How To Remove HPRaster.bundle Adware from Mac OSX

Simple Guide To Delete HPRaster.bundle from Mac PC

HPRaster.bundle is a potentially unwanted program or adware that mainly designed to infect your Mac System and alter your main web browser.  It is able to work with all popular and mostly used web browsers like as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera and others. It was discovered by the team of cyber hacker with the evil motive. It gets inside into the targeted System without any users knowledge.

Once installed, it instantly take control over the targeted web browsers and change the homepage and search engine setting of your infected web browser. It also reassign the homepage and default search engine with fake URL . So that while users search any query on it then they get unwanted or sponsored search results with annoying ads and redirect users to questionable and malicious site where shows fake update notification and error message.

It also bombards your system screen with the tons of lots of ads, popups, banners, errors and other interstitial ads. The main intention behind it to earn illegal revenue on pay per click method. If you will click on these ads even accidentally then redirect to questionable site. Sometime clicking on these adverts might cause the installation of some potentially unwanted program by executing malicious scripts.

How HPRaster.bundle is More Harmful for PC?

It can disable your system security and privacy by inactivate firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program to make this threat undetected on your System. It will create various malicious copies and spread into different location with different name due to it is hard to detect and eliminate with normal antimalware tool. It can track your online activities and browser history to collect your personal and financial information like as email-Id, password, social media account,  bank account and credit card details, IP address and geo-location etc. It can share those details with cyber hacker for using in illegal activities like as identity theft, fake purchasing, make fraudulent etc. It can take hue resources of the system memory and slowdown overall performance. So it is highly advice to remove HPRaster.bundle as soon as possible from your Mac PC.

 How did HPRaster.bundle gets inside into your PC?

HPRaster.bundle mostly gets inside into your PC via the package of freeware program and spam email attachments. Freeware program contain additional and malicious setup of other program. While users download or install freeware program from third party downloader site without knowing their term and condition as well as select custom or advance options then the potentially unwanted program gets installed into the system without any user’s knowledge.

Spam email contains malicious attachments or downloader link of file. Cyber offender often send thousands of spam email to the randomly recipient  which contains malicious attachments  such as word, documents, zip, archer and so on. Such attachments seems legit, useful, important and sent from reputable organization. When users open such files then the malicious scripts executed that leads infection. Updating System software from irrelevant sources, clicking on malicious links, visiting adult site, peer to peer sharing files through bit torrent, eMUle, Gnutella etc could also bring such type of harmful infections.

 How To Prevent the Installation of HPRaster.bundle?

It is highly advice do not download or install program from unofficial and untrustworthy download channels. Software must be downloading or install from official and trustworthy downloader site. It is important to read their terms and license agreement as well as select custom, advance and manual setting. Do not receive email which seems suspicious, contain attachments, or sent from unknown sender. If you don’t know the sender name and address please verify it firstly. It is important to check the grammatical error and spelling mistakes. Update the System software from relevant sources or direct links. Do not visit on adult or any similar site. It is highly advice to scan your PC with reputable antimalware tool. If your System is already infected with this nasty infection then you are highly advice to remove HPRaster.bundle as quickly as possible by using reputable anti-malware tool.

Threat Summary:

Name: HPRaster.bundle

Type: Adware, PUP

Descriptions: HPRaster.bundle is a potentially unwanted program or adware that mainly designed to infect your Mac System and alter your main web browser.

Symptoms: delivers various kind of annoying advertisements, changes the browser setting, redirect users to questionable site.

Distribution: package of freeware program, spam email attachments, updating system Software

Removal: To eliminate this infection we are highly advice scan your PC with automatic removal tool.

Remove Files and Folders Related to HPRaster.bundle

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 HPRaster.bundle 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 HPRaster.bundle 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 HPRaster.bundle. You can select such harmful files and folders and remove them immediately.