How to remove Smart Mac Booster

What is Smart Mac Booster?

Smart Mac Booster is a rogue application which is promoted as a system optimizer for Mac computers. This program just imitates its activity displaying issues causing slowness of the system. All this is done to trick users into buying the paid version of Smart Mac Booster app. But, once you purchase it, Smart Mac Booster stops showing its warnings to make an impression that it fixed all system issues. Also, this PUP may cause other problems including intrusive pop-up ads and constant redirects in your browser. You may follow this guide to remove Smart Mac Booster (PUP) from Mac computers and browsers: Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

How Smart Mac Booster got installed on your computer?

Smart Mac Booster is often distributed with other freeware as an optional offer. This deceptive distribution method, called bundling, allows penetrating system unnoticed. That’s why you shouldn’t rush while installing new software. We recommend analyzing every dialog window in the installation process. Also, you should read information about a program before to start a process of installation.

Symptoms of Smart Mac Booster infection

• First and the most striking proof of having a browser malware is a change of the main page. Usually, it is a search engine page that is designed so that user would believe in its legitimacy.
• Generally, malwares cause redirections when user makes a search query on its page or tries to reach a blocked site (usually another search engine or anti-malware sites)
• Another indicator of malware infection is appearance of new programs, toolbars and browser extensions that you don’t remember installing and processes in start-up queue.
• Also, you may notice the significant slowdown in the system operating, since running of the applications required for malware activity may consume a lot of CPU.
• Besides, malware infection may as well negatively affect the speed of Internet connection.

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How to remove Smart Mac Booster?

1. Remove Smart Mac Booster automatically
2. Remove Smart Mac Booster PUP
3. Delete files that might be related to Smart Mac Booster PUP
4. Remove Smart Mac Booster from browsers

Automatic solution:

To make sure that the malware won’t appear again, you need to remove Smart Mac Booster completely. For this you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Smart Mac Booster files and registry entries.
We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to automatic removal tool.

Download SpyHunter

Combo Cleaner Antivirus is a powerful tool that is able to keep your Mac clean and protect it from various kinds of unwanted applications. It would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Smart Mac Booster. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Smart Mac Booster, but also the safest and most assuring one.

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Steps of Smart Mac Booster manual removal

As it was stated before, more likely that the malware appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Search.salamangal.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.

How to remove Smart Mac Booster

1. Open a Finder window
2. Click Applications line on the sidebar
3. Select Smart Mac Booster or other suspicious applications, right-click it and choose Move to Trash

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Delete files that might be related to Smart Mac Booster PUP

Open Finder, find and delete the following folders.

1. ~Library/Application Support/Smart Mac Booster
2. ~Library/Application Support/mmc

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Remove Smart Mac Booster from browsers

Since most of the malware 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 Smart Mac Booster from Safari

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

How to remove Smart Mac Booster from Google Chrome

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

How to remove Smart Mac Booster 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 Smart Mac Booster or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

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Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Safari

1. Open Safari
2. Click on Safari menu
3. Choose Safari reset
4. Click Reset.

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Choose settings and go to advanced settings section
3. Click the Chrome menu in the top right corner
4. DeleteClick Reset browser settings

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox
2. Go to Help
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox button.

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