Safari is crushing continuesly.

>>I'm not familiar with the "wrc" item

By name, at least - it's a 'web reputation checker' from Avast! 'anti-virus'

By name, at least - it's a 'web reputation checker' from Avast! 'anti-virus'

Could be... that one probably ought to be left in place, then, unless the problem isn't solved by removing the Spigot stuff. If that's the case, Avast probably ought to be removed entirely to see if that makes a difference. Avast is properly uninstalled using the item in the avast! menu.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.

Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:

{ echo "Loaded kernel extensions:"; kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'; echo $'\n'"Loaded user agents:"; launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)|\.[0-9]+$/{print $3}'; echo $'\n'"Inserted libraries:"; launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES; echo $'\n'"User cron tasks:"; crontab -l; echo $'\n'"System launchd configuration:"; cat /e*/lau*; echo $'\n'"User launchd configuration:"; cat .lau*; echo $'\n'"Login items:"; osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of login items'; printf "\nRestricted user files: %s\n" $(find ~ $TMPDIR.. \( -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 \) | wc -l); echo $'\n'"Extrinsic loadable bundles:"; cd; find -L /S*/L*/E* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,In,Keyb,Mail/Bu,P*P,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo}* -type d -name Contents -prune | while read d; do /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleIdentifier' "$d/Info.plist" | egrep -qv "^com\.apple\.[^x]|Accusys|ArcMSR|ATTO|HDPro|HighPoint|driver\.stex|hp-fax|JMicron|print|SoftRAID" && echo ${d%/Contents}; done; echo $'\n'"Unsigned shared libraries:"; find /u*/{,*/}lib -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b $1 | grep -qw shared && ! codesign -v $1' {} {} \; -print; echo; ls -A {,/}L*/{La,Priv,Sta}* L*/Fonts; } 2> /dev/null | open -ef

Remember that you must be logged in as an administrator for this step. Do as in Step 1 with this line:

{ echo "Loaded system agents:"; sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|cups|isc|ntp|postf|x)/{print $3}'; echo $'\n'"Login hook:"; sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook; echo $'\n'"Root cron tasks:"; sudo crontab -l; echo $'\n'"Log check:"; syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail } 2> /dev/null | open -ef

To prevent confusion, I'll repeat: When you type your password in the Terminal window, you won't see what you're typing.

Note: If you don’t have a login password, set one before taking Step 2. If that’s not possible, skip the step.

Remember, Steps 1 and 2 are all copy-and-paste — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output as text, not as a screenshot.

You can then quit Terminal.

You installed the "Genieo" spyware/adware. There is an uninstaller, but as the developer is not trustworthy, you shouldn't rely on it. I suggest the tedious procedure below to disable Genieo.

Back up all data.

Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:

/Applications/Genieo.app

Right-click or control-click the line and select

Services ▹ Reveal

from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator password.

Repeat with each of these lines:

/Applications/Uninstall Genieo.app

/Library/Frameworks/GenieoExtra.framework

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.engine.plist

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist

/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client

/usr/lib/libgenkit.dylib

/usr/lib/libimckit.dylib

/usr/lib/libimckitsa.dylib

Note: Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file doesn't exist.

Reboot. Safari should now launch without crashing. If not, stop here and post your results.

From the Safari menu bar, select

Safari ▹ Preferences ▹ Extensions

Uninstall any extension you don't recognize. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.

The Genieo installer may also install the "Silverlight" web plugin from Microsoft. If you have no use for that plugin, you should remove it according to Microsoft's instructions. Don't remove it if you subscribe to "Netflix."

This procedure may leave a few files behind, but it should render Genieo permanently non-functional, as long as you never reinstall it.

"Avast" is perhaps the worst of the whole wretched lot of commercial "security" products for the Mac. It's worse than the imaginary "viruses" you were worried about when you installed it. Not only does it fail to protect you from garbage like "Genieo," it throws false warnings, destabilizes and slows down your computer, and sometimes or always corrupts the network settings and the permissions of files in your home folder. Removing it may not repair all the damage, and neither will Disk Utility or even reinstalling OS X.

Remove "Avast" according to the developer's instructions. Reboot.

If you tried to remove Avast by dragging an application to the Trash, you'll have to reinstall it and follow the instructions linked above.

If you still have problems after following those instructions, post again.

>>Might you have installed Genieo or Installmac software ?.

>>>> no

As the results of Linc's commands show - you, or someone else, definitely did. Follow his advice to remove it, & hopefully you'll be all set.

As Linc has pointed out, in addition to the Spigot adware, you also have the Genieo adware. Remove it according to Linc's directions. The fact that you have multiple adware programs installed indicates that you need to exercise more caution regarding what you download and install.

Remove Avast, and also get rid of iAntivirus, which is quite poor at recognizing Mac malware. To protect yourself against malware, see my Mac Malware Guide:

http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg

Also, I notice that you have TuneUpMyMac. Such programs are completely worthless and may even damage your system in some cases. You need to get rid of it. For more about this issue, see:

http://www.thesafemac.com/the-myth-of-the-dirty-mac/

about genieo: i didnt install it

Genieo is a scam that's distributed by subterfuge, along with something else that may seem useful. Nobody would install it if they knew what it was. Whether it's actually malware or not is debatable.