Getting Rid Of A Search Engine

[saintpeter48]

All of a sudden a search engine has taken over my laptop, I used to be able to Google things, now if I enter something in Google it switches to Cartageous and I can't find what I'm looking for, how can I get rid of Caetageous, thanks.

[barry1010]

Have you recently installed an extension or software?

[Togo]

Cartageous is a google extension that is for shopping. It compares prices and gives "reviews". It is an extension so should be removable in settings using the usual uninstall method.

[Togo]

You never came back Peter but I will assume that you are using chrome and have allowed the extension to hook you. to remove it.....

To the right of your address bar, look for the extension's icon.(that is the cartageous icon) Right-click the icon and select Remove from Chrome. If you don't see the extension's icon next to your tool bar, make sure that you are currently using or have chrome open... Then(in chrome) at the top right, click, More More tools, Extensions. Then on the extension you want to remove, click Remove. Confirm by clicking Remove.

[saintpeter48]

Togo, I've just got back home, I have looked for it but cannot find it in settings, I don't have Chrome.

[saintpeter48]

Settings icon is not on my screen, where can I find it?

[barry1010]

What browser do you use, Peter?

[saintpeter48]

barry ...... Google and Firefox

[barry1010]

And which browser is giving you the problem?

[saintpeter48]

Google Barry

[bednobs]

chrome IS the google browser

[barry1010]

In that case follow Togo's instructions at 16:39 - click the three dots at the top right of the screen in the browser

[Prudie]

What icon do you see at the bottom of your screen? If it's a green, yellow and red disc with a blue centre then Chrome is your browser and it uses Google as its search engine.

[Lie-in King]

If you're using Google as the search engine in the browser Firefox, then -

Click the three lines (hamburger) top-right
Click "Add-ons and themes"
If it doesn't open in "Extensions", click that (left hand side)
Look for "Cartageous" - to the right of it are a switch & 3 small dots - click the dots then click "Remove"

[Lie-in King]

^More - Firefox might say something like "removal will be completed when you restart Firefox" - if it does say that, do so.

[saintpeter48]

I'm sorry, I've followed all of your instructions but cannot find it in Extensions and Themes

[THECORBYLOON]

"Simple rule:- full stop, comma outside, ? and ! inside."

JD, would you write, "Who produced, 'Lost in Translation?'"

[THECORBYLOON]

Ignore that...

[barry1010]

In Chrome can you see a jigsaw piece icon at the top right of the screen? It looks like a grey blob - click that and you should see a list of installed extensions.
Can you see Cartageous in the list?

[saintpeter48]

Barry, I haven't got Chrome.

[barry1010]

You have got Chrome, Peter, you choose to call it Google