How to Remove Advanced Mac Cleaner Virus

I could really use some help in uninstalling advanced mac cleaner as I am having serious issues to follow the instructions provided. When I try to delete the file in applications, I get error code 43. Also, when I try to follow the instructions posted here, it doesn't work. For example, when someone provided the link to triple click to highlight and then right click, I don't get the option to do anything with it on my computer. I have El Capitan, but my laptop is about 6 years old. Please help. I'm never downloading mac cleaning software again.

Hello and thanks for you information. When LaunchAgents opens for me. I see more than just the "com.pcv" files in that folder. I also have "com.adobe.. com.google.. com.mentmac and a few others. Do I delete those as well? I'm guessing not. Thanks in advance for your additional help regarding this matter.

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Accidentally followed the outdated steps by Linc Davis. I also thought you were Linc Davis, sorry for the confusion!

I really appreciate your prompt response. I just deleted the one "com.pcv" file that you mentioned and kept all the others. I also just ran a search and checked my apps folder and did not find the "Mac File Opener".

I have never used Quicktime to create a screen recording of my plist and applications before and I'm not sure how to go about the process.

Thanks in advance for your help.

This really does work, no need for any other solution guys, saves loads of time, and also finds and removes any other pesky Malware your Mac may have picked up, only works on OSX 10.8 and upwards though.

This is exactly how I acquired "Advanced Mac Cleaner," and now even when attempting to close the program it says nothing other than "NA" and refuses to be sent to the trash. In the past I have had this virus and removed it fairly easily, however this time has been much more invasive and impossible to remove. Considering the method of how it got in in the first place, thought you'd be a good person to seek advice from! Any such luck?

Thanks a lot - this fixed the problem! Not exactly like you described it, because my finder did not cooperate. It would just not show the file/folder you mentioned after control click > Services > Reveal... Instead it would show a folder I'd just used before. (Luckily I realised that I shouldn't delete that one...)

I went on terminal windows to delete the file/folders in the command line. Hadn't done this in a while and needed to remember the dangerous "rm -r".

I checked when all these files were created, and indeed, they all had the same time stamp!

I restarted the computer a few times and the silly Cleaner pop up window doesn't appear any more :-)

I noticed another used mentioned he had probably gotten this thing from downloading flash player and I think that was the same for me.

Thanks again

The AdwareMedic app referred to in the post marked Apple Recommended was legit, but that was 2015... it's no longer available, as AdwareMedic has now become Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac.

Currently, be cautious of anything calling itself AdwareMedic. There have been several fake AdwareMedic apps taking advantage of the name recognition to scam people, one of which is still in the Mac App Store.

This thread started nearly 19 months ago. If you have recently thought someone is lying to you I suggest you start a new thread with details of where this 'lie' came from. We may then be able to help further.

I cannot believe this post from Benkil. The problem started some two years ago with MacCleaner. Everyone knows it is the guarantee of trouble. How you could have solved a problem with it without encountering a dozen other problems is quite beyond me.

Hi Seventy One.

Yes, MacCleaner caused the problem. And yes I solved it.

And although I am a PhD physicist, I am no genius.

So you can believe it. Notice I am not trying to sell anything: just help.

By the way, it definitely got installed on my computer when I mistakenly

installed "Flash Player" from a fake website. I have the FlashPlayer.dmg

file in case there are any people out there who know what to do with it.

I won't have time to respond any more, but I wanted to share my experience

to save people from wasting time. If posting a helpful message is an invitation

for someone to call me a liar, I certainly won't post anymore. If perhaps you

think I am not a real person, maybe you can send me a message, and I can explain

physics to you.

Thank amazing jelly. this worked for me, at least I was able to find the file in LaunchAgents folder and move to Trash.

I did not have a folder with my username though, I just clicked on the icon for the Mac HD in my Finder list and then I saw Library/LaunchAgents etc.....thanks very much.....

always looking for the forced quit to remove the advanced mac cleaner, but everytime i open my computer YHIS ADVANCED MAC CLEANER IS ALWAYS THERE, AM A SENIOR PAST MY 70S AND THIS MAKES ME HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE!!!

Download this program which was written by Thomas Reed, a long time poster. The program will do the work for you which makes it easy.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac 10.9 and later

What should I do if Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac didn't solve my problem?

Advanced Mac Cleaner uninstall (2)

What I did was

I restarted my laptop and as soon as the Mac Cleaner popped up, I right clicked the icon and chose "open in Finder".

Then I dragged it to my trash can and emptied the trash. Hope this helps!

jcsongg wrote:

What I did was

I restarted my laptop and as soon as the Mac Cleaner popped up, I right clicked the icon and chose "open in Finder".

Then I dragged it to my trash can and emptied the trash. Hope this helps!

You have not removed it correctly.