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I started getting wierd adds popping up on my browser and so I ran my virus scan. Turns our I have malware. Does anyone know how to remove this? I tried deleting the file but that doesnt work. it just reappears.
henrus wrote:
It was in ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions.
That tells me that it was just a history file of a site the Extension was using.
I also removed the plugin after finding it so I don't recall the exact name, and can't find it in the Trash or anywhere else in the drive.
I take it you mean the extension and not a plugin then.
henrus wrote:
save keep 1.3
That was almost certainly installed by Genieo.
henrus wrote:
Ok, Sophos found the following:
OSX/Geonei-A
Not much info on that one which was added on 17 Jan, but I have to wonder if they just scrambled the letters for "Genieo".
filename: modinstaller.dmg
Was in my downloads folder. My son plays minecraft and has been installing mods, so that might be a culprit.
I went looking for a file with that name and found several leads, but the only one I tried scans clean.
if it did install on the system, other than the dmg file, I can't find any trace of this running on the system.
See the Adware Removal Guide : Genieo and look for all the files on that list.
You rock. Thanks so much Mad.
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