how do i remove flash mall from my computer?
I did not installed this flash mall app it just appeared. I followed some forums online and did what they said and its still there
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
I did not installed this flash mall app it just appeared. I followed some forums online and did what they said and its still there
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
Click here and follow the instructions. If you're willing to use a tool to remove it(you don't need to, but may find it easier), you can instead run Adware Medic; this link is a direct download.
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Click here and follow the instructions. If you're willing to use a tool to remove it(you don't need to, but may find it easier), you can instead run Adware Medic; this link is a direct download.
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There is no need to download anything to solve this problem. You installed the "Crossrider" trojan. Take the steps below to disable it.
Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. This procedure works as of now, as far as I know. It may not work in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for a more recent discussion, or start a new one.
Back up all data before continuing.
1. Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
~/Library/LaunchAgents
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return. A folder named "LaunchAgents" will open.
2. Inside the folder you just opened, there may be files with a name beginning in any of the following ways:
com.crossrider
com.flashmall
com.webhelper
com.webtools
flashmall
WebSocketServerApp
Some of these files may be absent. Move any that you have to the Trash and close the Finder window. Log out or restart the computer. The trojan will now be inactive, but there are a few more components of it that should be cleaned up.
3. Do as in Step 1 with this line:
~/Library/Application Support
A folder named "Application Support" will open. Inside it there may be a subfolder with this name:
webHelperApp
If so, move that subfolder—not the "Application Support" folder—to the Trash.
4. Open this folder in the same way as above:
~/Library/ScriptingAdditions
and remove an item named
BrowserHelper.osax
if present.
5. Open this folder:
~/Library
Look for subfolders with either of these names:
flashmall
WebTools
and move them to the Trash, if present.
6. Open the Applications folder. If it contains an item named "Flashmall" or "WebTools", move that to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.
Linc Davis, your instructions were spot on. Thanks for the help!
Worked perfect, thanks!
For some reason it is not working for me. FlashMall is still in my Applications.
I followed your directions but it kept popping up and those annoying little ads were still there on Chrome.
I went to Windows\Task Manager and saw the little S-O-B ... Extensions: Flashmall.
I selected that, hit "End Process".
I got an alert stating that Flashmall had crashed and I was to click on it to fix so of course I ignored it.
I selected Windows\Extensions and it showed Flashmall there as well with a Trash Can next to it. I clicked the Trash can and ...
Voila!
Thanks for you help!
Thank you. Adware Medic worked perfectly for me.
how do i remove flash mall from my computer?