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AnySearch malware

Hey guys

I've tried everything to get rid of AnySearch malware on my Chrome. Nothing works. Now it's set up as my home page. What should I do?

MacBook Pro 13", OS X 10.11

Posted on Dec 26, 2019 10:58 AM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2019 11:09 AM

Hi,


You can try the following steps provided and see if it works for you.

1.Remove malicious profiles

Some malware will install a malicious configuration profile that forced the home page of your browser.

      Note: Profiles won't be visible until you have at least one profile installed. If there is none you may skip this step.

          a. Go to the Apple menu → System Preferences

          b. Click Profiles

          c. Check if there is a profile named AdminPrefs or other profile you know that you did not set up on your Mac and delete it.


2.Remove malicious extensions on your browser.

3.Remove related files and folders.

To manually delete any recently-added suspicious files. Do the following:

a. Click Go > Go to Folder

b. Type the following locations below and click go. (One at a time)

Look for any recently-added suspicious files in these locations.

  • ~/Library/LaunchAgents
  • /Library/LaunchAgents
  • /Library/LaunchDaemons

Delete any recently-added suspicious files you want to delete by dragging and dropping it to Trash.

4.After you complete all the steps, please empty your trash and restart your Mac


If the issue is still the same after doing all the steps above, you need to revert back the changed browser settings.



Hope it helps.


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Dec 26, 2019 11:09 AM in response to CarolVi

Hi,


You can try the following steps provided and see if it works for you.

1.Remove malicious profiles

Some malware will install a malicious configuration profile that forced the home page of your browser.

      Note: Profiles won't be visible until you have at least one profile installed. If there is none you may skip this step.

          a. Go to the Apple menu → System Preferences

          b. Click Profiles

          c. Check if there is a profile named AdminPrefs or other profile you know that you did not set up on your Mac and delete it.


2.Remove malicious extensions on your browser.

3.Remove related files and folders.

To manually delete any recently-added suspicious files. Do the following:

a. Click Go > Go to Folder

b. Type the following locations below and click go. (One at a time)

Look for any recently-added suspicious files in these locations.

  • ~/Library/LaunchAgents
  • /Library/LaunchAgents
  • /Library/LaunchDaemons

Delete any recently-added suspicious files you want to delete by dragging and dropping it to Trash.

4.After you complete all the steps, please empty your trash and restart your Mac


If the issue is still the same after doing all the steps above, you need to revert back the changed browser settings.



Hope it helps.


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