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Q: HOW DO I GET RID OF FLASHMALL

I am so sick of this thing… I have went to my downloads and nothing works! These ads are constantly popping up, it's changing my homepage to yahoo, and it's making my computer freeze! How do I get rid of this? Please help… When I search for this question all the topics are old and that way doesn't work anymore.

Posted on Feb 23, 2015 5:24 PM

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Q: HOW DO I GET RID OF FLASHMALL

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  • by knclp,

    knclp knclp Apr 30, 2015 6:23 AM in response to thomas_r.
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    Apr 30, 2015 6:23 AM in response to thomas_r.

    ok that worked.  I did "command F" typed in flashmall and there it was. I dragged into trash. Went back to launchpad held the app until it jiggled and "?" appeared in the middle of the app and then i was able to drag it into trash and empty it.

    Thanks everyone for your help on this.

  • by thomas_r.,

    thomas_r. thomas_r. Apr 30, 2015 6:48 AM in response to knclp
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    Apr 30, 2015 6:48 AM in response to knclp

    knclp wrote:

     

    ok that worked.  I did "command F" typed in flashmall and there it was. I dragged into trash.

     

    From where?

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Apr 30, 2015 9:03 AM in response to knclp
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    Apr 30, 2015 9:03 AM in response to knclp

    knclp

     

    The reason thomas_r asked you in his instruction to *Search* (Find) some other instance of "Flashmall"  AND tell us WHERE you found anything is that he is our go to guy for AdWare/MalWare & general Apple Security.

     

    He has a website - The Safe Mac - with the oft cited page - The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide - and the very cool & easy tool - AdwareMedic.

     

    If the BUCA critter has developed a NEW characteristic = putting stuff where it has not before = Thomas wants & needs to know and so as to act accordingly in his removal tools.

     

    WHERE did you find the instance of FLASHMALL that you dragged to the Trash using the Finder's 'Find' function (SpotLight) ? ? ?

  • by knclp,

    knclp knclp Apr 30, 2015 9:51 PM in response to ChitlinsCC
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    Apr 30, 2015 9:51 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

    yes I went to Finder then click on "File" and in the File dropdown menu i clicked "Find" and it opened up a window. Within that window in the  upper right conner search space I typed in Flashmall and the icon appeared in the window.

    From there I dragged it into the trash. Once i did that i was able to go to launchpad click on the flashmall icon until it jiggled and a large "?" appeared in the middle of the icon and then i was able to drag into the trash and empty.

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC May 1, 2015 8:24 AM in response to knclp
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    May 1, 2015 8:24 AM in response to knclp

    My bad, I was not clear enough when I said " (Find) some other instance of "Flashmall"  AND tell us WHERE you found anything "

     

    By "WHERE" I did not mean in the Search Results window, but rather where in the Finder's file structure the find function FOUND it.

     

    For example, I search for a known filename of an AppleScript... CLICK/TAP to enlarge (saving real estate)

     

    Here is where I know it is to give you context for the search results

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    Here is the CMD + F in the finder search results for that file

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    Notice at the bottom of the window

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    Here is what you get

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    the PATH is what thomas would be interested in

    Picture 1.png

    Even better info might include clicking the Picture 8.png at the right side of the line item, giving this added info

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    (More Info) button would top off the best info

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    If you didn't catch the pathname when you trashed it from the search window - OK BTW - this is merely an educational exercise for next time you need this kind of stuff.

     

    HINT: When you find a file/app, and you want to open the enclosing folder in the Finder, just Double-Click the folder next to it on the path at the bottom

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    Anyway, glad you are all fixed up. STAY SAFE out there!

    ÇÇÇ

  • by kerristan92,

    kerristan92 kerristan92 Jul 12, 2015 9:49 AM in response to Niel
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    Jul 12, 2015 9:49 AM in response to Niel

    Thank you, Niel.  I appreciate your advice, and the App.  Worked well.

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