What is Watchtvnow.co?
Watchtvnow.co is a browser hijacker which mostly targets Mac users. This type of malware comes as a browser extension which you may install from the official Chrome store. In case if you didn’t install it by yourself then browser hijacker had entered a computer along with other freeware/shareware programs you could download off of the Internet. This deceptive distribution method is called “bundling”. Once installed, it starts altering browser configuration so that Watchtvnow.co will become your default search engine. Moreover, the user will encounter a huge amount of pop-ups as well as redirects to shady sites. This is not so much a dangerous feature as annoying. You may follow this guide to uninstall browser hijacker and remove Watchtvnow.co pop-ups from Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.
How to remove Watchtvnow.co?
- Remove Watchtvnow.co automatically
- Uninstall Watchtvnow.co from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Watchtvnow.co From Browsers
Automatic removal of Watchtvnow.co
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Watchtvnow.co completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Watchtvnow.co files and registry entries.
Norton is a powerful tool that is able to keep your Mac clean. It would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Watchtvnow.co. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Watchtvnow.co but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Watchtvnow.co manual removal
Remove Watchtvnow.co from Applications
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Watchtvnow.co you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Try to find applications related to Watchtvnow.co (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Watchtvnow.co from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Watchtvnow.co using Terminal
- Open Terminal
- Copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
- Navigate to: /Users/yourmacname/Library/Application Support/
- Delete Folder: Agent
- Go back to Terminal and copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
Remove Watchtvnow.co from browsers
Since most of the hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove Watchtvnow.co from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Watchtvnow.co or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Watchtvnow.co from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Watchtvnow.co or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Watchtvnow.co from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Watchtvnow.co or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Watchtvnow.co.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Watchtvnow.co removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover Watchtvnow.co.
