow the steps below to install Chrome step by step on Apple's mac OS Mojave operating system.
Step 1
To download the Google Chrome for Mojave, visit https://www.google.com/chrome/ and click the Download Chrome button.
Step 2
On the Download Chrome for Mac download page, click Accept and Install to accept the license agreement.
Step 3
After downloading Google Chrome for macOS, double click on googlechrome.dmg file.
Step 4
Please wait while Google Chrome is opening.
Step 5
Drag and drop Google Chrome into Applications.
Step 6
Wait while Chrome copies to Applications.
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Wait while copying to Chrome Apps. Double click on it to run Google Chrome.
Step 8
In macOS systems, a control is provided for applications downloaded over the Internet. Click the Open button to skip this warning.
Step 9
If you want to make Google Chrome the default browser on your computer, and to send Google's usage statistics to Google, select the options in the window below and click the Start Google Chrome button.
Step 10
Click the Use 'Chrome' button.
Step 11
Once you've successfully installed Google Chrome, you can check its version in Help / About.
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