How to uninstall ExtraDevice adware

What is ExtraDevice?

The ExtraDevice application is supposedly designed to improve the browsing experience. In fact, it displays various intrusive advertisements and promotes the Safe Finder web page through akamaihd.net. This type of adware can also record information. Generally, users download and install adware unintentionally.

Therefore, ExtraDevice and other apps of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

Adware-type applications display advertisements such as banners, coupons, surveys, pop-ups and others. They conceal underlying content of visited web pages, open untrusted web pages, and cause download/installation of unwanted apps by executing certain scripts.

Therefore, it is not safe to click these ads. PUAs record information relating to users' browsing activities including addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, IP addresses, geolocations, and other browsing-related information.

Research shows that ExtraDevice can read sensitive information from websites, including passwords, telephone numbers, credit card details and other personal data. ExtraDevice's developers might sell the information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who then misuse it to generate revenue in other ways.

People could then suffer financial loss, become victims of identity theft, lose access to various accounts, and experience problems relating to browsing safety, online privacy and other serious issues. For these reasons, never download or install this app.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ExtraDevice
Threat Type	Adware, Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of OSX/Adware.Synataeb.C), Kaspersky (Not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.OSX.Adload.h), ZoneAlarm by Check Point (Not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.OSX.Adload.h), Full List (VirusTotal).
Additional Information	This application belongs to the Adload malware family.
Symptoms	Your Mac becomes slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you are redirected to dubious websites.
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.
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ExtraDevice is similar to many other rogue apps such as ConsoleLog, SystemHelper and TaskProduct. They are supposedly be useful and include various features, however, they are designed only to generate revenue for the developers by serving ads and gathering information.

Remove all PUAs from browsers and operating systems immediately.

How did ExtraDevice install on my computer?

Users often download and install adware or other PUAs inadvertently through the set-ups of other software. These rogue apps are often distributed by including them into download/installation set-ups as 'additional offers'. This distribution method is known as "bundling".

Generally, offers to download and install are included in settings such as "Custom" and "Advanced", however, many users often fail to check and change these settings. By leaving them unchanged, they allow PUAs to be downloaded and installed together with their required software.

Additionally, unwanted downloads and installations can be caused by clicking deceptive advertisements, which then execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

All programs and files should be downloaded from official pages and through direct links. Other channels (such as third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks such as torrent clients, eMule, unofficial websites, freeware download pages, etc.), can be used to distribute unwanted, malicious apps.

Therefore, they should never be trusted. Check all installation settings such as "Advanced" and "Custom" and decline offers to download or install additional, unwanted apps before completing the process. Furthermore, advertisements that appear on dubious websites can open untrusted pages or cause download/installation of unwanted applications.

For these reasons, never click intrusive, unwanted ads on these rogue sites.

Remove any suspicious, unwanted plug-ins, add-ons and extensions installed on the browser, and software of this kind that is installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with ExtraDevice, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate this adware.

Pop-up window displayed once ExtraDevice installation is complete:

ExtraDevice redirecting users to Safe Finder website via akamaihd.net:

Deceptive application installer promoting ExtraDevice adware:

ExtraDevice installed on Safari:

ExtraDevice installation folder:

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Quick menu:

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

Video showing how to remove ExtraDevice adware using Combo Cleaner:

ExtraDevice adware removal:

Remove ExtraDevice-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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