When doing a search I clicked on a image and had several pop ups changing my browser preference and opening up ads to purchase home furniture and such. I corrected all my preferences as well as deleting the cookies and relevant history. But two items showed up on my launchpad. "MegaBackup", "Reset Search" and "MacKeeper" How do I get rid of them?
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Thanks for the help with this everyone. I have never had this random stuff coming up on my Macbook before, and you all helped me solve this quickly!
FINALLY! This was the answer! Thank you.
This helped so much thank you!!!!! i was not able to simply "drag it to trash" on my macbook air; it just floated back!
Thanks, this worked.
Thank you! Have been trying to delete this irritating app forever and couldn't get rid of it. AT LAST! You are my hero!!!
Thanks so much for the tip, this Megabackup was driving me crazy.
Thank you this was really helpful.🙂
Thats exactly what I did. I really resent applications self loading when you visit free stuff. I would try to make it quit in the tray then in applications move to trash but it wouldn't shut off. Went to utility monitor and was able to force quit it.
There should be some kind of law about companies loading apps on a machine sneakily. I usually clean that garbage up but then theres people like my mom, 87 who gets totally handicapped because popups stop her from using the computer. Its like being violated.
Tybau, THANK you!!!!!! This worked!! Whew!
Thank you thank you thank you! It worked!
It kept coming back up "Megabackup Agent", but finally, it is gone! really thank you
Also, search for megabackup in the finder and click the + sign (next to save) and in the drop down menu select "other" and scroll down to where it says "system files" and select that. Then choose "system files" and "are included" and that will bring up any and all files for the application. Select all and delete. Then empty your trash. It should now be completely removed from your MacBook Air
it still doesnt work for me?
Close out of everything; hit "Command/Option/Esc" at once. It will open up a Force Quit screen and you'll see MegaBackup there. Click on it and then click Force Quit in lower right corner. Then go to your Applications and find MegaBackup. Drag it to Trash. You'll get a couple of dialogue boxes that you answer to get rid of it.
Open Mega Backup, click on the program name at the top of the bar (next to the Apple logo) and click Wait. Then open Finder, click on applications, go through the list to MegaBackup, open" File". and then click on "Move to Trash".That worked for me.
I have this problem also
What is "MegaBackup"? How do I remove "MegaBackup" from a macbook air?
