Eliminate ads caused by StudyDisplay

What is StudyDisplay?

StudyDisplay is an adware-type application that supposedly enhances the internet browsing experience. Apps of this type are also known as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since most people are tricked into downloading and installing them unintentionally.

It is also likely that people who have StudyDisplay installed on their systems will be fed unwanted ads. Furthermore, this app might be designed to collect information relating to users' browsing activity.

Adware is software that generates/displays online advertisements. If installed, these apps serve intrusive ads including, for example, coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and others. People who click these ads are redirected to dubious or deceptive websites. These web pages might be designed to trick people into installing unwanted or even malicious apps.

Furthermore, clicking these ads sometimes causes unwanted downloads/installations, since they run scripts that download/install various PUAs. StudyDisplay might also gather browsing-related information.

Generally, these apps target information relating to users' browsing activity such as IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited websites, search queries that were entered whilst browsing the web, and so on. These apps can also gather personal, sensitive data. Developers send the data to other parties who misuse it to generate revenue.

In some cases, these third parties include cyber criminals. These are the main reason why StudyDisplay and other adware should be removed immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by StudyDisplay
Threat Type	Mac malware, Mac virus
Symptoms	Your Mac becomes slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you are redirected to dubious websites.
Detection Names (StudyDisplay.app.zip)	Full list of detections (VirusTotal).
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites, loss of private information.
Malware Removal (Mac)	To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your Mac with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. ▼ Download Combo Cleaner for Mac To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. Limited seven days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

StudyDisplay is similar to some other apps, such as MatchKnowledge and Top Results. Note, that the Internet is full of adware, so there are many other apps of this type. Generally, people download and install PUAs unintentionally. These apps often cause problems relating to browsing safety, privacy, and so on.

How did StudyDisplay install on my computer?

It is possible that StudyDisplay is promoted on a website from which it can be downloaded, however, few people download and install PUAs deliberately. Typically, these apps are bundled into set-ups of other software. Therefore, people download and install unwanted apps together with regular software.

Information about the inclusion (bundling) of PUAs into set-ups is not properly disclosed. Developers hide the details in setup settings and options such as "Advanced", "Custom", etc.

Unintentional installations/downloads happen only if people fail to  check the settings available in download/installation set-ups. Additionally, this happens when they click dubious advertisements that download/install PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download programs from reputable, official websites. Do not trust sources such as torrent clients, eMule (other Peer-to-peer-networks), dubious websites and so on. They often include unwanted, potentially malicious apps. Installations and downloads should be handled properly.

Check all settings (such as "Custom, "Advanced" and so on) included in each download or installation setup, and dismiss offers to download or install unwanted apps. Avoid clicking intrusive ads, especially on dubious websites. These tend to cause redirects to potentially malicious web pages, or they might download and install PUAs.

If unwanted advertisements appear or redirects happen often, it is very likely that a PUA is installed on the system.

Check extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons installed on the browser and programs on the computer and uninstall suspicious/unknown entries. If your computer is already infected with StudyDisplay, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate this adware.

Pop-up window displayed once StudyDisplay installation is over:

Contents of StudyDisplay installation folder:

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Quick menu:

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

Video showing how to remove StudyDisplay adware using Combo Cleaner:

StudyDisplay adware removal:

Remove StudyDisplay-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 adware-related files and folders

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

Check for adware 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 adware - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for adware 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 adware 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 adware - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for adware 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 adware, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

Remove malicious extensions from Internet browsers

Remove malicious Safari extensions:

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.

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

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

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".

• 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".

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

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