How To Remove ElementaryOptimizer adware from Mac OSX

Easy Steps To Delete ElementaryOptimizer from Mac PC

ElementaryOptimizer is a nasty application that pretends to be a genuine tool that claims to enhance system performance by the optimize PC. Judging at the first inspection this app seems legit, useful as well as appropriate to handle. However, it is identified as a potentially unwanted program by the security expert. It was created and distributed by the team of cyber crook with the main target to makes illegal profit on pay per click methods. It silently gets inside into your PC with the bundling methods. Once gets inside it will bombard your System screen with tons of ads, pop-up, banners, discounts and other intrusive ads.  The main intention behind it to boost the web traffic on sponsored site as well as earn illegal profit on pay per click for the creator. Some ads are mainly designed redirect users to questionable site as well as installation of potentially unwanted program (PUP).

It is able to compromised the target system and infect all popular and mostly used web browsers like as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Edge and others. It also changes the homepage, search engine of your default web browser. In this way it makes the browser so strange for the users. It also assigns the default homepage and search engine with malicious site without any user’s permission. So that while users search any query on it then it redirect to questionable and phishing site where encourage users to install third party rogue Software program.

How ElementaryOptimizer is more risky for PC:

Once stay for long time, it will corrupt your system files and Windows registries as well as create duplicate files. It also makes the PC highly risky by deactivate firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program. It also creates itself several copies and distributed into various file location to different name. So that it is hard to detect and eliminate by normal antimalware tool. It is capable to monitor online keys habits to collect users personal and confidential information like as email-id, password, bank account details, IP address, geo-locations etc. After that share these details to the cyber offender for illegal use. It can connects your System with remote server to remotely access your PC. It also consumes huge resources of the System memory to slowdown overall performance and makes your PC totally useless. Thus it is highly advice to delete ElementaryOptimizer as soon as possible.

How ElementaryOptimizer infect your PC:

 ElementaryOptimizer mostly infect your PC through the spam email attachments, bundling of freeware program, updating System Software, Clicking on malicious links, Peer to peer sharing files and other social engineering techniques. Cyber offender often sends thousands of spam email attachments in the form of word, documents, text, images and so on. Opening such types of files might cause the infiltration of unwanted program. Users mostly download and installed freeware program with carelessness without checking custom or advance options causes the installation of Potentially unwanted program. It also comes while users Updating System Software from third party site such as download.com, download32.com. Softonic.com, Softonic32.com.

Tips To prevent the System from ElementaryOptimizer:

• It is highly recommended do not receive any mail which comes from unknown sources.
• Do not open any file which seems suspicious.
• It is highly important to check the grammatical error and spelling mistakes before opening them.
• Users must be avoiding the installation of freeware program.
• Use the official or trustworthy site while downloading and installing freeware program.
• Read the installation guide carefully till the end.
• Don’t try to skip custom or advance options because these options prevent the installation of junk files to get enter into the System.
• Always use official or direct links while updating System software.

How To Remove ElementaryOptimizer Automatically:

If your PC is already infected with ElementaryOptimizer virus then you are highly advice to delete this virus as far as possible. But it is not easy task to eliminate. We are highly advice use automatic removal tool to remove ElementaryOptimizer easily and completely from Mac PC.

 ElementaryOptimizer : Threat Analysis

Name:  ElementaryOptimizer

Type: PUP, Adware, Mac Virus

Threat Level: High (It can bring other harmful threats on your computer).

Short Description: Infect your browser, show unwanted pop-up ads, and redirect your browser on potentially harmful and phishing websites.

Symptoms: Unwanted pop-ups, notifications, new tab ads, forced browser redirection on low quality websites.

Distribution Method: spam emails attachments, Freeware installation, Updating System Software, Clicking on malicious links and other tricky ways.

Removal Tool: In order to keep the PC safe and secure use the automatic removal tool to remove ElementaryOptimizer easily and completely from your System.

Remove Files and Folders Related to ElementaryOptimizer

Open the “Menu” bar and click the “Finder” icon. Select “Go” and click on “Go to Folder…”

Step 1: Search the suspicious and doubtful malware generated files in /Library/LaunchAgents folder

Type /Library/LaunchAgents in the “Go to Folder” option

In the “Launch Agent” folder, search for all the files that you have recently downloaded and move them to “Trash”. Few of the examples of files created by browser-hijacker or adware are as follow, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.Itvbit.plist”, installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, and “kuklorest.update.plist” and so on.

Step 2: Detect and remove the files generated by the adware in “/Library/Application” Support folder

In the “Go to Folder..bar”, type “/Library/Application Support”

Search for any suspicious newly added folders in “Application Support” folder. If you detect any one of these like “NicePlayer” or “MPlayerX” then send them to “Trash” folder.

