How to remove MacTrusted extension from Mac

What is MacTrusted?

MacTrusted is a potentially unwanted program that comes to users’ devices in the form of a browser extension. In most cases, MacTrusted may end up on your computer after you install some freeware and don’t opt out of optional apps offered by download client. Once inside, it takes over your search engine/new tab settings replacing it with a new one which in turn provides users with inaccurate search results. This is done to make user visit affiliate websites as owners of MacTrusted earn money using a pay-per-click technique where revenue comes from each user’s click on partner link. The presence of hijacker is also often associated with information tracking. MacTrusted tracks browsing activities, cookies, technical information, and other data. The gathered data may be used to display ads that suit users’ interests and attract to click on them even more. Manual guide to remove MacTrusted is given at the end of the article. You can also rely on automatic solution which is quicker and simpler.

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How to remove MacTrusted?

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

Automatic removal of MacTrusted

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

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Steps of MacTrusted manual removal

Remove MacTrusted 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 MacTrusted 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 MacTrusted (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash

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Remove MacTrusted from Profiles

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

Remove MacTrusted 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 MacTrusted 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 MacTrusted from Safari

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

How to remove MacTrusted from Google Chrome

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

How to remove MacTrusted 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 MacTrusted 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 MacTrusted.
Download SpyHunter We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after MacTrusted removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover MacTrusted.