Web of Trust (WOT): Request Detailed Instructions To Uninstall and Delete

Safari plug-ins are located in

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

or they can be removed from Safari

Safari>Preferences>Extensions (tab)

highlight the plugin and click the "-" icon.

if you feel WOT should be removed by apple and they have caused a grievance with you let Apple know

apple.com/feedback

otherwise be sure that WOT is causing residual damage and there is not else that could cause this like any mac antivirus or any mac 3rd party tool which manages your mac "mac keeper", "clean my mac" as these are known scam ware packages which historically have been linked to massive issues with OS X

Any Mac AV or 3rd party cleaning tool should be removed from the system entirely.

West_Coast_Dan wrote:

You asked about Mac Keeper. I do not have it installed on my computer and I'm cautious to make sure it doesn't get installed. Now that you mention it, what are your thoughts, or anyone else's, on Malwarebytes Anti-Malware?

Malwarebytes was developed by a trusted and respected contributor here, and many users recommend it to people who need to remove malware/adware from their computers. There are those who don't think such programs are necessary, and that you should remove malware/adware manually, and that's a perfectly valid option as well. You should use whatever method is easiest for you. I've used Malwarebytes on my system, so have countless other users, and I've never experienced anything bad happen afterward. Unlike other anti-malware programs, it doesn't prevent malware or adware from getting on your computer, it just removes it. You're still on your own as far as keeping it off your hard drive in the first place.

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.

if WOT's plug is causing problems I'd reach out to them. WOT from what I can tell are trying to be good guys on an internet which can resemble America's "Wild West" at times, but if you open ratings up to everyone then don't be surprised when criminals come to defend the bogus sites they rely on wth phony reviews so it's as flawed as that model allows.