How To Advertise Mac Apps - acgerphorehiemoc’s blog

How To Advertise Mac Apps On Amazon
How To Download Mac Apps
How To Advertise Mac Apps For Beginners
Mac How To Delete App
How To Advertise Mac Apps Free

Cult of Mac advertising options. There are several ways to get your message out on Cult of Mac. Awesome Apps of the Week: Be listed in our weekly roundup of download-worthy apps. Although Apple may have made decisions that make some applications more difficult, there are some good reason. Peer Address is basically useless - the MAC address of a device can change if privacy is enabled. So every 15 mins or so (depends on settings) a device could change its MAC address.

How to remove search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker from Mac?

What is search.basicgeneration.com?

Search.basicgeneration.com is the address which appears in browser settings after installation of some adware/browser hijacker (e.g., ExecutiveOperation). It is a fake search engine that does not generate any unique results. It is worthwhile to mention that apps that are designed to promote fake search engines can be designed to serve ads and/or collect various information. Therefore, those apps are cateogorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

As mentioned in the introduction, addresses like search.basicgeneration.com are promoted by apps that function both as adware-type apps and browser hijackers. After installation they change settings such as the address of a default search engine, homepage and new tab to an address of some fake search engine - in this case to search.basicgeneration.com. Depending on user's geolocation, search.basicgeneration.com provides results generated either by Google or Yahoo - it redirects users either to google.com or search.yahoo.com. In most cases address of some fake search engine can be removed from browser settings only when a browser hijacker that is designed to promote it is no longer installed on a browser and/or the operating system. As mentioned in the introduction, search.basicgeneration.com is promoted via apps that are designed to serve ads and/or collect various data. They serve coupons, surveys, banners, pop-ups, or other types of ads. It is common that users who click those ads end up on untrustworthy pages or even allow those ads to cause download and/or installation of some unwanted application by running certain scripts. Also, they collect browsing data like IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, etc. However, some of them (e.g., ExecutiveOperation) can read sensitive information In some cases they can be designed to target sensitive details as well. For example, passwords, credit card details and some other sensitive information. Such information can be misused to make fraudulent purchases, transactions, steal identities, accounts, and/or for other malicious purposes.

Threat Summary:
Name	search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker
Threat Type	Browser hijacker, Mac malware, Mac virus
Serving IP Address	99.84.251.75
Symptoms	Your Mac became slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you get redirected to shady websites.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites, loss of private information.
Malware Removal (Mac)	To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your Mac with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. ▼ Download Combo Cleaner for Mac To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. Limited three days free trial available.

A couple of examples of other fake search engines are cybersearch.xyz, d2sri.com and search.locatorunit.com. Typically, they are useless and in some cases they can be designed to generate misleading results (include links to unreliable pages in their results). Either way, fake search engines should not be used as well as the apps that are designed to promote them.

How did search.basicgeneration.com install on my computer?

Most of the times unwanted downloads/installations happen when users download and/or install programs that have PUAs included in their setups as extra offers. This distribution method is called 'bundling'. As a rule, offers to download and/or install integrated apps can be declined by unticking certain checkboxes or in 'Custom', 'Advanced' and other similar settings of setups. Nevertheless, not all users check these settings. When they leave them unchanged they download and/or install not only wanted programs but also PUAs that are included in their setups. In some cases such downloads, installations can be caused by clicking deceptive ads. However, only when ads of this kind are designed to execute certain scripts. It is known that PUAs that are designed to promote search.basicgeneration.com are distributed via fake installers for Adobe Flash Player.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Neither programs or files should be downloaded from unofficial, questionable websites, via Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule), third party downloaders, etc., or installed through third party installers. It is advised to download programs and files from official websites and via direct links. Furthermore, download and installation setups that have settings like 'Custom', 'Advanced', etc., or include checkboxes should be always checked offers to download and/or install additional, unwanted software. Intrusive advertisements that appear on dubious pages should not be clicked. More often than not those ads are designed to open other questionable websites or even cause unwanted downloads, installations. All unwanted extensions, plug-ins or add-ons are already installed on a web browser should be removed from it. The same should be done with programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with browser hijackers, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate them.

Search.basicgeneration.com redirects to google.com (GIF):

Fake installer for Adobe Flash Player that is used to distribute adware that is designed to promote search.basicgeneration.com:

Search.basicgeneration.com in Chrome settings as the address of a default search engine:

Instant automatic Mac malware removal:Manual threat removal might be a lengthy and complicated process that requires advanced computer skills. Combo Cleaner is a professional automatic malware removal tool that is recommended to get rid of Mac malware. Download it by clicking the button below:
▼ DOWNLOAD Combo Cleaner for MacBy downloading any software listed on this website you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. Limited three days free trial available.

