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Dec 28, 2014 3:33 PM in response to macmomma65by JeffreyDale,Finally got rid of this! But not via these steps on this thread. Found a different posting about the same behavior, leading to "MacKeeper" web sites by popping a new tab, etc. Basically you want to remove the Vsearch.framework per this site: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6442738
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Feb 4, 2015 5:54 PM in response to quiviveby Nezzy300,All you have to do is:
1. Open Finder
2. Go to applications on the left
3. Drag MacKeeper Icon to trash
4. Empty trash
It will then prompt you to either buy the full version (no thanks!) or uninstall it. Just click uninstall and OK.
Then you are all set. Took 2 seconds and you didn't have to download any random unknown apps or follow any unknown links.
Let me know if this works for anyone! :-)
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Feb 4, 2015 6:58 PM in response to Nezzy300by William Lloyd,You seriously revived a many-year-old thread to answer this?
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Feb 11, 2015 8:20 PM in response to macmomma65by George4451,The best way I've found to do it is install adware medic http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
Just download it and have it scan for adware. Cheers!
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Feb 12, 2015 3:33 AM in response to George4451by thomas_r.,George4451 wrote:
The best way I've found to do it is install adware medic http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
Just download it and have it scan for adware. Cheers!
Note that AdwareMedic will get rid of MacKeeper pop-up ads being caused by adware installed on your computer. However, it will not uninstall MacKeeper itself.
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Mar 1, 2015 7:46 AM in response to macmomma65by Jayspain,I used Adware Medic http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php to kill Mackeeper and quick search after they bombarded me with spam, popup adverts and they took control of Safari. It took 2 mins and a restart. Absolutely brilliant.
Hope this helps somebody
Jay
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Mar 6, 2015 4:34 AM in response to macmomma65by K.Kashif,Here is the simple and perfect way to uninstall mackeeper from your mac.
www.adwaremedic.com
1- Put the mac keeper to trash from your application folder.
2- Empty trash.
3- Download the software from www.adwaremedic.com
during installation this will find some files and ask you to delete . you should proceed to delete all.
4- The go to your browser and clear history. safari, google or any other browser.
5- Restart your computer and you will be relax by seeing that their will be no remaining of mac keeper or any other pop up etc.
The software is free for ever and no registration is required to download.
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Mar 6, 2015 4:59 AM in response to K.Kashifby thomas_r.,K.Kashif wrote:
Here is the simple and perfect way to uninstall mackeeper from your mac.
www.adwaremedic.com
Actually, just for clarification, AdwareMedic will not remove MacKeeper. It will remove adware that is often responsible for displaying MacKeeper ad pop-ups in your browser, but it will not remove the actual MacKeeper application. As bad as MacKeeper is, it's not actually adware, and thus not something that AdwareMedic should remove.
So, if you're seeing MacKeeper ads, AdwareMedic should help. But if you actually installed MacKeeper, AdwareMedic will not help with that.
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Mar 30, 2015 1:27 AM in response to macmomma65by ebarker,Ring up Apple support, was on the phone in 2 minutes and they helped me remove all the pop up adds and MacKeeper from my Mac in minutes!
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Apr 7, 2015 9:01 AM in response to George4451by Delta Unit,Thanks George, tried all other methods but nothing worked on my Mac until I have used I followed your advice Cheers Denise
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May 10, 2015 8:24 PM in response to macmomma65by aklawson123,the easiest way by far for me was to
open finder
search mackeeper
drag mackeeper and mackeeper backups to the trash
select uninstall mackeeper
empty trash
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May 16, 2015 7:05 AM in response to macmomma65by gautamraj ,http://mackeeper.com/uninstall_mackeeper
Very Simple steps
Quit / Force quit Mackeeper
go to finder menu
Choose Applications from left side list of finder menu... NOTE it wont delete if u drag and drop from the launch pad menu
choose mackeeper drag to trash
empty trash
restart your mac your done.
i just did that now and it got deleted. I was facing the same issue of it not being deleted from the launch pad menu
Cheers
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Jun 23, 2015 6:35 PM in response to etresoftby Me109glen,This guy is right on the money! Force Mackeeper to quit and than drag into trash. It will ask you why you want to trash it. "You don't need it." than it will uninstall. Be careful of folks out there trying sell products. Who ever this Mackeeper operation is they should be shut down.
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Jul 4, 2015 3:46 PM in response to Nezzy300by Mac_Cat,So Thrilled for you quick, simple, painless way to get rid of this nasty Malware.
If you are interested, I accidentally installed it while downloading CyberDuck, an FTP application I trust and use a lot. The malware was part of the "Accept" options and I accidentally trusted the download not to dump malware on my Mac.
If you have never encountered MacKeeper, it's a persistent app that offers to help clean up your Mac, weather you needed it or not. The app keeps firing off a Helper to make sure it's always running.
The problem is, this app significantly slows down your mac os and it's nearly impossible to get rid of, easily!.
The last time I had to remove it from a Mac, it was embedded deep and deceptively named in multiple place in my Preferences, which was very hard to root out. it just keeps coming up and won't un-install.
Today, it did uninstall after putting the application into the trash and tempting the trash.
This is awful software, it's marginally helpful, and it defies all of the normal features!Unfortunately, a new mess just popped up called MegaBackup. It tries to lure you to a 3rd party iCloud backup.
Here we go, again !
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Jul 4, 2015 3:57 PM in response to Mac_Catby Mac_Cat,Just a follow-up,
MegaBackup was installed on my system in the same installer that downloaded CyberDuck.
Unlike MacKeeper, it would not got to the Trash from the Applications Folder.
It said it would not delete because it was running.
I went into the Activity Monitor and found it running, so I did a FORCE QUIT ( it does not show up in the FORCE QUIT from the Apple menu, because it is running the in the background).
Then I moved the application to the Trash.
An Admin authorization screen popped up to ask for the Admin Password (That's OK, because it requires Admin permissions to delete it).Then another proprietary splash screen popped up to re-install the app. Choose "No Thanks" on the left side (not highlighted and no radio button).
I hate this kind of tricky software and I will never use it, just because it's so sneaky and nefarious.I'm planning to find a different FTP program, too. I'm sorry CyberDuck allows this kind of hi-jacking software in their installer.
When you install Cyber Duck, it's OK to say ACCEPT to the first prompt, but the second two prompts are for malware (MacKeeper and MegaBackup).Don't download, accept, or every use either of these products. They are not viruses, but they ARE malware.