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should i follow these instructions to remove Utopia.net ["an ad-supported domain listed as redirect virus"]?

i just noticed it for the first time, in console after i had lost my internet connection:

891 AM netbiosd[82]: network address or mask changed for en0

472 AM configd[18]: network changed:...

607 AM configd[18]: setting hostname to "xx.utopia.net"
472 AM configd[18]: network changed: ...
751 AM configd[18]: network changed:
756 AM configd[18]: setting hostname to "xx.local"
/...

i found instructions on how to remove here: http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=+.utopia.net%22+mac&d=4739652708608067&mkt=en-U S&setlang=en-US&w=o2-rbaRT2hhrWG5tt5E1sj…

Step 1: Download and Install MacBooster to Detect Utopia.net and potential threats...

should i remove before i update to yosemite?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 2009

Posted on Jul 21, 2017 8:29 AM

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Posted on Jul 21, 2017 12:49 PM

I don't see any adware in the Etrecheck report but you might run run Malwarebytes to be sure.

If your present setup is working fine for you then I'd leave it alone rather than investing in a 2009 iMac if you are getting another.

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Jul 21, 2017 10:10 AM in response to rkaufmann87

THANKS!

EtreCheck version: 3.4.1 (435)

Report generated 2017-07-21 10:03:44

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 2:07

Performance: Excellent


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Problem: Other problem

Description:

remove Utopia.net?


Hardware Information: ⓘ

iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)

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

iMac - model: iMac10,1

1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Duo) CPU: 2-core

12 GB RAM

BANK 0/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 0/DIMM1

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM1

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en1: Unknown


Video Information: ⓘ

ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB

iMac 1920 x 1080


Disk Information: ⓘ

ST31000528ASQ disk0: (1 TB) (Rotational)

S.M.A.R.T. Status: Failing

[Show SMART report]

(disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

mnlio07 (disk0s2 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/mnlio07 : 999.86 GB (999.13 GB free)


OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H ()


USB Information: ⓘ

EHCI Root Hub Simulation

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

EHCI Root Hub Simulation

Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

LaCie LaCie Hard Drive FW&USB 500.11 GB

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

OHCI Root Hub Simulation

Logitech USB Optical Mouse

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

OHCI Root Hub Simulation

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Virtual disks: ⓘ

Lacie (disk1s2 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/Lacie : 240.05 GB (9.22 GB free)

Physical disk: (null) 240.05 GB (9.22 GB free)

Mountain Lion (disk1s3 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 239.40 GB (200.71 GB free)

Physical disk: (null) 239.40 GB (200.71 GB free)

Mac OS X Install ESD (disk1s5 - HFS+) /Volumes/Mac OS X Install ESD : 19.52 GB (15.11 GB free)

Physical disk: (null) 19.52 GB (15.11 GB free)


System Software: ⓘ

OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 (12F2560) - Time since boot: about 13 days


Gatekeeper: ⓘ

Mac App Store and identified developers


System Launch Agents: ⓘ

[not loaded] 4 Apple tasks

[loaded] 112 Apple tasks

[running] 28 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

[not loaded] 56 Apple tasks

[loaded] 130 Apple tasks

[running] 49 Apple tasks


Launch Agents: ⓘ

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-03-28) [Lookup]


Launch Daemons: ⓘ

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 a0305b84 - installed 2017-06-14) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-04-17) [Lookup]


User Launch Agents: ⓘ

[loaded] com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.F6316C47-75F0-4D18-BF9F-28 2FD699B178.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2015-08-16)


User Login Items: ⓘ

Flux Application

(/Applications/Flux.app)

iTunesHelper Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2016-08-08)

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

SpeechSynthesisServer Application

(/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)

Speech Startup Application

(/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechRecogn ition.framework/Versions/A/Speech Startup.app)

Photo Stream URL SMLoginItem - Hidden (Apple, Inc. - installed 2014-03-30)

(/Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

FlashPlayer-10.6: 26.0.0.131 (installed 2017-06-17) [Lookup]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.1 (installed 2015-08-21)

Flash Player: 26.0.0.131 (installed 2017-06-17) Outdated! Update

o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-16) [Lookup]

nplastpass: 2.0.25 (installed 2013-10-20) [Lookup]

googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-11) [Lookup]

JavaAppletPlugin: 14.3.0 (installed 2013-07-07) Check version


Safari Extensions: ⓘ

[not loaded] Reload Button - John Siracusa - http://siracusafamily.org/safari/extensions/ (installed 2016-02-03)

[not loaded] PriceBlink - PriceBlink - http://www.priceblink.com (installed 2014-10-26)

[disabled] InvisibleHand - Forward Internet Group - http://www.getinvisiblehand.com (installed 2014-04-04)

[enabled] ClickToFlash - Marc Hoyois - http://hoyois.github.com/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/ (installed 2016-02-03)

[enabled] WOT - WOT Services Ltd - http://www.mywot.com/ (installed 2016-02-03)

[not loaded] Awesome Screenshot - Diigo - http://www.diigo.com/ (installed 2015-09-15)

[disabled] Ookong: Amazon price history & more - Ookong - http://www.ookong.com (installed 2014-03-06)

[not loaded] AdBlock - BetaFish, Inc. - https://getadblock.com (installed 2016-02-03)

[not loaded] LastPass - LastPass - https://lastpass.com (installed 2016-02-03)

[not loaded] SafariRestore - SweetP Productions - http://sweetpproductions.com/extensions/extensions.htm (installed 2016-02-03)


3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

Flash Player (installed 2017-06-14) [Lookup]


Time Machine: ⓘ

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

Volumes being backed up:

Mountain Lion: Disk size: 239.40 GB Disk used: 38.70 GB

Destinations:

wdelements [Local]

Total size: 999.83 GB

Total number of backups: 4

Oldest backup: 3/29/17 4:34 PM

Last backup: 7/19/17 5:15 PM

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 999.83 GB > (Disk size 239.40 GB X 3)


Time Machine Backups [Local]

Total size: 750.16 GB

Total number of backups: 6

Oldest backup: 4/10/16 1:38 PM

Last backup: 10/1/16 12:54 PM

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 750.16 GB > (Disk size 239.40 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

5% firefox

2% WindowServer

1% coreaudiod

1% kernel_task

0% fontd


Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

3.79 GB firefox

681 MB kernel_task

498 MB SpeechRecognitionServer

298 MB mds

182 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

838 MB Available RAM

838 MB Free RAM

11.18 GB Used RAM

0 B Cached files

0 B Swap Used

should i follow these instructions to remove Utopia.net ["an ad-supported domain listed as redirect virus"]?

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