How to remove MergeDocsNow New Tab from Mac

What is MergeDocsNow?

MergeDocsNow may become your primary homepage/search provider/new tab after malware penetration. This type of malware is classified as a browser hijacker. The browser hijacker is a small application that often gets on victims’ computers together with freeware programs. It affects only browsers in order to get advertising revenue. The profit comes from ads that browser hijacker displays, irrelevant links provided by new search engine and constant redirections leading to affiliate websites. Another unpleasant feature of MergeDocsNow is tracking feature. It can gather and record information about users’ activity on the Web (frequently visited pages, search queries, browsing the history, clicked ads, e.t.c). Subsequently, these data might fall into the wrong hands who often misuse them. That’s we recommend you to remove MergeDocsNow malware from your computer. All the required information is provided below.

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How to remove MergeDocsNow?

1. Remove MergeDocsNow automatically
2. Uninstall MergeDocsNow from the Appications
3. Remove rogue software from Profiles
4. Delete malcious elements using Terminal
5. Remove MergeDocsNow From Browsers

Automatic removal of MergeDocsNow

To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete MergeDocsNow completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as MergeDocsNow 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 MergeDocsNow. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate MergeDocsNow but also the safest and most assuring one.

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Steps of MergeDocsNow manual removal

Remove MergeDocsNow 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 MergeDocsNow you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.

1. Open a Finder window
2. Click Applications line on the sidebar
3. Try to find applications related to MergeDocsNow (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash

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Remove MergeDocsNow from Profiles

1. Launch System Preferences
2. Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
3. Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.

Remove MergeDocsNow using Terminal

1. Open Terminal
2. Copy/paste:
   defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
3. Press Return
4. Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
5. Navigate to: /Users/yourmacname/Library/Application Support/
6. Delete Folder: Agent
7. Go back to Terminal and copy/paste:
   defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
8. Press Return
9. Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch

Remove MergeDocsNow 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 MergeDocsNow from Safari

1. Start Safari
2. Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
3. Delete MergeDocsNow or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove MergeDocsNow from Google Chrome

1. Start Google Chrome
2. Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
3. Delete MergeDocsNow or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove MergeDocsNow from Mozilla Firefox

1. Start Mozilla Firefox
2. Click on the right-upper corner button
3. Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
4. Delete MergeDocsNow or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

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If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting MergeDocsNow.
Download SpyHunter We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after MergeDocsNow removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover MergeDocsNow.