My HomePage changes to search.yahoo/com/?type=800236&fr=spigot-yhp no matter what I set or change plus the selection of Yahoo as the search default engine also occurs in IE as well.
I have repeatedly set the page to something else.
I have disabled and deleted yahoo search engine, but it keeps coming back in Internet properties as the default when it also changes the homepage.
I have deleted and uninstalled ALL Toolbars.
I have disabled all add-ons except AVAST anti-virus.
I have repeatedly deleted my javascript profiles.
I have uninstalled ALL Yahoo software i.e. Messenger & Toolbars.
I have uninstalled ALL software that has Spigot in the description.
I have manually edited the registry to change settings for homepage.
I have manually removed all references in the registry for Yahoo or Spigot, although some always return.
I have disabled every service that I dared.
I have verified setup through msconfig and cannot see anything out of the ordinary.
I have searched the web repeatedly and have tried every reference that I could reasonably trust & find.
I have ran IObit Malware, Avast Antivirus, CCleaner, IObit Advanced System Care, & Glary Utilities and have found nothing out of the ordinary.
Btw - My ambivalence towards yahoo and it has now become a full-fledged mission to see that Yahoo is removed with prejudice at all costs. No excuse for a supposed reputable company like Yahoo to stoop to these levels to get more clicks.
Any suggestion beyond those I have already tried would be greatly appreciated.