larryfromdeltona: Let me start by saying I am not an experienced forum person, so if I violate protocol, gently let me know and try to improve. I posted yesterday and was hoping for a simple fix. Since this is a new thread, I guess itg doesn't get much exposure. The malware problem on my MacBook became infinitely worse in about 12 hours. I did a very small amount of homework on malware removal tools and decided on CleanMyMac, as it seemed to be positively reviewed across many sites. The "homework" process was hard, as Safari became slower and slower, I switched to using FireFox and my research was better. I am not going to switch permanently to FireFox, as like you, I am heavily invested in Safari. It was nice to have a back-up tool in FIreFox. While CleanMyMac has a free version, like most free versions, it does very little and you have to purchase a license. Since I have not slept in the past 36 hours, I threw in my $35 and hoped for the best. CleanMyMac found three instances of malware and cleaned them. I also used it to do a full system scan and it cleaned up a lot of useless files and allowed me to review start-up and login apps which are utterly unnecessary, like Adobe stuff. I have been working for about an hour and the difference is night and day. My MacBook screams and Safari has froze on me so far. I do not work for CleanMyMac, and have no reason to spiff them other than with a very limited trial time, the product seems to work. While I am a general contractor, I have a BS in Computer Science from Duke. Having a background in working with computing systems, I felt comfortable making decisions about the removal of start-up and login apps. I tell you this so you can judge your own level of comfort in making these same decisions if you buy the product. I am going to use my MacBook for a few days and post an update with my results. I feel your pain and wish you the best. I hope this helps.