MacKeeper/Zerobit Pop Up ad Problem
Can someone PLEASE tell me how to stop these MacKeeper/Zerobit pops from happening on my computer?
I've never used MacKeeper nor do I plan to ever use it now that this ad keeps popping up unwanted. What happens is I get this Mac "recommends" box that I have to click "Ok" for or completely quit Safari in order to get rid of it. Then there is this stupid ad for MacKeeper sitting there. I can seem to find anyway to get rid of it. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks.
I don't think some of the people responding to this thread understand something integral to the problem we are having... we DON'T have any files because we NEVER downloaded Zeobit Mackeeper in the first place. Not by accident, not on a "trial basis", NOTHING. This is not an issue about "fully" removing a program, this is simply SPAM or Malware or whatever else you want to call losing your ability to control your computer when using Safari.
Anyway, We've localized it to a particular website called "WowHead" it's a Warcraft Wiki type of site. I used two different machines and got the same result. Just head over to that website enough times and you'll get the pop up. I'm sure you can get the pop up from other sites as well. I appreciate the help that posters to this thread have offered, but I've unfortunately come to the conclusion that no one can has an answer to this problem... no matter how much they'd like to think they do or are graciously trying to help (as in the case of the 2nd poster). But good luck, if I find anything on the interwebz, I'll repost any info here!
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I downloaded MacKeeper last year. Today my browser is messed up and I am getting popups. MacKeeper keeps popping up to download, so I updated my subscription-still messed up. Is this malware and if so, why did it show up a year later and after I paid again to update!?
You installed a variant of the "VSearch" trojan. Remove it as follows.
This malware has many variants. Anyone else finding this comment should not expect it to be applicable.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.projectx.agent.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.projectx.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.projectx.helper.plist
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way:
/Library/Application Support/projectx
/System/Library/Frameworks/v.framework
The problem may have started when you downloaded and ran an application called "MPlayerX." That's the name of a legitimate free movie player, but the name is also used fraudulently to distribute VSearch. If there is an item with that name in the Applications folder, delete it, and if you wish, replace it with the genuine article from mplayerx.org.
This trojan is often found on illegal websites that traffic in pirated content such as movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect more of the same, and worse, to follow. Never install any software that you downloaded from a bittorrent, or that was downloaded by someone else from an unknown source.
In the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences, select the General tab. The radio button marked Anywhere should not be selected. If it is, click the lock icon to unlock the settings, then select one of the other buttons. After that, don't ignore a warning that you are about to run or install an application from an unknown developer.
Then, still in System Preferences, open the App Store or Software Update pane and check the box marked
Install system data files and security updates (OS X 10.10 or later)
or
Download updates automatically (OS X 10.9 or earlier)
if it's not already checked.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return. -
Over the past two days, Mackeeper keeps popping up in a new tab, yahoo defaults as my search engine even though I have google set in preferences, and the "Top Sites" setting in preferences doesn't save. Seems I've somehow acquired some malware of sorts. I've searched the forums and have not found a solution that works on my machine yet.
There is no need to download anything to solve this problem.
You may have installed the "VSearch" trojan. Remove it as follows.
Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. These instructions are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Step 1
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including any that have the word "Spigot," "Trovi," or "Conduit" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
Reset the home page and default search engine in all the browsers, if it was changed.
Step 2
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item named "com.vsearch.agent.plist" selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ConduitNPAPIPlugin.plugin
Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
The problem may have started when you downloaded and ran an application called "MPlayerX." That's the name of a legitimate free movie player, but the name is also used fraudulently to distribute VSearch. If there is an item with that name in the Applications folder, delete it, and if you wish, replace it with the genuine article from mplayerx.org.
This trojan is often found on illegal websites that traffic in pirated content such as movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect more of the same, and worse, to follow. Never install any software that you downloaded from a bittorrent, or that was downloaded by someone else from an unknown source.
In the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences, select the General tab. The radio button marked Anywhere should not be selected. If it is, click the lock icon to unlock the settings, then select one of the other buttons. After that, don't ignore a warning that you are about to run or install an application from an unknown developer.
