How to get rid of adware on safari
Hello, i recently downloaded something while browsing, which turned out to be an adware. I keep getting pop-ups, which is pretty annoying. How do i get rid of it please?
I read an article that was posted in 2014 here LINK TO POST, followed the steps and i am creating a new discussion for it, as that article has been there for a couple of years and also, it has been marked SOLVED.
After following the steps in the article, i got this:
Boot Mode: Normal
Model: MacBookAir7,1
Battery cycles: 797
System load advisory
combined level = Bad
- user level = OK
- battery level = Bad
- thermal level = Great
System diagnostics
2017-03-17 sudo crash
2017-03-17 sudo crash
2017-03-17 sudo crash
2017-03-17 sudo crash
2017-03-17 sudo crash
2017-03-17 sudo crash
2017-04-04 mds_stores crash
2017-04-04 mds_stores crash
2017-04-12 node crash
2017-04-13 Microsoft PowerPoint hang
User diagnostics
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
2017-04-14 node crash
Total CPU usage: user %, system %
CPU usage by process "osascript" with UID 0: 14.3%
Extrinsic daemons
me.hide.osxhelper
net.tunnelblick.tunnelblick.tunnelblickd
com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon
/Library/BALBtbRR/BALBtbRR.app/Contents/MacOS/BALBtbRR
com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard
/Library/Hopi/KKIwrBUA/RivNGJZj/loathful-volage
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
Adobe_Genuine_Software_Integrity_Service
/Library/jqsxychajhnr/jqsxychajhnr
/Library/coguzpaurftu/coguzpaurftu
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper
/Library/haptophorous/haptophorous
com.adobe.SwitchBoard
/Library/vqfcahpvcpsf/vqfcahpvcpsf
com.adobe.fpsaud
com.spotflux.Spotflux.tun
Extrinsic agents
com.shazam.mac.ShazamHelper
com.adobe.acc.AdobeDesktopService.3236.UUID
com.sourcekp.protect.user.update
com.pcv.hlpramcn
com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud
com.bittorrent.uTorrent
com.openssh.ssh-agent
com.techyutils.ummhlpr
com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager
com.adscleaner.hlpradc
net.tunnelblick.tunnelblick.LaunchAtLogin
com.google.keystone.user.agent
com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeara
com.spigot.ApplicationManager
launchd items
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
(com.adobe.AAM.Startup-1.0)
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist
(com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud)
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
(com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist
(com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.agsservice.plist
(Adobe_Genuine_Software_Integrity_Service)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
(com.adobe.fpsaud)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
(com.adobe.SwitchBoard)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.builing.plist
(com.apple.builing)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.cereng.plist
(com.apple.cereng)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.schiwarkin.plist
(com.apple.schiwarkin)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
(com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist
(com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist
(com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/me.hide.osxhelper.plist
(me.hide.osxhelper)
/Library/LaunchDaemons/net.tunnelblick.tunnelblick.tunnelblickd.plist
(net.tunnelblick.tunnelblick.tunnelblickd)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
(com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.adscleaner.hlpradc.plist
(com.adscleaner.hlpradc)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist
(com.bittorrent.uTorrent)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist
(com.google.keystone.user.agent)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.pcv.hlpramcn.plist
(com.pcv.hlpramcn)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.sourcekp.protect.update.plist
(com.sourcekp.protect.user.update)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.spigot.ApplicationManager.plist
(com.spigot.ApplicationManager)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.techyutils.ummhlpr.plist
(com.techyutils.ummhlpr)
Library/LaunchAgents/com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeara.plist
(com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeara)
Library/LaunchAgents/net.tunnelblick.tunnelblick.LaunchAtLogin.plist
(net.tunnelblick.tunnelblick.LaunchAtLogin)
Extrinsic loadable bundles
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
(com.macromedia.Flash Player.plugin)
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
(com.apple.java.JavaAppletPlugin)
/Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane
(com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences)
/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax
(No bundle ID)
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABCaller.bundle
(com.skype.SkypeABCaller)
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABChatter.bundle
(com.skype.SkypeABChatter)
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABDialer.bundle
(com.skype.SkypeABDialer)
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABSMS.bundle
(com.skype.SkypeABSMS)
Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Folx3Plugin.plugin
(com.eltima.Folx3.plugin)
Netmask: 255.255.255.240
hosts
95.211.101.203 free-nl.hide.me
hosts format: ASCII text
Application check
com.google.GoogleDrive
User login items
hide.me VPN
iTunesHelper
uTorrent
Google Drive
WDDriveUtilityHelper
WDSecurityHelper
Spotflux
Advanced Mac Cleaner
Mac Ads Cleaner
Unpollute My Mac
Restricted user files: 125
Desktop file count: 40
Keychains file count: 12
Elapsed time (s): 85
MacBook Air, macOS Sierra (10.12)