Quick menu:

STEP 1. Remove search.basicgeneration.com related files and folders from OSX.
STEP 2. Remove search.basicgeneration.com redirect from Safari.
STEP 3. Remove search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
STEP 4. Remove search.basicgeneration.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove adware and browser hijackers from a Mac computer:

search.basicgeneration.com redirect removal:

Remove search.basicgeneration.com related potentially unwanted applications from your 'Applications' folder:

Click the Finder icon. In the Finder window, select 'Applications'. In the applications folder, look for 'MPlayerX', 'NicePlayer', or other suspicious applications and drag them to the Trash. After removing the potentially unwanted application(s) that cause online ads, scan your Mac for any remaining unwanted components.

Combo Cleaner checks if your computer is infected with malware. To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. Limited three days free trial available.

Remove search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker related files and folders:

Click the Finder icon, from the menu bar, choose Go, and click Go to Folder...

Check for adware-generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents

In the “LaunchAgents” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by adware - “installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist”, “kuklorest.update.plist”, etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the same string.

Check for adware-generated files in the /Library/Application Support folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/Application Support

In the “Application Support” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious folders. For example, “MplayerX” or “NicePlayer”, and move these folders to the Trash.

Check for adware-generated files in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents folder:

In the Go to Folder bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgents

Check for adware-generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemons

In the “LaunchDaemons” folder, look for recently-added suspicious files. For example, “com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist”, “com.myppes.net-preferences.plist”, 'com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist”, “com.avickUpd.plist”, etc., and move them to the Trash.

Scan your Mac with Combo Cleaner:

If you have followed all the steps in the correct order you Mac should be clean of infections. To be sure your system is not infected run a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus. Download it HERE. After downloading the file double click combocleaner.dmg installer, in the opened window drag and drop Combo Cleaner icon on top of the Applications icon. Now open your launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon. Wait until Combo Cleaner updates it's virus definition database and click 'Start Combo Scan' button.

Combo Cleaner will scan your Mac for malware infections. If the antivirus scan displays 'no threats found' - this means that you can continue with the removal guide, otherwise it's recommended to remove any found infections before continuing.

After removing files and folders generated by the adware, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker homepage and default Internet search engine removal from Internet browsers:

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Remove search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker related Safari extensions:

Open Safari browser. From the menu bar, select 'Safari' and click 'Preferences...'.

In the preferences window, select 'Extensions' and look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions. When located, click the 'Uninstall' button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Safari browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

Change your homepage:

In the 'Preferences' window, select the 'General' tab. To set your homepage, type the preferred website URL (for example: www.google.com) in the Homepage field. You can also click the “Set to Current Page” button if you wish to set your homepage to the website you are currently visiting.

Change your default search engine:

In the 'Preferences' window, select the 'Search' tab. Here you will find a drop-down menu labelled 'Search engine:' Simply select your preferred search engine from the drop-down list.

If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Safari.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Remove search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker related Mozilla Firefox add-ons:

Open your Mozilla Firefox browser. At the top right corner of the screen, click the 'Open Menu' (three horizontal lines) button. From the opened menu, choose 'Add-ons'.

Choose the 'Extensions' tab and look for any recently-installed suspicious add-ons. When located, click the 'Remove' button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Mozilla Firefox browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

Change your homepage:

How To Advertise Mac Apps On Amazon

To change your homepage, click the 'Open Menu' (three horizontal lines) button and choose 'Preferences' from the drop-down menu. To set your homepage, type the preferred website URL (for example: www.google.com) in the Homepage Page.

Change default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type 'about:config' and click the 'I'll be careful, I promise!' button.

In the 'Search:' field, type the name of the browser hijacker. Right click on each of the found preferences and click 'Reset' from the drop-down menu.

If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Mozilla Firefox.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Remove search.basicgeneration.com browser hijacker related Google Chrome add-ons:

Open Google Chrome and click the 'Chrome menu' (three horizontal lines) button located in the top-right corner of the browser window. From the drop-down menu, choose 'More Tools' and select 'Extensions'.

How To Download Mac Apps

In the 'Extensions' window, look for any recently-installed suspicious add-ons. When located, click the 'Trash' button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Google Chrome browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

How To Advertise Mac Apps For Beginners

Change your homepage:

Click the 'Chrome menu' (three horizontal lines) button and choose 'Settings'. In the 'On Startup' section, click the 'Set pages' link near to the 'Open a specific page or set of pages' option. Remove the URL of the browser hijacker (for example trovi.com) and enter your preferred URL (for example, google.com).

Mac How To Delete App

Change default search engine:

How To Advertise Mac Apps Free

Click the 'Chrome menu' (three horizontal lines) button and choose 'Settings'. In the 'Search' section, click the 'Manage search engines...' button. In the opened window, remove the unwanted Internet search engine by clicking the 'X' button next to it. Select your preferred Internet search engine from the list and click the 'Make default' button next to it.

If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Google Chrome.