How to uninstall ExecutiveProduct app/extension from Mac (Virus removal guide)

What is ExecutiveProduct

According to security experts, ExecutiveProduct is an adware application. Adware is form of malware that may cause problems for your computer. It can generate numerous additional popup, banner, pop-under and in-text link advertisements flooding on your web browser; collect your confidential data such as login details, online searches, etc; run in the background and drag down the system running speed; give more chances for other adware, PUPs even malware to get on your MAC.

Another reason why you need to delete the ExecutiveProduct adware is its online data-tracking activity. It has the ability to gather your surfing history and confidential information, including passwords and credit card numbers. In the future, confidential info can be sold to third parties.

How does ExecutiveProduct get on your computer

Adware usually gets onto computers by being attached to freeware. The freeware installer tricks you into accepting the setup of optional apps, which you don’t really want. Moreover, some paid software can also install third-party applications which you do not want! Therefore, always download free software and paid applications from reputable download web-pages. Use ONLY custom or manual installation type and never blindly click Next button.

Threat Summary

Name	ExecutiveProduct, ExecutiveProduct 1.0 app
Type	adware software, potentially unwanted application (PUA), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	ApplicUnwnt, Adware/Adload!OSX, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Adware.MAC.Generic, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, MacOS.Agent-MT and Osx.Adware.Cimpli
Distribution	Free software installers, fake update tools, torrent downloads and misleading pop up advertisements
Symptoms	Every time you perform an Internet search, your browser is redirected to another website, you experience lots of of unwanted advertisements, there is an unexpected program in the ‘Applications’ section of the Finder, new toolbars suddenly added on your web-browser, your computer settings are being changed without your request, speed test good but internet slow.
Removal	ExecutiveProduct removal guide

How to Remove ExecutiveProduct adware (removal steps)

To delete ExecutiveProduct from your MAC, you must delete all suspicious apps and every file that could be related to the adware. Besides, to fix your browser search provider, newtab page and start page, you should reset the affected web browsers. As soon as you are done with ExecutiveProduct adware removal procedure, we suggest you scan your MAC system with malicious software removal tools listed below. It’ll complete the removal process on your computer.

To remove ExecutiveProduct, perform the following steps:

1. Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device
2. Check the list of installed applications
3. Remove ExecutiveProduct related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove ExecutiveProduct from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to stay safe online

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

ExecutiveProduct can make changes to the Mac system such as malicious changes to browser settings, and the addition of malicious system profiles. You need to check the system preferences, find and remove malicious profiles and ensure your settings are as you expect.

Click Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences.

In System Preferences, select Profiles. if there is no Profiles in the list of preferences, that means there are no profiles installed on the Mac. If there is Profiles in the list, then click on it, then select a profile related to ExecutiveProduct.

To delete a malicious profile, click on the minus button ( – ) located at the bottom-left of the Profiles screen.

Check the list of installed applications

Some of PUPs, adware and browser hijackers can be removed using the Move to Trash utility that is located in the Finder. So, if you’re running any version of Mac OS and you have noticed an unwanted application, then first try to remove it through the Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

Very carefully look around the entire list of applications installed on your MAC OS. Most likely, one of them is the ExecutiveProduct . Once you’ve found a suspicious, unwanted or unused program, right click to it and choose “Move to Trash”. Another solution is drag the application from the Applications folder to the Trash.

Don’t forget, select Finder -> “Empty Trash”.

Remove ExecutiveProduct related files and folders

Now you need to try to find ExecutiveProduct related files and folders, and then delete them manually. You need to look for these files in certain directories. To quickly open them, we recommend using the “Go to Folder…” command.

ExecutiveProduct creates several files, these files must be found and removed. Below is a list of files associated with this unwanted program.

• /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ExecutiveProduct.system.plist
• ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ExecutiveProduct.service.plist
• /Library/Application Support/.(RANDOM)/System/com.ExecutiveProduct.system
• ~/Library/Application Support/.(RANDOM)/Services/com.ExecutiveProduct.service.app

Some files created by ExecutiveProduct are hidden from the user. To find and delete them, you need to enable “show hidden files”. To do this, use the shortcut CMD + SHIFT + . Press once to show hidden files and again to hide them. There is another way. Click Finder -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal. In Terminal, paste the following text: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Press Enter. Hold the ‘Option/alt’ key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch.

