why does MacKeeper ad keep popping up and its not installed on my mac

Thank u Linc Davis

I followed your guidelines... it worked tile now ....

your guidelines still valid

Thank u once again

Thanks Linc Davis! This fix worked for me

Thank you Linc! Although none of the files were installed on my computer, so I got the "could not find file" message every time, but I followed your instructions exactly and when I checked the Chrome Extensions installed and deleted the suspicious one, that seems to have fixed it! Thank you, thank you, thank you!.

Whoops! A little too fast. Still dealing with MacKeeper tabs popping up on Chrome after doing all you said LInc. Followed all your steps exactly. No help. Any other suggestions?

This has solved my problem:

Safari linked to something called smart search.net

Mackeeper is a malicious pop-up, probably generated by the government. No matter how many times I use the Terminal method to block Mackeeper, it or they create/generate a new web domain by adding a number just to get around the blocks:

127.0.0.1 http://mackeeperapp2.mackeeper.com/

127.0.0.1 http://mackeeperapp3.mackeeper.com/

127.0.0.1 http://mackeeperapp4.mackeeper.com/

127.0.0.1 http://mackeeperapp5.mackeeper.com/

127.0.0.1 http://mackeeperapp2.mackeeper.com/landings/land/1/ron_cleanprot17/

Or, this crap comes from Apple, or some other corporation that spends lots of money for endless domains, or controls the domain realm for free. How else has it gotten around Safari's pop up blocker for so many years, or more than a decade, and just keeps generating new domain with the same template? I'd hate to test how many Mackeeper domains they would actually create just to get around my blocks.

This is helpful, thank you!!!

I didn't see exact names as you've written here under the different Library folders but I know the date when I downloaded search engine and a player to run streams. I just moved all those files of said date to trash.

And I think I was actually able to clean my computer of those annoying non-stop ads.

Thank you!!!

Please help

Start time: 20:24:27 05/04/15

Model Identifier: Macmini7,1

System Version: OS X 10.10 (14A389)

Kernel Version: Darwin 14.0.0

Time since boot: 1:24

USB

Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v8.0 (Microsoft Corporation)

SMC

ReadKey for key zKLG failed with SMC error code 0x89.

ReadKey for key zKLI failed with SMC error code 0x89.

ReadKey for key zLDG failed with SMC error code 0x89.

Diagnostic reports

2015-04-19 Adobe Photoshop CS6 crash

2015-04-23 coreaudiod crash

2015-04-24 Safari crash x7

2015-04-24 coreaudiod crash

2015-04-29 Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 crash

2015-04-30 com.apple.WebKit.Networking crash

2015-05-02 com.apple.WebKit.Networking crash x9

Log

May 4 18:59:51 com.apple.WebKit.Databases.UUID: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

May 4 18:59:51 com.apple.WebKit.Networking.UUID: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

May 4 19:00:08 com.apple.iTunesHelper.143736: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

May 4 19:32:31 com.apple.WebKit.Networking.UUID: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

May 4 19:41:32 process com.apple.WebKit[581] thread 13299 caught burning CPU! It used more than 50% CPU (Actual recent usage: 51%) over 180 seconds. thread lifetime cpu usage 198.974544 seconds, (177.558716 user, 21.415828 system) ledger info: balance: 90003538070 credit: 198437306393 debit: 108433768323 limit: 90000000000 (50%) period: 180000000000 time since last refill (ns): 173799736383

Daemons

com.v.helper

com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool

com.apple.aelwriter

com.adobe.SwitchBoard

com.adobe.fpsaud

Agents

com.nero.HSMMonitor

com.v.agent

com.GoPro.GoPro-Importer

com.oracle.java.Java-Updater

com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent

Startup items

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/mbbservice

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/mbbserviceopen.app/Contents/Info.plist

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/mbbserviceopen.app/Contents/MacOS/mbbservice open

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/MobileBrServ

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/runmbbserviceopen

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/StartupParameters.plist

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/Uninstall.app/Contents/Info.plist

/Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/Uninstall.app/Contents/MacOS/applet

