Remove "Any Search Manager" from Mac

Kappy wrote:

It is not malware. It looks to be a browser extension you installed. You can remove it in the Safari Preferences > Extensions.

Akamai is the main domain name for Apple's servers.

Actually, it is a malware. I had the exact same problem that this person was having. I fixed it all in about a week 😀.

It is not malware. It looks to be a browser extension you installed. You can remove it in the Safari Preferences > Extensions.

Akamai is the main domain name for Apple's servers.

Yes, it is safe.

Most posters recommend not using cleaning programs. They can destroy normal computer operations.

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I would uninstall Kapersky. Its tends to interfere with the computer's operation while providing minimal to no benefit.

Kapersky Uninstall

As per my previous reply in this thread, install the free version of Malwarebytes and run it. This app should detect the problem, find 3 files and quarantines them. Choose the option to remediate and your problem will have gone away. 😀😀😀

The simplest way, as with previous replies to other users, is to install Malwarebytes free version. Run Malwarebytes, it should find 3 or more problem files that it will quarantine. Choose to remediate the files, problem goes away! If you don't feel happy remove Malwarebytes when you've completed the process, or keep it and it will run in background every hour and quarantine all dodgy/iffy files it finds. All you need to do is look at the quarantine, every so often and remediate all the found files you wish too. Good luck!

Ismaray16 wrote:

So.. I had the same thing on my MacBook Air. The funny thing is that it downloaded 100% on its own.

Not really, it hitchhiked on a download for something you thought you wanted. That way it can install because you've already authenticated and you'd never know it's there.

Get the only legitimate Flash players from Adobe directly. Adobe Flash Player Download.

Greetings Macjack.

I would add 'get rid of Chrome' to your worthy post. Chrome extensions in particular, are not renowned for being Malware proof.

It is too malware. It didn't ask for permission to install. I spoofed itself as Adobe Flash. This is 100% malware.

As soon as I uninstalled Bitdefender it was gone.

And did Malwarebytes remove it completely?

Unfortunately, people often don't come back, perhaps not realising that the answer they found that solved their problem needed their endorsement in order to round off the thread.

It can be very frustrating, and often leads to very long threads when people keep asking the same question in the same thread.

Every couple weeks my Chrome browser shuts down. When I relaunch AnySearch virus or malware is back.

So far all I've been able to do is Reset Chrome. That fixes it temporarily until the shutdown happens again. But it's a huge pain because I have to re log in to every site.

I deleted one unrecognizable Chrome extension just now.

Anything else I can do?

I guess I'll be back here if Chrome shuts down again.

There are no extensions in Safari. Plus the big all button is set to off. I rarely use Safari if ever.

same happened to me. I clicked on an adobe update but it wasnt from the adobe website I found out later. It installed a bunch of apps on my computer and I was able to get rid of them all but the **** any search manager extension keeps coming back! ugh. It installed on chrome AND safari. and set the homepage to anysearch manager. it is a malware I believe.

I have done all these steps or so I thought. I removed anything that is any search manager. I checked in all my applications for different names of the product, I uninstalled all Adobe products, and I removed all extensions. Somehow when Adobe Flash Players automatically downloads the AnySearch Manager comes back. Am I missing something in these steps? It drives me crazy. I temporarily fix the issues until it automatically updates.