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How to remove Adware?

Hi ! I know this thread is old but I saw there was still some replies from months ago so I hope I m lucky to get some help... I had the vsearch , had it removed by following Linc's steps but still having malware while using chrome or safari...dont know what the problem is anymore so I run the test, hope someone would help!

Thanks in advance!



Boot Mode: Normal


Model: MacBookPro7,1


Battery cycles: 1677


Battery condition: Replace Soon


System load advisory


combined level = Bad

- user level = OK

- battery level = Bad

- thermal level = Great


User diagnostics


2016-01-30 Safari crash *


* Code injection


Kernel messages


Jan 24 21:34:45 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #2, bssid d8:5d:4c:c4:a4:f2

Jan 24 21:58:21 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid d8:5d:4c:c4:a4:f2

Jan 25 01:01:26 process softwareupdated[228] thread 225374 caught burning CPU! It used more than 50% CPU (Actual recent usage: 67%) over 180 seconds. thread lifetime cpu usage 90.025210 seconds, (68.693233 user, 21.331977 system) ledger info: balance: 90005492842 credit: 90005492842 debit: 0 limit: 90000000000 (50%) period: 180000000000 time since last refill (ns): 133076757723

Jan 25 01:08:39 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid d8:5d:4c:c4:a4:f2

--- last message repeated 3 times ---

Jan 29 18:40:11 MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: d8:5d:4c:c4:a4:f2 Auth timed out

Jan 29 19:14:29 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid d8:5d:4c:c4:a4:f2

--- last message repeated 1 time ---

Jan 29 22:38:59 disk0s2: I/O error.

Jan 29 22:39:00 Previous shutdown cause: -60

Jan 29 22:39:38 disk0s2: I/O error.

Jan 29 23:21:37 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid d8:5d:4c:c4:a4:f2

--- last message repeated 2 times ---

Jan 30 13:31:28 disk0s2: I/O error.

Jan 30 13:31:32 Previous shutdown cause: -60

Jan 30 13:32:24 disk0s2: I/O error.

Jan 30 13:46:05 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid d8:5d:4c:c4:a4:f2


Extrinsic daemons


com.pref.config

com.adobe.fpsaud

com.Ringmaster.helper

com.teamviewer.Helper


Extrinsic agents


com.Ringmaster.agent

com.adobe.ARM.UUID

net.culater.SIMBL.Agent

com.google.keystone.user.agent


launchd items


/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ringmaster.agent.plist

(com.Ringmaster.agent)

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist

(com.teamviewer.teamviewer)

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist

(com.teamviewer.desktop)

/Library/LaunchAgents/net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist

(net.culater.SIMBL.Agent)

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

(com.adobe.fpsaud)

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.preceptorialUpd.plist

(com.pref.config)

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ringmaster.daemon.plist

(com.Ringmaster.daemon)

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ringmaster.helper.plist

(com.Ringmaster.helper)

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.teamviewer.Helper.plist

(com.teamviewer.Helper)

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist

(com.teamviewer.service)

Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.UUID.plist

(com.adobe.ARM.UUID)

Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist

(com.google.keystone.user.agent)


Extrinsic loadable bundles


/System/Library/Extensions/AppleFIVRDriver.kext

(com.apple.driver.AppleFIVRDriver)

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHPM.kext

(com.apple.driver.AppleHPM)

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelBDWGraphics.kext

(com.apple.driver.AppleIntelBDWGraphics)

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelBDWGraphicsFramebuffer.kext

(com.apple.driver.AppleIntelBDWGraphicsFramebuffer)

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelBDWGraphicsGLDriver.bundle

(com.apple.driver.AppleIntelBDWGraphicsGLDriver)

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelBDWGraphicsVADriver.bundle

(com.apple.AppleIntelBDWGraphicsVADriver)

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelBDWGraphicsVAME.bundle

(com.apple.AppleIntelBDWGraphicsVAME)

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking.kext

(com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking)

/System/Library/Extensions/IKStealthPedalDriver.kext

(com.ikmultimedia.driver.StealthPedal)

/System/Library/Extensions/IKStompIO1Driver.kext

(com.IKMultimedia.driver.StompIO1)

/System/Library/Extensions/IONVMeFamily.kext

(com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily)

/System/Library/Extensions/JMicronATA.kext

(com.jmicron.JMicronATA)

/System/Library/Extensions/LexmarkUSBMerge.kext

(com.lexmark.print.usbmerge)

/System/Library/Extensions/NVMeSMARTLib.plugin

(com.apple.NVMeSMARTLib)

/Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers/EmagicUSBMIDIDriver.plugin

(info.emagic.driver.unitor)

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/AmpliTube 3.component

(com.ikmultimedia.effects.AmpliTube 3)

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/AmpliTubeFender.component

(com.ikmultimedia.effects.AmpliTubeFender)

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/AmpliTube 3.vst

(com.ikmultimedia.vst.AmpliTube 3)

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/AmpliTubeFender.vst

(com.ikmultimedia.vst.AmpliTubeFender)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin

(com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/DirectorShockwave.plugin

(com.adobe.shockwave.pluginshim)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Disabled Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin.plugin

(com.apple.QuickTime Plugin.plugin)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin

(com.macromedia.Flash Player.plugin)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

(com.apple.plugin.iPhotoPhotocast)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

(com.apple.java.JavaAppletPlugin)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Silverlight.plugin

(com.microsoft.SilverlightPlugin)

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins (Disabled)/Flash Player.plugin

(com.macromedia.Flash Player.plugin)

/Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane

(com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences)

/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax

(No bundle ID)

/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax

(net.culater.SIMBL.osax)

/Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/TeamViewerAuthPlugin.bundle

(com.teamviewer.AuthorizationPlugin)

/Library/Spotlight/GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter

(com.apple.garageband.spotlightimporter)

Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABDialer.bundle

(com.skype.skypeabdialer)

Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABSMS.bundle

(com.skype.skypeabsms)


DNS (not

not from DHCP): 8.8.8.8


hosts format: ASCII English text, with very long lines


User login items


iTunesHelper

Notas Adhesivas

uTorrent

Dropbox

CleanMyDrive


Restricted user files: 6390


Font problems: 5


Elapsed time (s): 257


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Feb 6, 2016 3:00 AM in response to natzg

Remove net.culater.SIMBL.Agent


Follow the instructions given here.

http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-conduit/


If this doesn’t help:


Use free AdwareMedic / Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac to remove adware

http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php

Install , open, and run it by clicking “Scan for Adware” button to remove adware.

Once done, quit AdwareMedic.


or


Remove the adware manually by following the “HowTo” from Apple.

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987

How to remove Adware?

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