a persistent malware that spread across all my Apple devices

i'm running an OSX 10.11.6 on a Mbp retina 15" early 2013


for the last week or so it seems like this malware i have happen randomly when i try loading new links it diverts to different ads (a shorten url for money ads so far) with a 5 seonds counter to skip ad.


soon after this problem started happening on my Iphone 5s, and my Mac Pro running also OS X 10.11.6


i tried the suggested steps of clearing history and cookies, restarting in safe mood and runing disk utility, tried installing a couple of adware block extensions but it did not do any good.

i had Chrome installed at this time -which i suspect that i got the malware from-, i unistalled it today and upgraded safari to 10.0.1, the problem stays the same.


i'm freaking out a bit, this is the first time something like this happen, and the fact it can spread across my devices is scary!


i ran the EtreCheck and it shows error in /etc/hosts, i will post results here:


EtreCheck version: 3.1.2 (334)

Report generated 2016-11-09 16:35:06

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime 1:46

Performance: Excellent


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Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.


Problem: No problem - just checking


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-3635QM) CPU: 4-core

8 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Replace Soon - Cycle count = 1088


Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 4000

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB

Color LCD 2880 x 1800


System Software:

OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G1108) - Time since boot: less than an hour


Disk Information:

APPLE SSD SD256E disk0 : (251 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

[Show SMART report]

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 249.78 GB (28.93 GB free)

Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online


USB Information:

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Configuration files:

/etc/hosts - Count: 57


Gatekeeper:

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions:

/Applications/VMware Fusion.app

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (7.0.0 - 2014-08-26) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (7.0.0 - 2014-08-26) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (7.0.0 - 2014-08-26) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (7.0.0 - 2014-08-26) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (7.0.0 - 2014-08-26) [Support]


/Library/Application Support/Hotspot Shield

[not loaded] com.anchorfree.tun (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8 - 2014-03-24) [Support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-11-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.FTDI.driver.FTDIUSBSerialDriver (2.2.18 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-11-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.m-audio.driver.firewire (1.10.2 - 2016-11-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (Pen Tablet 5.3.2-2 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-11-09) [Support]

[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (Wacom Tablet 6.3.6-3 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-11-09) [Support]


System Launch Agents:

[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks

[loaded] 162 Apple tasks

[running] 70 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks

[loaded] 159 Apple tasks

[running] 89 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-05-11) [Support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-08-24) [Support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2016-08-24) [Support]

[running] com.wacom.pentablet.plist (2012-12-12) [Support]

[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist (2013-06-06) [Support]

[running] jp.co.canon.CUPSCAPT.BG.plist (2013-09-24) [Support]

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (2014-08-12) [Support]


Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2013-07-25) [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-29) [Support]

[loaded] com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist (2013-11-08) [Support]

[loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist (2013-07-25)

[running] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (2010-08-26)

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-02) [Support]

[failed] com.m-audio.firewire.helper.plist (2011-07-28) [Support] - /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio FireWire Audio Helper/M-Audio FireWire Device Helper: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2010-08-25) [Support]

[loaded] com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.helper.plist (2013-07-25) [Support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2016-06-22) [Support]

[loaded] com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist (2016-04-05) [Support]

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (2014-08-12) [Support]


User Login Items:

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Stickies Application Hidden (/Applications/Stickies.app)

Calendar Application Hidden (/Applications/Calendar.app)


Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-09) [Support]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-11-09)

Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-09) Outdated! Update

AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.1 (2013-07-25) [Support]

Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-09-18)

o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-16) [Support]

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.0.0 (2010-08-25) [Support]

WacomNetscape: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 (2013-08-05) [Support]

googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-11) [Support]

WacomTabletPlugin: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 (2013-06-06) [Support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 101 build 13 (2016-08-24) Check version


Safari Extensions:

MacDeals - Homer - http://MacDeals.info (2015-01-05)

Open in Internet Explorer - Parallels - http://www.parallels.com (2014-04-04)


Audio Plug-ins:

DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (2013-07-25)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (2016-06-29) [Support]

Java (2016-08-24) [Support]

WacomTablet (2013-06-06) [Support]


Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: ON

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.78 GB Disk used: 220.85 GB

Destinations:

LaCie [Local]

Total size: 850.17 GB

Total number of backups: 3

Oldest backup: 3/3/16, 2:34 PM

Last backup: 3/3/16, 4:03 PM

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 850.17 GB > (Disk size 249.78 GB X 3)


Transcend [Local]

Total size: 999.86 GB

Total number of backups: 9

Oldest backup: 6/17/16, 5:39 PM

Last backup: 9/12/16, 3:07 PM

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 249.78 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU:

8% WindowServer

8% Safari

6% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)

4% hidd

3% kernel_task


Top Processes by Memory:

1.22 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)

774 MB kernel_task

246 MB mdworker(15)

156 MB Safari

139 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information:

3.93 GB Available RAM

1.45 GB Free RAM

4.07 GB Used RAM

2.48 GB Cached files

0 B Swap Used


Diagnostics Information:

Nov 9, 2016, 04:26:04 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2016-11-09-162604_[redacted]. crash

com.wacom.WacomTabletDriver - /Library/Application Support/Tablet/WacomTabletDriver.app/Contents/MacOS/WacomTabletDriver

Nov 9, 2016, 04:25:54 PM Self test - passed

Nov 9, 2016, 03:17:59 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2016-11-09-151759_[redacted]. crash

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Nov 9, 2016 12:18 PM

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Nov 9, 2016 12:24 PM in response to elosmankareem

"All devices" ..


That points to a hacked Wi-Fi router > https://support.malwarebytes.com/customer/portal/articles/2049288-how-can-i-trou bleshoot-my-wireless-router-or-modem-with-my-mac-?b_id=9511



Aside from that, this has nothing to do with malware, but you have the sound flower driver installed. It should be uninstalled > Uninstalling Soundflower


That driver has caused kernel panics for numerous Mac users as noted from the results of an Apple Support Communities search here.

And keep in an eye on available storage space. According to the report there's only 28.93 GB's free. OS X El Capitan requires approximately 8GB's of storage space alone.

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a persistent malware that spread across all my Apple devices

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