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PHK

HillStreetBlues said:

PHK said:

No it hasn’t. You’ve got a problem with your browser. It’s showing the same favicon for everything. 

For most browsers clearing the cache should work. Which browser are you using?

It's more likely a hijack (malware). Expect there is also a toolbar installed. Most times it's an extension.

How is malware going to change the favicon? 

HillStreetBlues

PHK said:

HillStreetBlues said:

PHK said:

No it hasn’t. You’ve got a problem with your browser. It’s showing the same favicon for everything. 

For most browsers clearing the cache should work. Which browser are you using?

It's more likely a hijack (malware). Expect there is also a toolbar installed. Most times it's an extension.

How is malware going to change the favicon? 

It's why it's called a hijack, although the names haven't changed the search via them could have.
If it had just been the favicon you might have been correct in it needed a flush, but the search engine had changed default which points to a hijack.

flyer

HillStreetBlues said:

flyer said:

I've removed online security, cleared the cache and restarted the computer but nothing has changed!

I would uninstall and reinstall make a note of extensions that you installed and backup bookmarks
EDIT: before trying above run your anti-virus  if you haven't done so already.

Done all of this, still no change. It's bizarre.

PHK

HillStreetBlues said:

PHK said:

HillStreetBlues said:

PHK said:

No it hasn’t. You’ve got a problem with your browser. It’s showing the same favicon for everything. 

For most browsers clearing the cache should work. Which browser are you using?

It's more likely a hijack (malware). Expect there is also a toolbar installed. Most times it's an extension.

How is malware going to change the favicon? 

It's why it's called a hijack, although the names haven't changed the search via them could have.
If it had just been the favicon you might have been correct in it needed a flush, but the search engine had changed default which points to a hijack.

That’s not quite how favicon work, if what you were saying was correct then all those sites listed would need to have been hijacked to serve  the wrong favicon. 

HillStreetBlues

PHK said:

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That’s not quite how favicon work, if what you were saying was correct then all those sites listed would need to have been hijacked to serve  the wrong favicon. 

OP issue is the although it states Google it's actually  searching Yahoo, so the favicon is correct, it's the name that isn't.

Question for you, how does a favicon change the search engine?

HillStreetBlues

flyer said:

HillStreetBlues said:

flyer said:

I've removed online security, cleared the cache and restarted the computer but nothing has changed!

I would uninstall and reinstall make a note of extensions that you installed and backup bookmarks
EDIT: before trying above run your anti-virus  if you haven't done so already.

Done all of this, still no change. It's bizarre.

Have you looked in Settings-Apps-Installed Apps  to see if you spot anything.

flyer

I couldn't find anything dodgy there 

HillStreetBlues

I see you searched for Yahoo,  it won't be called that  it will be a nondescript  name.

flyer

I only searched after I had gone through the list and found nothing suspicious

HillStreetBlues

Just to recap in case I'm mistaken on what has happened.
Chrome is just searching via Yahoo  and it doesn't matter what search engine you select in settings.
You have checked add ons & Apps, run a virus scan,  uninstalled & reinstalled.