Then, still in System Preferences, open the App Store or Software Update pane and check the box marked
Install system data files and security updates
if it's not already checked.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
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MacKeeper relentlessly pops up when I search anything. No trace of it in applications. Found no files in spotlight. Please help me kick this nasty little pop-up.
You may have installed the "DownLite" trojan, perhaps under a different name. Remove it as follows.
Malware is constantly changing to get around the defenses against it. The instructions in this comment are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item named "VSearch" selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/Jack.plist
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ConduitNPAPIPlugin.plugin
Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including any that have the word "Spigot" or "Conduit" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
This trojan is distributed on illegal websites that traffic in pirated movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect much worse to happen in the future.
You may be wondering why you didn't get a warning from Gatekeeper about installing software from an unknown developer, as you should have. The reason is that the DownLite developer has a codesigning certificate issued by Apple, which causes Gatekeeper to give the installer a pass. Apple could revoke the certificate, but as of this writing, has not done so, even though it's aware of the problem. This failure of oversight is inexcusable and has compromised both Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. You can't rely on Gatekeeper alone to protect you from harmful software.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return. -
A program called MacKeeper just popped up on my MacBook. Is it safe to run it? s
A window with MacKeeper just popped up. is it safe to run this?
Do not run it.
Do not install it.
MacKeeper is not needed.
Install all updates released by Apple.
Best. -
Pop ups on mac?
I got a mac a few months ago and a few weeks ago I began to get mackeeper ads popping up in a different screen. Now it s getting worse and happening almost every time I click on something, and there s even more variety of what websites pop up. Now I have pop ups on the actual website I m on and they pop up every time I click something. It s really obnoxious and I hate it. How can I get rid of this....? It s really distractingClick here and follow the instructions, or if there’s a type of adware not covered by them on the computer, these ones. If you're willing to use a tool to remove it(you don't need to, but may find it easier), you can instead run Adware Medic; this link is a direct download.
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I HAVE THE POP AND CRACKLING PROBLEM FIX FOR ME ANYWAY..
my set up is......
asusokay sorry....
my rigg....asus a7v8x-e deluxe...
athlon barton xp 2800(@ 2.56)
gig of corsair 3200 dual chan...
WD. cavalier 80 gig HD
BFG 6800 gt oc
audigy 2 zs.......
antec 480 true blue
oh yeah cooling my cpu with a torando 7!!!!thats a cooler for a 2600+ ha ha i win........
any way the "FIX" i found is too turn the master volume down via the keyboard or the audio setting in control panel.....put it at 50 or 60 % and boom....no pops no cracks...and i can turn the volume up on my speakers as loud as i like....now granted no super loud gaming but if i turn my speakers all the way up its too loud to sit there anyway so no loss...and i did crank them up and leave the room and no cracks or pops at all with CALL OF DUTY OR MOHPA OR ROME....so i hope this helps someone else....
SEEMS to me many with my MOBO asus a7v8x variations are having the pop and crackle problem....
sorry if my explanation is confusing but im good at fragging not english....any questions reply i will check back.....
OH YEAH i have a question too....by turning the master down to 50 or 60 % am i losing any audio Quality this way? seems to sound good in EAX 3 so..... just curious.... -
Hey,
My mac keeps redirecting me to pages like MacKeeper and stuff on safari.
Its also popping up with a ton of ads like you just one and i phone 5 and crap.
Also when i click somewhere on the page where I'm not supposed to click some times it
redirects me to a new page please help!!!!:/ If u give me any websites to use
please make sure there securer or u have used them before so i don't get anymore viruses!
P.S i only got my mac this year
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Adwaremedic: Removes all known adware from your Mac -
Photobooth pop art filter problem
Hi all
My problem is the Pop Art effect shows only one square, not the usual four.
Tried trashing preferences, didn't work.
Any help would be appreciated.Hello Michael
Restating your Mac may fix the problem. If not, repair permissions and try again. (Click here if you need help.)
