TURBOMAC Adware (Mac)

What is TurboMac?

The TURBOMAC application supposedly improves the online shopping experience and saves money by displaying special deals, providing coupons, etc. - "TURBOMAC is a browser add-on that provides a better online shopping experience leading to higher user value by offering modifynative products, showing same or similar products from different stores with price modifynatives".

This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, be aware that this app is classed as a potentially unwanted adware-type program (PUP). After stealth system infiltration, TURBOMAC generates intrusive online advertisements and tracks Internet browsing activity.

The types of advertisements generated include pop-up, banner, and coupon ads. None originate from users' visited websites and, thus, often conceal underlying web content. This significantly diminishes the Internet browsing experience. Furthermore, some will lead to untrusted sites, some which contain malicious content.

Therefore, clicking advertisements generated by TURBOMAC risks further adware or malware infections. This potentially unwanted program continually monitors browsing activity by collecting various user/system information such as IP addresses (to determine geographic location), websites visited, pages viewed, and so on.

Many users believe that this information is insignificant, however, it might contain personally identifiable details that is shared with cooperating third party companies who commonly misuse personal information to generate revenue. This behavior could lead to serious privacy issues and, therefore, we strongly advise you to uninstall TURBOMAC adware immediately.

TURBOMAC is identical to Offerz4U and DealTop. In addition, it shares many similarities with hundreds of other adware-type programs such as ShopperPro, My Search Dock, and Savepath Deals. All claim to improve the Internet browsing experience, however, none provide any real value for users.

Adware-type programs are designed simply to generate revenue for the developers. TURBOMAC, and other similar apps, generate intrusive online advertisements, cause unwanted browser redirects, and gather personally identifiable information.

How did TurboMac install on my computer?

This potentially unwanted program is mostly proliferated using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. The developers know that many users do not express enough caution when downloading and installing software. For this reason, they hide rogue apps within the 'Custom/Advanced' download or installation procedure settings.

Unaware of this, users often skip this section, leading to inadvertent installation of rogue programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Bear in mind that many PUPs are hidden and, therefore, it is important to closely analyze the download and installation processes. Select the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings and cancel all third party software concealed within this section.

Deceptive free software installer used in TurboMac adware distribution:

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Quick menu:

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

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

TURBOMAC adware removal:

Remove TurboMac-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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