Remove "Any Search Manager" from Mac

So.. I had the same thing on my MacBook Air. The funny thing is that it downloaded 100% on its own. Could have totally swore it was a virus. I did find it under the Safari extensions in preferences but it was not "truth" something. I forgot the other half of the name. Once I uninstalled it it stopped popping up when I opened a new safari window.

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.

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 😀.

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.

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.

It looks like Etrecheck did delete a Safari extension. Was that it?

You have Kaspersky and Advanced MacCleaner. Neither of which you want. Please remove both, then test.

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

Try going to System Preferences/Users & Groups and remove Advanced Mac Cleaner from your login items. Restart and empty the Trash.

Thank you very much, this worked!

Hi, I have the same problem, however, I did not install it. The notice from Chrome says "another program added an extension to Chrome". There's no way I would add this extension myself.

Greetings Macjack.

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