If neither helps, and if yours is an "iMac G5 iSight",(Click here if you need help identifying your model.) you can use the software install discs that came with your iMac G5 to reinstall the Photo Booth application. If you need help, see page 55 of the iMac G5 User’s Guide that came with your iMac. Repair permissions again after you reinstall Photo Booth.
If you have a different model or if reinstalling does not fix the problem, tell us what model of Mac you use when you post back.
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How do I get rid of malware or pop ups like mackeeper?
Click here and follow the instructions, or if they don't cover the type of adware on the computer, these ones. If you're willing to use a tool to remove it(you don't need to, but may find it easier), you can instead run Adware Medic; this link is a direct download.
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Hi,
I'm having a problem displaying a submenu on a JMenu. My app has a tree with various nodes. After clicking on one of the nodes, you can either view the menu in pop-up form by right clicking on the node, or from a regular menu at the top of the screen. These menu's are identical and are generated by the same functions except one if pop-up and the other is not.
Everything works fine, EXCEPT, when opening the pop-up menu, the submenu's do not appear - the "Select Files" item does not even have the submenu arrow next to it. I know this methos is entered and run without failure as I have debugged it but the submenus just do not appear.
Here is the source:
JMenuItem[] m_actions m_actions = new JMenuItem[actionNames.length]; // items for display in the popup menu for this object
JMenu m_selectFiles = new JMenu("Select Files"); // sub menu for select files option
public void setMenu(JMenu aMenu, boolean aMultipleSelection) {
aMenu.removeAll();
for(int i=0; i<m_actions.length; i++) {
if (m_actions[i] instanceof JMenu) {
if (!m_actions.getText().equals("Select Files"))
aMenu.add((JMenu)m_actions[i]);
else
addSelectMenu (aMenu);
} else {
aMenu.add(m_actions[i]);
if(aMultipleSelection & !m_multipleActions[i])
m_actions[i].setEnabled(false);
if(!aMultipleSelection & m_permittedActions[i])
m_actions[i].setEnabled(true);
private void addSelectMenu (JMenu aMenu) {
if (m_selectFiles.getItemCount() > 0) {
m_selectFiles.removeAll();
templateSubMenus = new JMenu("Output Templates");
if (templateNames == null)
templateNames = getTemplates();
else {
templateNames.removeAllElements();
templateNames = getTemplates();
if (templateSubMenus.getItemCount() > 0) {
templateSubMenus.removeAll();
JMenu[] templateSubOptions = new JMenu[templateNames.size()];
for(int j=0; j<templateNames.size(); j++) {
templateSubOptions[j] = new JMenu((String)templateNames.elementAt(j));
templateSubOptions[j].add(new JMenuItem("Modify"));
templateSubOptions[j].getItem(templateSubOptions[j].getItemCount()-1).addActionListener(monListener);
templateSubOptions[j].getItem(templateSubOptions[j].getItemCount()-1).setActionCommand("TempModify:"+(String)templateNames.elementAt(j));
templateSubOptions[j].add(new JMenuItem("Copy"));
templateSubOptions[j].getItem(templateSubOptions[j].getItemCount()-1).addActionListener(monListener);
templateSubOptions[j].getItem(templateSubOptions[j].getItemCount()-1).setActionCommand("TempCopy:"+(String)templateNames.elementAt(j));
templateSubOptions[j].add(new JMenuItem("Delete"));
templateSubOptions[j].getItem(templateSubOptions[j].getItemCount()-1).addActionListener(monListener);
templateSubOptions[j].getItem(templateSubOptions[j].getItemCount()-1).setActionCommand("TempDelete:"+(String)templateNames.elementAt(j));
templateSubMenus.add((JMenu)templateSubOptions[j]);
templateSubMenus.addSeparator();
templateSubMenus.add(new JMenuItem("New Template"));
templateSubMenus.getItem(templateSubMenus.getItemCount()-1).addActionListener(monListener);
m_selectFiles.add(templateSubMenus);
aMenu.add((JMenu)m_selectFiles);
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!!!Hi,
I have the same problem. Can anybody help please?
