removing searchitnow on firefox

Hi Eric,

Managed to pic up this malware following a fake Adobe Flash update a couple of days ago. Thanks for such a thorough explanation of the steps to take. I still have something though - managed to remove the problem from Chrome and Firefox, but still present with Safari and can't see what else to try. No extensions, and in all the initial steps outlined found nothing newly installed in any of those library folders. A search in the address bar of safari briefly flashes up a Google result but then switches to Bing. Any further suggestions?

Trevor

(Nearly 30 years of mac use and finally dealing with my first issue.)

I don't know what OS version you are using. The Malwarebytes download will only work in 10.10 or later.

Download this program which was written by Thomas Reed, a long time poster. The program will search for malware/adware The program will do the work for you which makes it easy. There is no reason to leave it installed once troubleshooting is finished. The free version doesn't update itself. If you need it again, you can download it again.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac 10.10 and later

Malwarebytes uninstall

Please use the manual uninstall only.

https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-bing-redirect-virus.html

How to get rid of Bing.com Redirect - Virus removal guide

Please use the manual method. Do not download any other programs.

Searchitnow uninstall

Searchitnow uninstall (2)

Searchitnow uninstall (3)

Thank you so much.

I am indebted to you.

You are welcome.