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Every time I open Safari it automatically opens like 15-20 tabs. Ive cleared the history and website data, went into preferences and played around with the tabs menu as well as the general menu but nothing seems to work. I wonder if it has anything to do with some virus from 3rd party website because nothing seems to work. I just purchased this brand new MacBook Pro 2 months ago. Any suggestions?
Do you have FileVault turned on? That will prevent you from starting up in safe mode.
I was able to start in safe mode successfully. Come to find out the volume was off when I shut the computer down so upon start up the sound will not be there. I turned the volume back up and held the shift. I did see "safe mode"in red letters at the top of the screen. It was a bit glitchy for a second but when I opened Safari it did not work.
I shut the computer down again and rebooted the regular way, turned on Safari and it still didn't work!
Please post your Etrecheck report here. It may show some hint. You can never say you know...🙂
Download it from here....http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
WhoIsWhuteva wrote:
I did see "safe mode"in red letters at the top of the screen. It was a bit glitchy for a second but when I opened Safari it did not work.
I shut the computer down again and rebooted the regular way, turned on Safari and it still didn't work!
When you say Safari "did not work," I assume that means that even in safe mode you still saw the same tabs opening. Is that correct?
That is correct. I meant to say, when I launch Safari there are still multiple tabs already opened.
Did you download etrecheck as I had suggested...?? If not then please do......
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 4/22/15, 4:11 PM
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 30 - SN = D865027Y0QYF9CPAU
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel Iris Pro
Color LCD 2880 x 1800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.3 (14D131) - Time since boot: 0:42:32
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 249.82 GB (125.40 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.avid.usb.mboxmini.driver (1.3.1 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.14 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wibu.codemeter.CmUSBMassStorage (1.0.7) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.14 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.14 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.14 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.14 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.wibu.CodeMeter.Server.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.avid.mboxmini.helper.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Verizon Wireless Software Utility Application for Android UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Google Drive UNKNOWN (missing value)
BitTorrent UNKNOWN (missing value)
Verizon Wireless Software Utility Application for Android UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
CodeMeter [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Mbox Mini [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.82 GB Disk used: 124.42 GB
Destinations:
WHUTEVA EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE [Local]
Total size: 1.00 TB
Total number of backups: 21
Oldest backup: 2015-04-14 02:29:13 +0000
Last backup: 2015-04-22 19:25:00 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk size 249.82 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
8% WindowServer
4% coreaudiod
2% hidd
2% fontd
1% iTunes
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
1.02 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(3)
800 MB kernel_task
229 MB Safari
180 MB Pages
147 MB iTunes
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
8.61 GB Free RAM
7.38 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 22, 2015, 03:28:24 PM Self test - passed
Apr 19, 2015, 07:01:17 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_201 5-04-19-190117_[redacted].crash
Apr 19, 2015, 06:46:45 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_201 5-04-19-184645_[redacted].crash
You're right Grane Duke.. 🙂 Does this help??
Remove CodeMeter and Mbox mini from the 3rd part preference panes.
Also, remove utorrent Bit Torrent.
Remove Verizon wireless software if not needed.
Remove Silverlight from internet plugins. You don’t need it...
Remove the Samsung driver app.
Disable the Google drive if possible from your Google account.
Reply back when you are done with this....
Pardon me being such a beginner, but I was only able to remove CodeMeter from my apps. UTorrent and MBox (for my home studio) are apps that I use.
Silverlight was something I thought I downloaded so that I could view movies on the ShowtimeAnytime website. Still unable to view movies or even locate this app on my computer.
Samsung Driver was installed to hopefully allow me to sync my Samsung Galaxy Note II with my Apple device. That never happened (a whole different story on Samsung and Apple compatibility- my Samsung worked fine with my previous Mac Mini but now with the new MacBook Pro- nada!). Anyway, I cannot locate it in my apps or on my computer.
Again, pardon me being such a beginner. Im usually pretty good with computer related issues.
Ok.
Download this app called Find any File....http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/
Only download it from the provided link and not from anywhere else, as there are chances that the software is pre bundled with Mackeeper or any other malware.
Its a full featured trail version. You may buy it if you want. Appstore sells only the paid version of it but you can try it for free on the developers website. Search for Silverlight and Samsung driver app and remove all the files associated with them after searching with this app.
Remove Verizon wireless software if not needed.
Disable the Google drive if possible from your Google account.
Reply back when you are done with this....
ok. programs have been removed.
What you did to remove the programs......??
i found the fix!!!!!!!!!!
All I had to do was set "New Windows open With" HOMEPAGE
New Tabs open with HOMEPAGE
It was opening with my favorites. Thats why I had 20+ tabs opening at once!!!!
Thanks @Sparq1g
This has been driving me crazy for weeks. thank you! I thought "Favourites" meant open with that page that lists all your commonly used websites....could NOT understand why I was getting the same 50 web pages every time I restarted....thank you so much
How can I stop Safari from opening with multiple tabs?
