Installmac malware solution?

I had a problem with my browsers standard search engine being overtaken by "installmac" after installing something that looked like an update of Toast on my computer. I removed it again by using the uninstall program from installmac.com. Do anyone know if I am in the clear now since it is the same company that supplied the malware and the solution. What sort company is Installmac - it looks legit - but is it?

Hi Topher
I have been looking into the browser history and in fact I got the installmac-"malware" at this site:
http://toast-titanium.soft32.com/free-download/
And I installed this file:
installtoasttitanium.dmg
I wasn't thinking ;-)
That gave me the installmac redirect on all my google searches.
After having read about solutions on the net I opted for an Uninstall on the macinstall homepage.
I ran the commands you have provided in Terminal and got these answers:
1)
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.aelwriter.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent.plist
2)
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.adobe.ARM.df0ab5bbe6f698196fcc21e3c1e66dcb758bd911f4d637272d9d8109.plist
com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.3841241A-8712-4460-B548-51B7C53CF16A.plist
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
com.spotify.webhelper.plist
3)
Blank
4)
Blank
5)
Blank
6)
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
The problems should be any files related to "genieo" - so I have removed those two files.

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sirdano wrote:
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Primary and Secondary Schools (under Ministry of Education) - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
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I also seen some Microsoft and ESET security products running around SMB when I was asked to go to client sites to assist setup for presentation. So far, I have not seen any other products from other security vendors.
It would be great if you can share your findings, so all of us would know which security vendors is more popular for different areas, etc.
Cheers
Peter
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Hello,
Here's a list of the companies I've come across, along with their notable consumer products:
Agnitum Anti Virus/Outpost
AhnLab V3 Internet Security
Alwil Avast!
ALYac Anti Virus/Internet Security
Arcabit ArcaVir
AVG Technologies AVG Anti-Virus/Internet Security (formerly Grisoft)
Avira Antivir
Bach Khoa Bkis BKAV
Beijing Rising Anti Virus/Internet Security/PC Doctor
Bullguard AV/Internet Security
CheckPoint ZoneAlarm/AV/Internet Security (formerly Zone Labs)
Comodo Anti Virus/Internet Security
Dialogue Science Dr. Web
Emsisoft Anti-Malware/Online Armour (formerly TallEmu)
ESET NOD32/Smart Security
F-Secure
FilSecLab Twister
Frisk F-PROT
G Data Anti Virus/Interet Security
GFI VIPRE (formerly Sunbelt Software)
Hauri ViRobot
Ikarus virus.utilities
Lavasoft Ad-Aware
K7 Anti Virus/Total Security/Ultimate Security
Kaspersky Anti Virus/Internet Security/Pure
Kingsoft Anti Virus
MalwareBytes
McAfee Anti Virus/Internet Security/Total Protection
Microsoft Forefront/Security Essentials
MWTI eScan
Norman Anti Virus/Security Suite
Panda Anti Virus/Cloud/Internet Security
Qihoo 360
Quick Heal Technologies QuickHeal Anti Virus/Internet Security/Total Security
Softwin BitDefender AV/Internet Security/Total Security
Sophos Anti Virus/Security Suite
SOSDG ClamAV/ClamWin
Support.Com - SUPERAntiSpyware
Symantec Norton 360/Anti Virus/Internet Security, PC Tools
Total Defense (formerly Computer Associates)
Trend Micro Anti Virus/Internet Security/Titanium
TrustPort
VirusBlokAda VBA32
Webroot Anti Virus
WebSense
That's off the top of my head. There are probably a few others that I missed, but I'm sure others can help fill in the list.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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http://forum.arcsolutions.com/
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Hi all
Is there anyone here running 2 Security Solutions at the same time?
From what I know, few of my lecturers are running AVG and Avira, or Avira and MSE. (All free)
According to their theory, school-licensed Symantec Endpoint Protection slows down the system too much till a point that it is slow or unable to detect the threats. 1 antivirus is not good enough, 2 antivirus would be able to detect 100% of malware.
For my school labs computer, they are running both Symantec Endpoint Protection and Microsoft Security Essential at the same time.
Does 2 security solutions or more helps your computer to be risk-free?
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Hello,
Generally speaking, you should not run two security programs together at the same time which run in "real-time," e.g., they are actively monitoring the system. The reason for this is that the various real-time components (on-access file system scanner, network traffic filter, and so forth) may interfere with each others operations as they both attempt to access the same bits at the same time. This can lead to all sorts of strange system behavior, such as slowdowns, program crashes, failed downloads and lock-ups.
If you are going to do this, make sure you disable the realtime scanning components of one program, or use one program to actively monitor the system and the other to periodically perform an scheduled or manual scans on demand.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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