codec-m plugin !!

Max89 · Max89 #1 (**permalink**)

03-06-2012, 03:12 PM

hello everyone
yesterday i was watching online movie then today this thing "codec-m plug-in" shows up
so i download this thing and everything went wrong
my safari started to slow down and takes long time to respond
and every time i open i website this certificate of akamai subordinate CA3 + XD something proxy
i have no idea what should i do now

is this thing a malware
and if it was how can i remove it
please help

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

03-06-2012, 04:05 PM

G'day and welcome to the forums.

You got it in one - malware. A search would have revealed this:-

Codec-M Installer???

Get it from a torrent site?

JP317 · JP317 #3 (**permalink**)

03-23-2012, 12:29 AM

how do you get rid of it?

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

03-23-2012, 05:30 PM

Perhaps a format of the hard drive and a clean install. If possible you could trash Safari using App Delete or App Trap to get rid of all associated files, however I doubt Mac OS X will let you remove Safari.

Also have a read of this link from Search:-

Need help deleting Codec-M

bradrich0408 · bradrich0408 #5 (**permalink**)

03-27-2012, 01:47 PM

You should have kept the download file that you installed codec-m with. In there is a uninstall feature. Very strange for a malware program, but it seemed to work nonetheless. Checked the activity monitor and other system places and nothing out of the ordinary is running.

Daddy280 · Daddy280 #6 (**permalink**)

05-14-2012, 09:33 PM

To uninstall this plug in, go to Safari>Preferences>Extensions. Once there you should see the plugin and have the option to uninstall it. Hope this helps.

harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,064 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	03-06-2012, 04:05 PM G'day and welcome to the forums. You got it in one - malware. A search would have revealed this:- Codec-M Installer??? Get it from a torrent site? *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,064 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	03-23-2012, 05:30 PM Perhaps a format of the hard drive and a clean install. If possible you could trash Safari using App Delete or App Trap to get rid of all associated files, however I doubt Mac OS X will let you remove Safari. Also have a read of this link from Search:- Need help deleting Codec-M *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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Max89 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 06, 2012 Posts: 1	03-06-2012, 03:12 PM hello everyone yesterday i was watching online movie then today this thing "codec-m plug-in" shows up so i download this thing and everything went wrong my safari started to slow down and takes long time to respond and every time i open i website this certificate of akamai subordinate CA3 + XD something proxy i have no idea what should i do now is this thing a malware and if it was how can i remove it please help
	QUOTE Thanks

bradrich0408 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2012 Posts: 1	03-27-2012, 01:47 PM You should have kept the download file that you installed codec-m with. In there is a uninstall feature. Very strange for a malware program, but it seemed to work nonetheless. Checked the activity monitor and other system places and nothing out of the ordinary is running.
	QUOTE Thanks

Daddy280 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 14, 2012 Posts: 1	05-14-2012, 09:33 PM To uninstall this plug in, go to Safari>Preferences>Extensions. Once there you should see the plugin and have the option to uninstall it. Hope this helps.
	QUOTE Thanks

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