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<blockquote data-quote="LexS" data-source="post: 1725253" data-attributes="member: 311077"><p>1. Clear situation: </p><p>you one of the worst adware/malware things on your Mac: Genieo.</p><p>You can remove it within the etrecheck list, but also with Adwaremedic (now called malwarebytes.) which I prefer:</p><p>download it here and then run a scan, even twice to be sure:</p><p><a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/antimalware/mac/" target="_blank">https://www.malwarebytes.com/antimalware/mac/</a></p><p></p><p>2. after that there are some more things to do, less important:</p><p>-- in SystemPreferences->Users&Accounts->LoginItems: remove all entries with the minus sign underneath.</p><p>restart the mac after that;</p><p>-- in Safari->Preferences->Extensions: delete the extensions if they are still there. They are both bad.</p><p>-- in MacintoshHD->Library->LaunchAgents: delete the hp.tocgenerator...plist (hp printers do not need that)</p><p>restart after this. check the Finder issue.</p><p>3. Run a new etrecheck list and post, to check if everything is OK.</p><p>LexS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LexS, post: 1725253, member: 311077"] 1. Clear situation: you one of the worst adware/malware things on your Mac: Genieo. You can remove it within the etrecheck list, but also with Adwaremedic (now called malwarebytes.) which I prefer: download it here and then run a scan, even twice to be sure: [url]https://www.malwarebytes.com/antimalware/mac/[/url] 2. after that there are some more things to do, less important: -- in SystemPreferences->Users&Accounts->LoginItems: remove all entries with the minus sign underneath. restart the mac after that; -- in Safari->Preferences->Extensions: delete the extensions if they are still there. They are both bad. -- in MacintoshHD->Library->LaunchAgents: delete the hp.tocgenerator...plist (hp printers do not need that) restart after this. check the Finder issue. 3. Run a new etrecheck list and post, to check if everything is OK. LexS [/QUOTE]
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