What is V9Search.com?
V9Search.com is a so-called “redirect virus” that infects only Mac computers. The exact name of this malware is browser hijacker, it is called like this because it messes up browser configuration. As a rule, it’s used for advertising purposes which is why it displays modified search results leading to affiliate sites. Besides, it generates pop-up advertisements that may prevent you from viewing pages. And although it’s not as dangerous as other viruses, it’s not easy to remove; browser hijacker creates a new entry in Profiles to make V9Search.com appear again and again. To completely remove V9Search.com and all its leftovers, you may seek assistance from the anti-malware program, it’s the most convenient way. Experienced users may use the manual way. Both methods are provided below.
How to remove V9Search.com?
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete V9Search.com completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as V9Search.com 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 V9Search.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate V9Search.com but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of V9Search.com manual removal
Uninstall V9Search.com from the system
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of V9Search.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
Remove V9Search.com from Applications
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Select the application related to V9Search.com right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove V9Search.com from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove V9Search.com 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 V9Search.com 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 V9Search.com from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete V9Search.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove V9Search.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete V9Search.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove V9Search.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete V9Search.com 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 V9Search.com.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after V9Search.com removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover V9Search.com.
