What I initially thought I had downloaded- Mac cleaning os application turned out to be something different. Ever since downloading the application, when I'm on the internet and go to a new tab to use the search engine it, it isn't google but instead some this- 'http://thesmartsearch.net/search?p=acp11&q=tsr' .. I'm at my wits end!!
On top of all this, I'll be browsing on the internet and if I click on something a random tab will open advertising a load of crap. When I exit from this window it actually asks me do I want to leave the page instead of automatically shutting down.
I have my safari preferences set to nothing- like no specific search engine.
I downloaded AdwareMedic to try and rectify the situation. It had some files when I allowed the scan to go through and then I deleted them thinking the problem would go but I still have the search engine problem and random tabs opening up/changing to random pages.
I have no idea what to do at this stage!! Please help, it would be great to hear from people who have encountered the same problem and how they fixed it.
Thanks so much!!