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Q: how to get rid of lunaticake

How do you get rid of lunaticake and reinstall Google

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Jan 18, 2016 5:42 AM

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  • by D.Cohen,

    D.Cohen D.Cohen Jan 18, 2016 5:48 AM in response to bigal48okva
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    Jan 18, 2016 5:48 AM in response to bigal48okva

    Use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php 


    You can also remove the adware manually using the steps provided by Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987


    After that, make sure your default search engine is set to the one you always use. To do so, Open Safari - Preferences - Search.


    Go to Safari menu (At the very top right side of your screen next to Apple icon), choose "Quit Safari"

    press "Shift" button and while holding this button on your keyboard single click on the Safari icon on your Dock.


    Open Safari - Preferences - Privacy - Remove All Website Data.


    Also, I believe it would be a good idea to install AdBlock.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 18, 2016 12:54 PM in response to bigal48okva
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    Jan 18, 2016 12:54 PM in response to bigal48okva

    First, never use any kind of "anti-virus" or "anti-malware" software on a Mac. That's how you cause problems, not how you solve them.

     

    Is Safari affected?

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jan 19, 2016 8:52 AM in response to bigal48okva
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    Jan 19, 2016 8:52 AM in response to bigal48okva

    It is an extension. For Safari, Safari/Preferences/Extensions and delete.

     

    Open Google Chrome and select Preferences from the menu. Next, click on the Extensions link which is located on the left side of the window. Once the list shows up, select Lunaticake and uninstall it from the browser.


    Open Mozilla Firefox and select Add-ons from the Tools menu. Find Lunaticake from Extensions and Plugins and delete if it is present.


    Once removed, restart the browser.