Click on the Finder icon. From the menu bar, select Go and click “Go to Folder…”. As a result, a small window opens that allows you to quickly open a specific directory.

Check for ExecutiveProduct generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
/Library/LaunchAgents

This will open the contents of the “/Library/LaunchAgents” folder. Look carefully at it and pay special attention to recently created files, as well as files that have a suspicious name. Move all suspicious files to the Trash. A few examples of files: installapp.plist, com.google.defaultsearch.plist, , com.net-preferences.plist, search.plist, com.machelper.plist, com.ExecutiveProduct.service.plist and macsearch.plist. Most often, adware, potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers create several files with similar names.

Check for ExecutiveProduct generated files in the /Library/Application Support folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
/Library/Application Support

This will open the contents of the “Application Support” folder. Look carefully at its contents, pay special attention to recently added/changed folders and files. Check the contents of suspicious folders, if there is a file with a name similar to com.ExecutiveProduct.system, then this folder must be deleted. Move all suspicious folders and files to the Trash.

Check for ExecutiveProduct generated files in the “~/Library/LaunchAgents” folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
~/Library/LaunchAgents

Proceed in the same way as with the “/Library/LaunchAgents” and “/Library/Application Support” folders. Look for suspicious and recently added files. Move all suspicious files to the Trash.

Check for ExecutiveProduct generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Carefully browse the entire list of files and pay special attention to recently created files, as well as files that have a suspicious name. Move all suspicious files to the Trash. A few examples of files to be deleted: com.machelper.system.plist, com.ExecutiveProduct.system.plist, com.macsearch.system.plist, com.search.system.plist and com.installapp.system.plist. In most cases, PUPs, browser hijackers and adware software create several files with similar names.

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

If you carefully followed the previous steps, then you should be able to remove ExecutiveProduct. Of course, very often browser hijackers, adware and potentially unwanted programs hides on a Mac, disguising itself as legitimate apps and files. Therefore, in some cases, it is difficult for an inexperienced user to decide whether a particular file is part of adware, PUPs and browser hijackers. Therefore, we suggest you to run MalwareBytes to scan the Mac device.

Click the following link to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Free for Mac OS.

When the downloading process is done, close all windows on your MAC OS. Further, open the saved file. Follow the prompts.

The MalwareBytes AntiMalware will automatically launch and you can see its main window similar to the one below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button for checking your MAC system for the ExecutiveProduct . Depending on your Apple Mac, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the tool is scanning, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.

Once that process is finished, MalwareBytes will produce a list of unwanted software and adware. Make sure to check mark the items that are unsafe and then click the “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will delete ExecutiveProduct adware.

Remove ExecutiveProduct from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

This step will show you how to get rid of harmful plugins. This can get rid of ExecutiveProduct adware software and fix some surfing problems, especially after adware infection.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
Click on ‘three dots menu’ button at the top right corner of the Chrome window. Select ‘More tools’, then ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to get rid of ExecutiveProduct adware by reset Chrome settings.	Click on ‘menu’ button and select ‘Add-ons’. Go to ‘Extensions’ tab. To uninstall an add-on, click on ‘Remove’ button next to it. If you are still experiencing issues with ExecutiveProduct adware software removal, you need to reset Firefox browser.
Safari
On the top menu select ‘Safari’, then ‘Preferences’. Select ‘Extensions’ tab. Select an extension you want to delete and click ‘Uninstall’ button next to it.

How to stay safe online

Use an ad blocker utility like AdGuard will protect you from malicious ads and content. Moreover, you may find that the AdGuard have an option to protect your privacy and stop phishing and spam web-pages. Additionally, ad blocking apps will help you to avoid annoying pop up ads and unverified links that also a good way to stay safe online.

1. Visit the following page to download the latest version of AdGuard for Apple Mac.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
   3677 downloads
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. After downloading is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the installation is done, click “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your Apple Mac, AdGuard will run automatically and stop annoying advertisements, block harmful and misleading web-sites.

To sum up

After completing the steps outlined above, your MAC system should be clean from this adware and other malware. The Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome will no longer display unwanted ExecutiveProduct webpage when you surf the Internet. Unfortunately, if the few simple steps does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

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