Step 3: Look for the files generated by malware in /Library/LaunchAgent Folder:

Go to Folder bar and type /Library/LaunchAgents

You are in the “LaunchAgents” folder. Here, you have to search for all the newly added files and move them to “Trash” if you find them suspicious. Some of the examples of suspicious files generated by malware are “myppes.download.plist”, “installmac.AppRemoved.plist”, “kuklorest.update.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist” and so on.

Step4: Go to /Library/LaunchDaemons Folder and search for the files created by malware

Type /Library/LaunchDaemons in the “Go To Folder” option

In the newly opened “LaunchDaemons” folder, search for any recently added suspicious files and move them to “Trash”. Examples of some of the suspicious files are “com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist”, “com.avickUpd.plist”, “com.myppes.net-preference.plist”, “com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist” and so on.

Step 5: Use Combo Cleaner Anti-Malware and Scan your Mac PC

The malware infections could be removed from the Mac PC if you execute all the steps mentioned above in the correct way. However, it is always advised to be sure that your PC is not infected. It is suggested to scan the work-station with “Combo Cleaner Anti-virus”.

Once the file gets downloaded, double click on combocleaner.dmg installer in the newly opened window. Next is to open the “Launchpad” and press on “Combo Cleaner” icon. It is advised to wait until “Combo Cleaner” updates the latest definition for malware detection. Click on “Start Combo Scan” button.

A depth scan of your Mac PC will be executed in order to detect malware. If the Anti-virus scan report says “no threat found” then you can continue with guide further. On the other hand, it is recommended to delete the detected malware infection before continuing.

Now the files and folders created by the adware is removed, you have to remove the rogue extensions from the browsers.

Remove ElementaryOptimizer from Internet Browsers

Delete Doubtful and Malicious Extension from Safari

Go to “Menu Bar” and open “Safari” browser. Select “Safari” and then “Preferences”

In the opened “preferences” window, select “Extensions” that you have recently installed. All such extensions should be detected and click the “Uninstall” button next to it. If you are doubtful then you can remove all the extensions from “Safari” browser as none of them are important for smooth functionality of the browser.

In case if you continue facing unwanted webpage redirections or aggressive advertisements bombarding, you can reset the “Safari” browser.

“Reset Safari”

Open the Safari menu and choose “preferences…” from the drop-down menu.

Go to the “Extension” tab and set the extension slider to “Off” position. This disables all the installed extensions in the Safari browser

Next step is to check the homepage. Go to “Preferences…” option and choose “General” tab. Change the homepage to your preferred URL.

Also check the default search-engine provider settings. Go to “Preferences…” window and select the “Search” tab and select the search-engine provider that you want such as “Google”.

Next is to clear the Safari browser Cache- Go to “Preferences…” window and select “Advanced” tab and click on “Show develop menu in the menu bar.“

Go to “Develop” menu and select “Empty Caches”.

Remove website data and browsing history. Go to “Safari” menu and select “Clear History and Website Data”. Choose “all history” and then click on “Clear History”.

Remove Unwanted and Malicious Plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox

Delete ElementaryOptimizer add-ons from Mozilla Firefox

Open the Firefox Mozilla browser. Click on the “Open Menu” present in the top right corner of the screen. From the newly opened menu, choose “Add-ons”.

Go to “Extension” option and detect all the latest installed add-ons. Select each of the suspicious add-ons and click on “Remove” button next to them.

In case if you want to “reset” the Mozilla Firefox browser then follow the steps that has been mentioned below.

Reset Mozilla Firefox Settings

Open the Firefox Mozilla browser and click on “Firefox” button situated at the top left corner of the screen.

In the new menu, go to “Help” sub-menu and choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the “Troubleshooting Information” page, click on “Reset Firefox” button.

Confirm that you want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to default by pressing on “Reset Firefox” option

The browser will get restarted and the settings changes to factory default

Delete Unwanted and Malicious Extensions from Google Chrome

Open the chrome browser and click on “Chrome menu”. From the drop down option, choose “More Tools” and then “Extensions”.

In the “Extensions” option, search for all the recently installed add-ons and extensions. Select them and choose “Trash” button. Any third-party extension is not important for the smooth functionality of the browser.

Reset Google Chrome Settings

Open the browser and click on three line bar at the top right side corner of the window.

Go to the bottom of the newly opened window and select “Show advanced settings”.

In the newly opened window, scroll down to the bottom and choose “Reset browser settings”

Click on the “Reset” button on the opened “Reset browser settings” window

Restart the browser and the changes you get will be applied

The above mentioned manual process should be executed as it is mentioned. It is a cumbersome process and requires a lot of technical expertise. And hence it is advised for technical experts only. To be sure that your PC is free from malware, it is better that you scan the work-station with a powerful anti-malware tool. The automatic malware removal application is preferred because it doesn’t requires any additional technical skills and expertise.

Download the application and execute it on the PC to begin the depth scanning. Once the scanning gets completed, it shows the list of all the files related to ElementaryOptimizer. You can select such harmful files and folders and remove them immediately.