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

What is EdgeAdvanced

According to security researchers, EdgeAdvanced is a malicious application that belongs to the Adware family. Adware shows unwanted ads on the computer. Some of these ads are scams or fake ads designed to trick you. Even the harmless ads can become really irritating. Adware can be installed unintentionally and without you knowing about it, when you open email attachments, install free software.

Does adware software steal your confidential information? The EdgeAdvanced adware is able to collect lots of marketing-type data about you (your ip address, what is a web site you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Web, which links you are clicking), which can later transfer to third parties.

How does EdgeAdvanced get on your Apple Mac

Most of unwanted ads and popups come from web-browser toolbars and/or extensions, BHOs (browser helper objects) and additional apps. Most often, these items claim itself as apps which improve your experience on the Web by providing a fast and interactive start page or a search engine that does not track you. Remember, how to avoid the unwanted applications. Be cautious, launch only reputable software which download from reputable sources. NEVER install any unknown and dubious programs.

Threat Summary

Name	EdgeAdvanced, EdgeAdvanced 1.0 app
Type	adware software, potentially unwanted program (PUP), Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Adware.MAC.Generic, Adware/Adload!OSX, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, ApplicUnwnt, MacOS.Agent-MT and Osx.Adware.Cimpli
Distribution	Free software installers, torrent downloads, fake updaters and misleading pop up ads
Symptoms	You keep getting redirected to suspicious web sites, you experience a huge number of of unwanted advertisements, unwanted program installed without your say-so, an unexpected toolbar appears in your internet browser, your internet browser search engine has modified without your permission, fast Internet but slow browsing speeds.
Removal	EdgeAdvanced removal guide

How to Remove EdgeAdvanced (removal instructions)

To remove EdgeAdvanced adware from your MAC, you must remove all suspicious programs and every component that could be related to the adware. Besides, to fix your internet browser new tab page, search engine and home page, you should reset the infected browsers. As soon as you are done with EdgeAdvanced adware removal process, 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 EdgeAdvanced, follow the steps below:

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

Remove profiles created by EdgeAdvanced

EdgeAdvanced can install a configuration profile on the Mac system to block changes made to the browser settings. Therefore, you need to open system preferences, find and delete the profile installed by the adware.

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 EdgeAdvanced.

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 computer, which is normal.

Delete EdgeAdvanced related software through the Finder

Check the list of installed software and delete all unknown or suspicious programs. This is an important step, it so often happens that PUPs, browser hijackers and adware are built into free applications, so by removing these programs you can get rid of internet browser redirects and annoying ads.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

It will open a list of all applications installed on your computer. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software. Right click to suspicious program and select “Move to Trash”. Another method is drag the application from the Applications folder to the Trash.

Most important, scroll through the all list, and move to trash any unknown applications. Don’t forget, choose Finder -> Empty Trash.

Remove EdgeAdvanced related files and folders

Now you need to try to find EdgeAdvanced 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.

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

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

Some files created by EdgeAdvanced 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 EdgeAdvanced 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, search.plist, com.machelper.plist, com.net-preferences.plist, com.google.defaultsearch.plist, , com.EdgeAdvanced.service.plist and macsearch.plist. Most often, PUPs, browser hijackers and adware create several files with similar names.

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

Check for EdgeAdvanced 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 EdgeAdvanced 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.EdgeAdvanced.system.plist, com.search.system.plist, com.macsearch.system.plist, com.installapp.system.plist and com.machelper.system.plist. In most cases, PUPs, adware and browser hijackers create several files with similar names.

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

We recommend using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM). You can download and install MalwareBytes to look for and remove EdgeAdvanced associated programs from your Mac device. When installed and updated, the malicious software remover automatically finds and removes all security threats present on the machine.

Download MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) on your computer by clicking on the following link.

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

The MalwareBytes Free will automatically launch and you may see its main window as displayed on the image below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the EdgeAdvanced . A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your MAC OS. While the utility is checking, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.

As the scanning ends, you can check all items found on your MAC system. Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and press the “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes Free will begin to remove EdgeAdvanced .

Remove EdgeAdvanced from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Remove unwanted addons is a easy way to delete EdgeAdvanced adware and return browser’s settings that have been replaced by adware.

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 get rid of EdgeAdvanced 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 EdgeAdvanced 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

The AdGuard is a very good ad blocking program for the Safari, Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, with active user support. It does a great job by removing certain types of annoying ads, popunders, popups, annoying new tabs, and even full page ads and web-page overlay layers. Of course, the AdGuard can stop malicious webpages automatically or by using a custom filter rule.

1. Visit the following page to download AdGuard.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
   3677 downloads
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. Once downloading is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the install 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 start your MAC, AdGuard will start automatically and stop intrusive ads, block malicious and misleading web-pages.

Finish words

Now your Apple Mac should be free of the EdgeAdvanced adware. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted popup ads and unwanted malicious web-sites) and MalwareBytes (to periodically scan your computer for new adwares and other malicious software).

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