How to get rid of MacBooster mini software?

hate it when this crappy mac software sneaks in... I wasn't paying attention when I installed VLC on a reformatted HD and got it from mac.software (top link in google and it looked just like the Videolan site)... thought everything was fine and then noticed strange behaviour ... did a bot of checking and found out this Macbooster app was piggy-backed with the VLC download! Why the **** this happens beats me, especially as I just can't seem to track it down anywhere ... Spotlight can't find it, going through all the preference folders can't find it... I know it's there as it pops up on Activity Monitor from time to time (see pic).
Any software that "cons" its way onto a mac is suspect and is not to be trusted IMO - any idea how to get rid of it... or even actually find where it's hiding?

here's what I've tried so far.... all with the same result of "the Folder can't be found"....
MacBooster mini
/Applications/MacBooster mini.app
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.MacBooster mini.loader.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.perion.MacBooster minid.plist
/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/CT2285220.bundle
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/MacBooster miniNPAPIPlugin.plugin
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/MacBooster miniNPAPIPlugin.plugin
MacBoostermini
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/Library/LaunchAgents/com.MacBoostermini.loader.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.perion.MacBoosterminid.plist
/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/CT2285220.bundle
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/MacBoosterminiNPAPIPlugin.plugin
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/MacBoosterminiNPAPIPlugin.plugin
macboostermini
/Applications/macboostermini.app
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.macboostermini.loader.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.perion.macboosterminid.plist
/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/CT2285220.bundle
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/macboosterminiNPAPIPlugin.plugin
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/macboosterminiNPAPIPlugin.plugin
have to go to bed, I'll try a few more later.... anybody have a specific folder search that would show up something?

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