I just upgraded to Mavericks.
There is an annoying shopping/pricing "tool" being overlayed on most Safari pages. How do I remove it, kill it, hunt down the code writer... anything... help!
It does give you the opportunity to go to the "offers4U" website, download an uninstaller, and use that tool. Unfortunately, that uninstaller is a .exe file and useless to me... us.
Thanks!
Whit
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 4 GB , 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Not sure if thats a plugin or extension but we can find out... Safari > Preferences > Extensions if u see it there remove it, if not then /Library/Internet Plug-Ins (move it from there into trash) / Also check ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins. Make sure Safari is not running.
Malwarebytes and Bitdefender do not work on this issue anymore at least with Chrome. The only thing that did was a hard reset. Go to chrome>settings>show advanced settings>Reset settings
Also I install very little software so I KNOW where it came from. My daughter is in college and they gave us a free subscription to MS Office which I downloaded and installed. That very day is when this offers4u crap started showing. That'll teach me to go to the evil empire...
Damien wrote:
Malwarebytes and Bitdefender do not work on this issue anymore at least with Chrome. The only thing that did was a hard reset. Go to chrome>settings>show advanced settings>Reset settings
That suggests that the adware had been removed, but you hadn't yet reset the home page and search engine settings. That's something that has to be done manually, and that's the only thing that resetting Chrome's settings would have done for you.
Also I install very little software so I KNOW where it came from. My daughter is in college and they gave us a free subscription to MS Office which I downloaded and installed. That very day is when this offers4u crap started showing. That'll teach me to go to the evil empire...
I'm not much of a fan of the "Evil Empire" either, but Microsoft definitely doesn't get into the business of distributing adware. If that installer is actually where the adware came from, then the installer didn't come from Microsoft.
Offers4u suddenly appeared for me in Chrome. Easily fixed going to Savefrom.net helper extension then options and unchecking Offers4u. I've had Savefrom for ages and it's a useful app but have never had ads. Would rather pay than have ads!
The offending file seems to be: Ultimate.safariextz
I put it in the trash and it seems to have got rid of Offers4U :-)
IT WORKED - THANK YOU!
From your screen shot, it seems you are using Google Chrome. Test Safari. If no issue in Safari, see Google Chrome Help pages.
I've been vexed by this for a few months, always seeing popups on Amazon.com and imdb.com pages in Chrome. No unusual extensions in in any browser, no un-related plugins in root or home directory.
Latest version of Malware bytes found 2, one related to the Awesome Camerashot Chrome Extension another in SaveFromNet helper, along with Ad Blocker. I cleaned, rebooted browser, but they returned. I deleted these two extensions (which I do use to some degree).
My browser is now clean, thanks. I might try re-enabling extensions now that I know how to cleanse. It's also worth setting up Spotlight to include system files in search OS X: How to include system files in Finder search results - Apple Support
Yup, the Offers4U is bundled and enabled by default in the SaveFromNet extension (used for downloaded videos), it's in their FAQ
http://en.savefrom.net/faq.php#ext_inst_chrome
So it is an option I can turn off (along with a few more) in the extension settings. It seems to be obeying
Removal of Offers4u
My process was in chrome:
Delete ALL browsing history, click all the boxes, delete to the beginning of time
Quit out of Chrome
Restart chrome
Download - Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Run that application and bingo..fixed!
F*** YOU Offers4u
I tried to fix the problem with "offers4u" (offerz4u, top deal) with the software "Malwarebytes Anti-Malware". The software was recommended in other forums and on several support-sites. It didn't work and I got crazy.
But I found other recommendations. The software "Adware-Removal" from Bitdefender helped me to solve the problems with "offers4u".
OSX El Capitan 10.11.3
Prozessor 2.9 GHz Intel Core 5
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Worked! I had deleted items via Terminal. Got rid of extensions. Reset web browsers and opening pages. Nada. Ran this and it got rid of a bunch of stuff. Thanks so much!
Hi, offers4u uninstalled from Firefox.
In the address bar of Firefox type 'about:support', then click the option 'Refresh Firefox' from the top right of the page. Simple.
No need to install malware software. I would recommend clearing your cookies and saving and clearing your bookmarks too, always good practice.
Uninstall Offers4U
