Feed.maconomi.com Redirect (Mac)

What is feed.maconomi.com?

Maconomi is a deceptive application that supposedly provides a number of different tools, including a crypto-converter, calculator, currency converter, and so on. According to the developers, Maconomi "eases everyday tasks". Its appearance suggests that Maconomi is a legitimate and useful application, however, it often infiltrates systems without permission.

Furthermore, it promotes a fake search engine and gathers information relating to web browsing habits. For these reasons, feed.maconomi.com is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and a browser hijacker.

Following infiltration, Maconomi hijacks Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, stealthily assigning the new tab URL, default search engine, and homepage options to feed.maconomi.com. These changes may seem insignificant, and yet users are unable to revert them. Maconomi continues to reassign browser options when attempts are made to change them.

Therefore, as long as this browser hijacker is installed, returning browsers to their previous states becomes impossible and users are encouraged to visit feed.maconomi.com when they open a new browser tab or search via the URL bar. This significantly diminishes the web browsing experience.

As with most browser hijackers, Maconomi gathers information relating to browsing activity. The list of collected data typically includes IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and so on. This information is shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) and misused to generate revenue.

Therefore, information tracking can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. We strongly recommend that you uninstall the Maconomi browser hijacker and never return to feed.maconomi.com.

Threat Summary:

Name	Maconomi browser hijacker
Threat Type	Mac malware, Mac virus
Symptoms	Your Mac became slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you get redirected to shady websites.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites, loss of private information.
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Maconomi shares similarities with a number of other browser-hijacking applications including Your Social Hub Now, Maxi Buy, and ZugriffEmail (and many others). As with Maconomi, these applications also offer "useful functionality", but are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

Rather than enabling functionality promised, browser-hijacking applications cause unwanted redirects (thereby promoting deceptive sites, most of which are fake search engines) and record user-system information.

In addition, fake search engines often feed users with misleading search results and intrusive advertisements leading to dubious websites. There is a high probability that using them will lead to computer infections.

How did feed.maconomi.com install on my computer?

This browser hijacker is free for anyone to download on its official website, however, due to the lack of knowledge and careless behavior of many users, feed.maconomi.com often infiltrates systems without permission, since developers proliferate it using intrusive advertising and "bundling" methods.

Intrusive advertisements redirect to malicious websites and execute scripts that download and install unwanted applications. "Bundling", on the other hand, "is stealth installation of third party applications with regular software/apps. Developers hide "bundled" applications within "Custom/Advanced" settings or other sections of the download/installation processes.

Furthermore, many users often rush these procedures and skip steps. They are also likely to click advertisements without understanding the possible consequences. This behavior often leads to inadvertent installation of potentially unwanted applications. In this way, users expose their systems to risk of various infections and compromise their privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Lack of knowledge and careless behavior are the main reasons for computer infections. The key to safety is caution. Therefore, pay attention when browsing the Internet and downloading/installing software. Intrusive advertisements usually seem legitimate, but they can redirect to survey, adult dating, pornography, and other dubious websites.

Most are delivered by adware-type programs. If you encounter suspicious redirects, immediately check the list of installed applications/browser add-ons and remove any suspicious entries. We also recommend that you select "Custom/Advanced" settings and carefully analyze each window of the download/installation dialogs.

In doing so, opt-out of additionally-included programs and cancel offers to download/install them. Software should be be downloaded from official sources only, using direct download links. If your computer is already infected with browser hijackers, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate them.

Official Maconomi browser hijacker installation setup:

Website promoting Maconomi browser hijacker:

Screenshot of Maconomi browser hijacker:

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Quick menu:

• What is feed.maconomi.com?
• STEP 1. Remove feed.maconomi.com related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove feed.maconomi.com redirect from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove feed.maconomi.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove feed.maconomi.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.

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

feed.maconomi.com redirect removal:

Remove feed.maconomi.com-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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