Bundles

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin

- com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin

- N/A

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

- com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin

/Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane

- com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences

/Library/PreferencePanes/GoPro.prefPane

- com.cineform.codec

/Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane

- com.oracle.java.JavaControlPanel

/Library/QuickTime/CFHDCompressor.component

- com.cineform.CFHDCompressor

/Library/QuickTime/CFHDDecompressor.component

- com.cineform.CFHDDecompressor

/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax

- N/A

Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Adblock Plus.safariextension

- org.adblockplus.adblockplussafari

Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Searchme.safariextension

- com.spigot.safari.searchme

App extensions

com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon

Apps

/Applications/Dropbox.app

Contents of /etc/mach_init_per_user.d/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist (checksum 3469280363)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Command</key>

<string>/Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/SwitchBoard/SwitchBoard.app/Contents/MacOS/switchboard.sh</string >

<key>OnDemand</key>

<false/>

<key>ServiceName</key>

<string>com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor</string>

</dict>

</plist>

Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.ef7ea4ae72448422.agent.plist (checksum 472920921)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Label</key>

<string>com.v.agent</string>

<key>OnDemand</key>

<false/>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/Library/Application Support/ef7ea4ae72448422/Agent/agent.app/Contents/MacOS/agent</string>

</array>

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<true/>

<key>KeepAlive</key>

<true/>

<key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>

<string>Aqua</string>

<key>ThrottleInterval</key>

<integer>10</integer>

</dict>

</plist>

Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (checksum 3994012688)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Label</key>

<string>com.oracle.java.Java-Updater</string>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater</string>

<string>-bgcheck</string>

</array>

<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>

<dict>

<key>Hour</key>

<integer>12</integer>

<key>Minute</key>

<integer>20</integer>

<key>Weekday</key>

<integer>2</integer>

</dict>

<key>StandardErrorPath</key>

<string>/dev/null</string>

<key>StandardOutPath</key>

<string>/dev/null</string>

</dict>

...and 1 more line(s)

Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (checksum 681742547)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Label</key>

<string>com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd</string>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/usr/sbin/qmasterd</string>

</array>

<key>OnDemand</key>

<false/>

</dict>

</plist>

Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ef7ea4ae72448422.daemon.plist (checksum 1236109541)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Disabled</key>

<true/>

<key>Label</key>

<string>com.v.daemon</string>

<key>OnDemand</key>

<true/>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/Library/Application Support/ef7ea4ae72448422/Agent/agent.app/Contents/MacOS/agent</string>

<string>-update</string>

</array>

<key>KeepAlive</key>

<true/>

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<true/>

<key>ThrottleInterval</key>

<integer>10</integer>

</dict>

</plist>

Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ef7ea4ae72448422.helper.plist (checksum 372060803)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Label</key>

<string>com.v.helper</string>

<key>OnDemand</key>

<true/>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/Library/Application Support/ef7ea4ae72448422/Agent/agent.app/Contents/MacOS/agent</string>

<string>-helper</string>

</array>

<key>KeepAlive</key>

<true/>

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<true/>

<key>ThrottleInterval</key>

<integer>10</integer>

</dict>

</plist>

Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist (checksum 4092591536)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC -//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Label</key> <string>com.bittorrent.BitTorrent</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/bin/open</string> <string>-W</string> <string>-a</string> <string>/Applications/BitTorrent.app</string> </array> <key>KeepAlive</key> <false/> <key>LaunchOnlyOnce</key> <true/> </dict> </plist>

Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.nero.HSMMonitor.plist (checksum 455399590)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Label</key>

<string>com.nero.HSMMonitor</string>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/Applications/HTC Sync Manager.app/Contents/Resources/HSMMonitor.app/Contents/MacOS/HSMMonitor</string >

<string>-runMode</string>

<string>autoLaunched</string>

</array>

<key>RunAtLoad</key>

<true/>

</dict>

</plist>

DNS: 8.8.8.8

Wi-Fi

link auth: wpa-psk

User login items

iTunesHelper

- /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app

Dropbox

- /Applications/Dropbox.app

BitTorrent

- /Applications/BitTorrent.app

Safari extensions

Adblock Plus

Searchme

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