how do I remove MacVx from my macbook pro
how do I remove MacVx from my computer, as of yesterday I am getting ads and pop ups. Please help
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how do I remove MacVx from my computer, as of yesterday I am getting ads and pop ups. Please help
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)
The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
See these Apple articles:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
OS X Mavericks- Protect your Mac from malware
If you require anti-virus protection Thomas Reed recommends using ClamXAV. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for this recommendation.)
From user Joe Bailey comes this equally useful advice:
The facts are:
1. There is no anti-malware software that can detect 100% of the malware out there.
2. There is no anti-malware that can detect anything targeting the Mac because there
is no Mac malware in the wild, and therefore, no "signatures" to detect.
3. The very best way to prevent the most attacks is for you as the user to be aware that
the most successful malware attacks rely on very sophisticated social engineering
techniques preying on human avarice, ****, and fear.
4. Internet popups saying the FBI, NSA, Microsoft, your ISP has detected malware on
your computer is intended to entice you to install their malware thinking it is a
protection against malware.
5. Some of the anti-malware products on the market are worse than the malware
from which they purport to protect you.
6. Be cautious where you go on the internet.
7. Only download anything from sites you know are safe.
8. Avoid links you receive in email, always be suspicious even if you get something
you think is from a friend, but you were not expecting.
9. If there is any question in your mind, then assume it is malware.
The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
See these Apple articles:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
OS X Mavericks- Protect your Mac from malware
If you require anti-virus protection Thomas Reed recommends using ClamXAV. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for this recommendation.)
From user Joe Bailey comes this equally useful advice:
The facts are:
1. There is no anti-malware software that can detect 100% of the malware out there.
2. There is no anti-malware that can detect anything targeting the Mac because there
is no Mac malware in the wild, and therefore, no "signatures" to detect.
3. The very best way to prevent the most attacks is for you as the user to be aware that
the most successful malware attacks rely on very sophisticated social engineering
techniques preying on human avarice, ****, and fear.
4. Internet popups saying the FBI, NSA, Microsoft, your ISP has detected malware on
your computer is intended to entice you to install their malware thinking it is a
protection against malware.
5. Some of the anti-malware products on the market are worse than the malware
from which they purport to protect you.
6. Be cautious where you go on the internet.
7. Only download anything from sites you know are safe.
8. Avoid links you receive in email, always be suspicious even if you get something
you think is from a friend, but you were not expecting.
9. If there is any question in your mind, then assume it is malware.
Where do you see MacVx? Is it the name of a web site? search engine? advertisement? Perhaps a screenshot would help us understand.
Hello.
My system software è MAC OSX 10.9.4 but think it's the same in Windows environment.
I also had the browser (Firefox in my case) "haunted" by MACVX.
I found no answer on blogs.
AVIRA scanner did not find anything.
I tried Safari and he did not open the ADSs that Firefox open.
I decided to uninstall and reinstall Firefox maintaining history, passwords and bookmarks, when I noticed that in Firefox extensions there was an add-in that was called just MACVX. I saw the date of installation, that was precisely the day on which the ads were started.
I have uninstalled manually, Firefox off and on again and now everything is ok.
I also find a file in a web page folder containing the string "MACVX" and I deleted it. You can use Finder (or other...) to find it.
Let me know if this works for you.
Ciao
Alessandro
Most A-V scanners won't detect these kinds of things since adware is annoying but normally not malicious, so it's not considered to be malware.
Do you have any idea how you might have contracted this? For instance, were you told to install some sort of plug-in or Codec in order to view a media presentation? Were you told you needed to update Flash Player on a web site? Anything would help us to identify it would help the community as it seems to be relatively rare a the moment.
Check your applications folder for an Application named Vidx. If you were to run that it will reinstall another extension, probably with a different name, so get rid of that, as well.
angela2453 wrote:
how do I remove MacVx from my computer, as of yesterday I am getting ads and pop ups. Please help
It may be a variant of Vidx. See TheSafeMac's Adware Removal Guide - Vidx and see if the author's Adware Removal Tool will get rid of it for you.
I had the same trouble in my Safari Browser, so, I checked on preferences and in the "Extensions" I saw an extension called "MacVx" and I selected it and clicked "uninstall" and i got it fixed and no more ads.
I hope it helps.
Marcelo M
I think it was contracted only by visiting a web page and save her. At least, I think so because lately I have non installed any codec or plug_in...
I'm sorry, I cannot give URL because I deleted the file in page folder and then emptied the trash. I would have to write down the page... but I did not...
Alessandro52 wrote:
I think it was contracted only by visiting a web page and save her. At least, I think so because lately I have non installed any codec or plug_in...
That is known as a drive-by infection and is not currently known to be possible if your Lion Server OS X and Java is fully-up-to date. You must have accidentally installed it thinking it was something else.
Hi
Have had the same very annoying issue.
For I just chose Google/Safari-preferences-extensions.
Here I found macvx ....and removed it...and the issue was solved.
Bengt
Sweden
BGJ wrote:
For I just chose Google/Safari-preferences-extensions.
Here I found macvx ....and removed it...and the issue was solved.
For now, but you also need to trash the Vidx app in your Applications folder. If you open that it will install those extensions again.
As I just told BGJ, you also need to trash the Vidx app in /Applications/. If you run that it will re-install the extension.
I just think that there is no need to be too detailed. Because we can talk about no right things. Or invent.
I do not have vidx.app anywhere on my harddrive.
MadMacs0, have you vidvx.app in your applications folder? Have you personally deleted the extension macvx and then reinstalled using vidx.app?
How do you know that this is the app that installs macvx?
The concept of problem solving (which has been normalized by computer technicians) says that the first thing is to eliminate the symptom.
Then, perhaps, to look for the reason. If it's worth the price.
And I also think that I'll never get to 5000 posts, if I say only the necessary things ...;)
The answer to all of those questions is Yes, I have. thomas_r. and I obtained samples of the Vidx adware and were able to determine what was installed where. You can read the results on TheSafeMac's Adware Removal Guide - Vidx. Another user in the Apple Support Community forum told us that thomas_r.'s Adware Removal Tool effectively removed all portions of his MacVx infection and identified it as a Vidx variant.
I do not havevidx.appanywhereon myharddrive.
Is there any app in your Applications folder that you don't recognize? It's easy to change the name of the app in the same way as they install the extension with a variety of names.
Do you have any idea what you downloaded that installed MacVx and where it came from. You would do the community a great service if we could obtain a sample.
Thanks for your remark.
But haven´t found macvx in the applicationfolder as you described?
Thank you, this was wonderfully helpful and fast ! Zn
how do I remove MacVx from my macbook pro