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

What is MapperProgress

MapperProgress is a malicious application that behaves like adware. Adware is a type of malware. It is designed to bombard you with unwanted advertisements and pop-up windows that could potentially be dangerous for your MAC. If you get adware software on your computer, it can alter browser settings and install harmful browser add-ons.

Another reason why you need to remove the MapperProgress app is its online data-tracking activity. It is able to collect your surfing history and privacy info, including passwords and credit card numbers. In the future, confidential information about you can be used for marketing purposes. So, if you happen to encounter the adware, then be quick and take effort to remove it without a wait. Follow the few simple steps below to remove MapperProgress adware.

How MapperProgress gets on your Apple Mac

Adware usually gets onto machine by being attached to some freeware that users download off of the Web. So, think back, have you ever download and run any free applications. In order to avoid infection, in the Setup wizard, you should be be proactive and carefully read the ‘Terms of use’, the ‘license agreement’ and other install screens, as well as to always choose the ‘Manual’ or ‘Advanced’ installation option, when installing anything downloaded from the Internet.

Threat Summary

Name	MapperProgress, MapperProgress 1.0 app
Type	adware, PUP (potentially unwanted program), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	MacOS.Agent-MT, ApplicUnwnt, Adware.MAC.Generic, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Adware/Adload!OSX and Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload
Distribution	Freeware installers, torrent downloads, misleading pop up advertisements and fake updaters
Symptoms	Your web browser is redirected to web-sites you did not want, pop ups and newtabs are loaded without your request, your Apple Mac starts automatically installing unexpected programs, unwanted web-browser extensions or toolbars keep coming back, your Mac settings are being altered without your request, fast Internet but slow browsing speeds.
Removal	MapperProgress removal guide

How to remove MapperProgress from Mac

As with removing adware software, malware or potentially unwanted apps, there are few steps you can do. We suggest trying them all. If you do only one part of the guide, then it should be run malicious software removal utility, because it should remove adware software and stop any further infection. But to completely delete MapperProgress you’ll have to at least reset your web-browser settings such as default search engine, startpage and new tab to default state, remove all unwanted and suspicious programs, and delete adware by malware removal tools. Some of the steps will require you to reboot your machine or close this web-site. So, read this tutorial carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove MapperProgress, execute the following steps:

1. Remove profiles created by MapperProgress
2. Delete MapperProgress related apps through the Finder
3. Remove MapperProgress related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove MapperProgress from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to stay safe online

Remove profiles created by MapperProgress

MapperProgress 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 the System Preferences icon ( ) in the Dock, or choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences.

In System Preferences, click Profiles, then select a profile related to MapperProgress.

Click the minus button ( – ) located at the bottom-left of the Profiles screen to remove the profile.
Note: if you do not see Profiles in the System Preferences, that means there are no profiles installed on your Mac, which is normal.

Delete MapperProgress related apps through the Finder

In order to remove MapperProgress you need to do is to remove unknown and questionable programs from your Apple Mac using the Finder. When uninstalling PUPs, adware and browser hijackers, check the list of installed programs and try to find dubious programs and remove them all. Pay special attention to recently installed applications, as it’s most probably that MapperProgress сame along with it.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

Carefully browse through the list of installed software and delete all questionable and unknown apps.

After you’ve found anything questionable that may be the MapperProgress adware software or other potentially unwanted program, then right click this program and choose “Move to Trash”. Once complete, Empty Trash.

Remove MapperProgress related files and folders

Now you need to try to find MapperProgress 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.

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

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

Some files created by MapperProgress 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 MapperProgress 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: com.MapperProgress.service.plist, installapp.plist, com.net-preferences.plist, com.machelper.plist, com.google.defaultsearch.plist, , search.plist and macsearch.plist. Most often, potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers and adware create several files with similar names.

Check for MapperProgress 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.MapperProgress.system, then this folder must be deleted. Move all suspicious folders and files to the Trash.

Check for MapperProgress 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 MapperProgress 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.search.system.plist, com.installapp.system.plist, com.MapperProgress.system.plist and com.macsearch.system.plist. In most cases, adware, potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers create several files with similar names.

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

You can remove MapperProgress associated files automatically with a help of MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM). We advise this free malicious software removal tool because it can easily delete browser hijackers, toolbars, potentially unwanted programs and adware with all their components such as files, folders and system entries.

MalwareBytes Free can be downloaded from the following link.

Once downloading is done, close all software and windows on your MAC. Run the saved file. Follow the prompts.

The MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) will automatically start and you can see its main screen like below.

Now click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the MapperProgress . Depending on your MAC OS, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the utility is checking, you can see number of objects and files has already scanned.

When the scan get finished, MalwareBytes AntiMalware will show a list of all items found by the scan. Once you’ve selected what you wish to delete from your MAC OS click the “Quarantine” button. The MalwareBytes Free will remove MapperProgress adware and move the selected threats to the program’s quarantine.

Remove MapperProgress from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

If you have ‘MapperProgress adware’ removal problem, then remove unwanted extensions can help you. In the steps below we’ll show you the way to remove harmful extensions without reinstall. This will also help to remove MapperProgress adware from your internet browser.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top-right corner, expand the Google Chrome menu. In the menu go to ‘More tools’, then ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to delete MapperProgress 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 problems with MapperProgress 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

We advise to install an ad blocking application. The ad blocker tool such as AdGuard is a program which basically removes advertising from the Net and blocks access to malicious web pages. Moreover, security experts says that using adblocker software is necessary to stay safe when surfing the Web.

1. Please go to the link below to download the latest version of AdGuard for Apple Mac.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
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   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. When downloading is done, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. When the setup is complete, click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your MAC system, AdGuard will start automatically and stop annoying advertisements, block harmful and misleading web-pages.

Finish words

Now your MAC should be clean of the MapperProgress adware. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted advertisements and intrusive harmful websites) and MalwareBytes (to periodically scan your MAC system for new adwares and other malware).

If you are still having problems while trying to delete MapperProgress from the Firefox, Chrome and Safari, then ask for help here here.