My WebEnhancer Adware (Mac)

What is My WebEnhancer?

My WebEnhancer is a deceptive application identical to ShoppyTool, SmartShoppy, WebShoppers, and a number of other PUPs. By falsely claiming to save time and money when shopping online, My WebEnhancer attempts to give the impression of legitimate software.

Be aware, however, that My WebEnhancer delivers intrusive online advertisements and tracks Internet browsing activity. Furthermore, this app often infiltrates systems without users' permission. For these reasons, My WebEnhancer is classed as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Following successful infiltration, My WebEnhancer employs a 'virtual layer' to generate various advertisements (for example, banner, pop-up, coupon, etc.) The virtual layer enables placement of third party graphical content on any site.

The displayed advertisements often conceal underlying content of visited websites, thereby significantly diminishing Internet browsing experience. In addition, they can redirect to malicious websites - even accidental clicks will result in high-risk adware or malware infections.

My WebEnhancer continually monitors browsing activity by gathering information that might be personally identifiable including IP addresses, websites visited, and pages viewed - these are just some examples of data types gathered by this adware. The information is shared with third parties who cooperate with developers of My WebEnhancer.

These persons (potentially, cyber criminals) can misuse private data to generate revenue - behavior that could lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. For these reasons, you are strongly advised to eliminate My WebEnhancer adware immediately.

Research shows that all adware-type applications are often very similar. By falsely claiming to provide a number of 'useful features', apps such as My WebEnhancer trick users into believing that they are legitimate. In fact, they provide no value for regular users.

Adware is designed only to generate revenue for the developers. These apps merely generate intrusive online advertisements (via the "Pay Per Click" advertising model) and collect personal data (which is later shared with third parties to generate revenue).

How did My WebEnhancer install on my computer?

My WebEnhancer is free for anyone to download on its official promotion site, however, developers also promote this application using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling", and thus, most users install My WebEnhancer inadvertently without their consent.

Bundling is essentially stealth installation of potentially unwanted programs with regular (usually legitimate) software.

Developers know that many users do not pay enough attention when downloading and installing software and conceal bundled programs within the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings. Skipping this section often leads to inadvertent installation of applications such as My WebEnhancer.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

There are two main steps you should take to prevent this situation. Firstly, closely analyze each step of the download/installation processes using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings. Secondly, decline offers to download/install third party programs and cancel those already included. The key to computer safety is caution.

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Quick menu:

• What is My WebEnhancer?
• STEP 1. Remove My WebEnhancer related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove My WebEnhancer ads from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove My WebEnhancer adware from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove My WebEnhancer ads from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove adware and browser hijackers from a Mac computer:

My WebEnhancer adware removal:

Remove My WebEnhancer-related potentially unwanted applications from your "Applications" folder:

Click the Finder icon. In the Finder window, select “Applications”. In the applications folder, look for “MPlayerX”,“NicePlayer”, or other suspicious applications and drag them to the Trash. After removing the potentially unwanted application(s) that cause online ads, scan your Mac for any remaining unwanted components.

Remove browser hijacker-related files and folders

Click the Finder icon from the menu bar. Choose Go, and click Go to Folder...

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by browser hijackers - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Browser hijacker commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the ~/Library/Application Support/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/Application Support/

In the "Application Support" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious folders. For example, "MplayerX" or "NicePlayer", and move these folders to the Trash.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by browser hijackers - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Browser hijacker commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder:

In the "Go to Folder..." bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemons/

In the "LaunchDaemons" folder, look for recently-added suspicious files. For example "com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist", "com.myppes.net-preferences.plist", "com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist", "com.avickUpd.plist", etc., and move them to the Trash.

Scan your Mac with Combo Cleaner:

If you have followed all the steps correctly, your Mac should be clean of infections. To ensure your system is not infected, run a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus. Download it HERE. After downloading the file, double click combocleaner.dmg installer. In the opened window, drag and drop the Combo Cleaner icon on top of the Applications icon. Now open your launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon. Wait until Combo Cleaner updates its virus definition database and click the "Start Combo Scan" button.

Combo Cleaner will scan your Mac for malware infections. If the antivirus scan displays "no threats found" - this means that you can continue with the removal guide; otherwise, it's recommended to remove any found infections before continuing.

After removing files and folders generated by the browser hijackers, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

Remove browser hijackers from Internet browsers

Remove Safari browser hijackers:

Open the Safari browser, from the menu bar, select "Safari" and click "Preferences...".

In the preferences window, select "Extensions" and look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions. When located, click the "Uninstall" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Safari browser - none are crucial for regular browser operation.

Change your homepage:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "General" tab. To set your homepage, type the preferred website URL (for example: www.google.com) in the Homepage field. You can also click the "Set to Current Page" button if you wish to set your homepage to the website you are currently visiting.

Change your default search engine:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "Search" tab. Here you will find a drop-down menu labeled "Search engine:" Simply select your preferred search engine from the drop-down list.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Safari.

Remove Google Chrome browser hijackers:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable the malicious extension (if present), look for a browser hijacker URL below the "Open a specific or set of pages" option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select "Remove".

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list look for a browser hijacker URL, when located click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Delete".

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Google Chrome.

Remove malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) and select "Add-ons and themes". Click "Extensions", in the opened window locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, click on the three dots and then click "Remove".

Change your homepage

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Settings", in the opened window disable malicious extension (if present), remove the browser hijacker URL and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change your default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type "about:config" and press Enter. Click "Accept the Risk and Continue".

In the search filter at the top, type: "extensionControlled". Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the button.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Mozilla Firefox.

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