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spikespaz / search-deflector

A small program that forwards searches from Cortana to your preferred browser and search engine.
MIT License
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After being blocked by Malwarebytes and added to the exclusion list, it no longer works. #64

Closed amminadabz closed 4 years ago

amminadabz commented 4 years ago

First, Malwarebytes blocked the installer, so I added it to the exclusion list. I installed it succesfully and ran a test search. When it prompted me to choose an app to complete the search, I chose Search Deflector, but I did not click the checkbox for "Use every time" or "Set as default" or whatever it is called. I assumed I would be able to set it as default after I had seen what it could do. After choosing Search Deflector is when Malwarebytes blocked it again, so I went back to the exclusion list and added the Search Deflector folder in "Program Files (x86)". However, when I tried another search, I was not presented with the option to use Search deflector, and the search opened with Bing on Edge. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling.

spikespaz commented 4 years ago

This is strange. Did you make sure MBAM put the files back where the registry and shortcuts expect them to be? Where I designed them to be?

amminadabz commented 4 years ago

I think so. Here's what the folder looks like.

search deflector screenshot
spikespaz commented 4 years ago

This looks correct. Make sure that Search Deflector is selected as the default handler for MICROSOFT-EDGE, go to Settings > Apps > Default apps > Choose default apps by protocol, and align what you see with this. image

Also make sure that you have something other than Edge Chromium as default browser because there is a known conflict that will take a rewrite to fix.

amminadabz commented 4 years ago

That fixed it. Thanks a bunch!