Thanks,
Kaveh -
Mail 3.2, Gmail and iPhone POP and IMAP Problems
This is a Mail problem but I am pretty sure it has something to do with the iphone as well....
Here's the deal:
Up until a week ago I used this setup:
1. My gmail account has had pop and imap enabled for all mail and it kept the email on the server
2. My mail client on my MBP C2duo on Leopard 10.5.2 was setup to retrieve email from gmail using pop
3. My 1.1.1 iPhone was setup to retrieve email from gmail using pop as well
4. Gmail account was being also synchronised between MBP and iphone through the appropriate tab in itunes.
RESULT: mail would pop to both clients as new mail and I would have to mark it as read in each client. I like that cause there are certain messages I read on my MBP and some others on my iphone.
About a week ago I upgraded my iphone to 1.1.3 and that's when the problems started:
a) It appears that the iphone is now setup to gmail's IMAP by default. So I delete the account and create one manually to work as pop
1. So now I have an iphone setup to retrieve with pop.
2. My MAil client on the MBP is still set to pop
3. Gmail settings remain untouched
PROBLEM: Everything is setup as pop but acts as IMAP ?!!?!
Whichever client gets an email message first that message will not appear on the other client.
Basically if my iphone catches an emai while my MBP is asleep i'll never get it in my inbox on the MBP and vice versa
Please help me out... It's the first time an Apple product makes me feel like a good ol windows user again
FAILED SOLUTIONS:
1. I tried deleting the iphone account and creating it from scratch making sure it's setup correctly
2. I tried disabling IMAP from gmail's settings
3. I tried disabling and re-enabling pop from gmail's settings
4. I tried using gmail's recent mode that forces a download of all recent (30 days) mail
5. I have repaired permissions, rebooted etc etc
Nothing changed
I have now deleted the gmail account from the MBP, re-created it and await while it re-downloads al 6000 messages before I try re-creating the account on the iphone but sth tells me it wont change anything.
Sorry for the extreme length of this post. Any help would be appreciatedBut I'm not using IMAP. I never used IMAP and I do not want to use IMAP. The reason being that I know all about the problems you speak of.
I just can't get POP working as it did before the 1.1.3 update. It's really frustrating -
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I've created a flash file that consists of a button that
launches a pop-up browser. Here's the code I attached to the
button:
on (release) { getURL ("javascript:spawnWindow('
http://www.google.ca/','pop-up
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<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function spawnWindow(URL,Name,features) {
window.open(URL,Name,features);
//-->
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Then, I previewed the html page in the firefox browser and
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I'm having the same problem.. What did you do to resolve it?
Thanks -
Ive used Dreamweaver to generate the pop-up menus on the
following page;
http://new.andersonsolicitors.com/index_dd_test.php
The problem is in IE, next to the top two items under
'services' there is the symbol that you see if you have a link to
an image that is broken. Does anyone know how to sort this? These
items are part of a tree, with further menus coming off them
Also, some of the text is too long to fit in the width of the
menus, does anyome know hoe to make the text wrap in this case?
Many ThanksPlease read this very carefully. You need to re-think this
approach....
http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/11/the-sordid-tale-of-mm_menufw_menujs/
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> Ive used Dreamweaver to generate the pop-up menus on the
following page;
>
>
http://new.andersonsolicitors.com/index_dd_test.php
>
> The problem is in IE, next to the top two items under
'services' there is
> the
> symbol that you see if you have a link to an image that
is broken. Does
> anyone
> know how to sort this? These items are part of a tree,
with further menus
> coming off them
>
> Also, some of the text is too long to fit in the width
of the menus, does
> anyome know hoe to make the text wrap in this case?
>
> Many Thanks
> -
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from Fireworks to Dreamweaver. Anyone deal with this?My problem involves creating a pop-up menu in Fireworks 8 and
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from Fireworks to Dreamweaver. Anyone deal with this?
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