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What can I do about the SafariFlvSniffer plug-in problem?

What can be done about removing the SafariFlvSniffer plug-in that keeps crashing Safari? I read one account that said to remove it from the SIMBL folder in Application Support in my User Library. That folder appeared to be empty, so I got a shareware program to show invisible files and still could not find it. No amount of searching with Spotlight finds it, yet that message appears every time Safari quits. Is there a preference for something that I can turn off so that it won't be summoned? I actually put the SIMBL folder out on the desktop to see if that would help, but it hasn't.


I've even tried to delete Safari so I can try the re-install trick, but the OS (10.8.3) won't let me. Someone at Apple has to know what to do about this.

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 4 GB RAM

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 6:10 PM

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User profile for user: Linc Davis
Linc Davis
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Posted on Apr 25, 2013 7:41 PM

Uninstall SIMBL as follows. Back up all data before making any changes.

Triple-click the line below to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard (command-C):

/Library

In the Finder, select

Go ▹ Go to Folder...

from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V), and press return. A folder will open. From that folder, delete the items listed below (some may be absent.) You may be prompted for your administrator login password.


  • Application Support/SIMBL
  • InputManagers/SIMBL.bundle
  • LaunchAgents/net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
  • ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax


Log out and log back in.


Make sure you never reinstall SIMBL. It’s likely to come bundled with another third-party system modfication that depends on it. If you want trouble-free computing, avoid software that makes miraculous changes to other software, especially built-in applications. The only real exception to that rule is Safari extensions, which are mostly safe, and are easy to get rid of when they don’t work. SIMBL and its dependents are not Safari extensions.

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Linc Davis
User level: Level 10
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Apr 25, 2013 7:41 PM in response to mshen1

Uninstall SIMBL as follows. Back up all data before making any changes.

Triple-click the line below to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard (command-C):

/Library

In the Finder, select

Go ▹ Go to Folder...

from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V), and press return. A folder will open. From that folder, delete the items listed below (some may be absent.) You may be prompted for your administrator login password.


  • Application Support/SIMBL
  • InputManagers/SIMBL.bundle
  • LaunchAgents/net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
  • ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax


Log out and log back in.


Make sure you never reinstall SIMBL. It’s likely to come bundled with another third-party system modfication that depends on it. If you want trouble-free computing, avoid software that makes miraculous changes to other software, especially built-in applications. The only real exception to that rule is Safari extensions, which are mostly safe, and are easy to get rid of when they don’t work. SIMBL and its dependents are not Safari extensions.

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