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Q: how do I remove MacVx from my macbook pro

how do I remove MacVx from my computer, as of yesterday I am getting ads and pop ups. Please help

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)

Posted on Jul 31, 2014 3:28 PM

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  • by Znon,

    Znon Znon Aug 14, 2014 3:30 PM in response to Marcelo M
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    Aug 14, 2014 3:30 PM in response to Marcelo M

    Thank you, this was wonderfully helpful and fast ! Zn

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Aug 14, 2014 7:56 PM in response to Znon
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    Aug 14, 2014 7:56 PM in response to Znon

    I think we have a good handle on this one now.

     

    If you have more than one browser, be sure to check those as well, since it's been found in Safari, Firefox and Google Chrome.

     

    TheSafeMac's Adware Removal Tool has been updated to include removal of all three.

  • by Roger Dawson,

    Roger Dawson Roger Dawson Sep 4, 2014 5:03 AM in response to MadMacs0
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    Sep 4, 2014 5:03 AM in response to MadMacs0

    I found a copy of the Macvx.dmg file in my downloads folder.  Must have been downloaded with something else, but I don't know what.  If you want a copy I can send it to you.

     

    Roger

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Sep 4, 2014 5:04 PM in response to Roger Dawson
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    Sep 4, 2014 5:04 PM in response to Roger Dawson

    Go ahead and send it to thomas[at]thesafemac.com as I don't know for certain whether he has it or not. I'll let him know to watch for it.

  • by Roger Dawson,

    Roger Dawson Roger Dawson Sep 5, 2014 2:45 AM in response to MadMacs0
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    Sep 5, 2014 2:45 AM in response to MadMacs0

    File sent.

  • by Sasay,

    Sasay Sasay Sep 8, 2014 9:11 AM in response to angela2453
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    Sep 8, 2014 9:11 AM in response to angela2453

    Thomas Reed's site Safe Mac and Thomas himself have been a huge help to me with this kind of problem. I just came to the forums to figure out what this exact ad- or mal- ware was, downloaded the new AdMedic app from TR's site, and it found it and got rid of it right away. Just deleting it from the extensions in Chrome didn't work (which is something TR has told me to watch out for with past problems).

     

    I really appreciate that we have someone out there who is working on these issues for us!!

  • by diebler,

    diebler diebler Sep 12, 2014 6:44 AM in response to BGJ
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    Sep 12, 2014 6:44 AM in response to BGJ

    This just happened to me. I was able to get rid of the issue by looking in my web browsers' (Safari and Firefox) plug-ins/extensions directory and removing the culprit. My browser seems to be working fine now.


    It was installed in:

    Safari > Preferences > Extensions

    Firefox > Tools > Add-ons Manager > Extensions


    Just "remove".

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Sep 12, 2014 10:21 AM in response to diebler
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    Sep 12, 2014 10:21 AM in response to diebler

    diebler wrote:

     

    This just happened to me. I was able to get rid of the issue by looking in my web browsers' (Safari and Firefox) plug-ins/extensions directory and removing the culprit.

    There's probably more to be removed. Might be an app in /Applications/ which will re-inatall the extensions if you run it. Also could be a macvx.dmg in you download folder. For safest, easiest removal of most all currently known adware, use AdMedic and to understand how it came to be installed and avoiding it in the future, read John Galt's How to install adware.

  • by Teesyg,

    Teesyg Teesyg Oct 18, 2014 9:21 AM in response to angela2453
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    Oct 18, 2014 9:21 AM in response to angela2453

    Macvx is in your browser settings, under extensions.

     

    On Chrome, choose History / Show Full History / Extensions /

    from there you will see a list of your extensions, Macvx will be one of them. Remove it.

  • by Teesyg,

    Teesyg Teesyg Oct 18, 2014 9:29 AM in response to angela2453
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    Oct 18, 2014 9:29 AM in response to angela2453

    Also, Vidx is not in the Applications folder as stated in this thread, I found it in the System / Library / Extensions /

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Oct 18, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Teesyg
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    Oct 18, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Teesyg

    At the time of this report, the MacVX variant of VidX adware was not known, so the instructions could be a bit off.

     

    There is now an AdwareMedic tool by the author of the Adware Removal Guide which will safely and efficiently locate all currently known adware and will optionally delete it for you.

  • by scrowder,

    scrowder scrowder Dec 6, 2014 7:06 PM in response to Marcelo M
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    Dec 6, 2014 7:06 PM in response to Marcelo M

    +1 this worked for me!

    Marcelo M wrote:

     

    I had the same trouble in my Safari Browser, so, I checked on preferences and in the "Extensions" I saw an extension called "MacVx" and I selected it and clicked "uninstall" and i got it fixed and no more ads.

    I hope it helps.

    Marcelo M

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Dec 6, 2014 8:02 PM in response to scrowder
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    Dec 6, 2014 8:02 PM in response to scrowder

    There might be additional files associated with this. If you use Firefox or Chrome, they will almost certainly also have that extension. You might still have the installer used to add these. The fastest, most effective way to identify and optionally remove all currently known adware is by using AdwareMedic, developed by thomas_r. this Forum's malware guru, owner of TheSafeMac and a colleague of mine.

     

    To understand why this happened and how to avoid such things in the future read John Galt's How to install adware.

  • by Helen Page1,

    Helen Page1 Helen Page1 Jan 6, 2015 11:58 AM in response to BGJ
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    Jan 6, 2015 11:58 AM in response to BGJ

    How do you access the extensions in Firefox? It worked for Safari and chrome so thank you for that but is still in Firefox.

  • by Helen Page1,

    Helen Page1 Helen Page1 Jan 6, 2015 11:59 AM in response to MadMacs0
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    Jan 6, 2015 11:59 AM in response to MadMacs0

    I downloaded the installer but don't know how to use it. Didn't see instructions.

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