What is Mao1.club?
Mao1.club is a so-called “browser hijacker” that may take over your browser with the aim to promote dubious software like MacKeeper. This hijacker can easily infect the system without user’s notice using “bundling” method when the malware is hidden in other freeware programs. As a result, the user is forced to search via the new search engine – https://mao1.club/ every time he or she enters a search request. It’s possible to remove Mao1.club manually, but due to the multiplicity of its files and other PUPs that might have been installed alongside, we advise you to use the proper anti-malware program and run a full system scan. Programs like Combo Cleaner will protect you from possible problems and dangers that can be caused by the browser hijacker.
How to remove Mao1.club?
- Remove Mao1.club automatically
- Uninstall Mao1.club from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Mao1.club From Browsers
Automatic removal of Mao1.club
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Mao1.club completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Mao1.club 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 Mao1.club. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Mao1.club but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Mao1.club manual removal
Remove Mao1.club 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 Mao1.club 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 Mao1.club (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Mao1.club from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Mao1.club 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 Mao1.club 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 Mao1.club from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Mao1.club or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Mao1.club from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Mao1.club or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Mao1.club from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Mao1.club 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 Mao1.club.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Mao1.club removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover Mao1.club.
