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

What is PrinterCyberSpace

PrinterCyberSpace is an adware application that targets Apple computers. Adware is something that you should be aware of even if you run Safari, Google Chrome or other modern web browser. This is the name given to apps that have been developed to display unwanted advertisements, fake alerts, push notifications and pop up deals onto your web-browser screen. The reason for adware’s existence is to earn revenue for its developer.

Does adware steal your personal information? The PrinterCyberSpace adware can collect privacy information, including:

• IP addresses;
• URLs visited;
• search queries/terms;
• clicks on links and advertisements;
• internet browser version information.

If you are unfortunate have adware, you can follow the steps below that will allow you to uninstall PrinterCyberSpace and get rid of unwanted advertisements from your browser.

How does PrinterCyberSpace get on your MAC

The adware was probably installed on your Apple Mac when you installed certain freeware like Email checker, PDF creator, video codec, etc. Because more often than not, adware can be bundled with the installation files of Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar software download web sites. Thus, you must be very careful when running any files downloaded from the Web! Always read the User Agreement, Software License and Terms of Use carefully. In the installation wizard, you should select the Advanced, Custom or Manual installation option to specify which components and bundled software to install, otherwise you risk infecting your machine with adware software.

Threat Summary

Name	PrinterCyberSpace
Type	adware, potentially unwanted program (PUP), Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	MacOS.Agent-MT, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Adware/Adload!OSX, ApplicUnwnt, Adware.MAC.Generic and OSX.Trojan.Gen
Distribution	Freeware installers, fake software updaters, dubious pop up ads and torrent downloads
Symptoms	Every time you perform an Internet search, your web browser is redirected to another web-page, popups and new tabs are loaded without your request, unexpected application installed without your say-so, unwanted web browser toolbars, your web-browser start page has modified and you are unable to modify it back, speed test good but internet slow.
Removal	PrinterCyberSpace removal guide

How to remove PrinterCyberSpace adware

There are several steps to removing the PrinterCyberSpace adware, because it installs itself so deeply into the Apple computer. You need to delete all suspicious and unknown apps, then remove malicious extensions from the Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari and other web browsers you have installed. Finally, you need to reset your internet browser settings to delete any changes the adware has made, and then scan your MAC system with MalwareBytes AntiMalware to ensure the adware software is fully removed. It will take a while.

To remove PrinterCyberSpace, execute the steps below:

1. Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device
2. Remove PrinterCyberSpace associated software by using the Finder
3. Remove PrinterCyberSpace related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove PrinterCyberSpace from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to stay safe online

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

PrinterCyberSpace 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 PrinterCyberSpace.

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.

Remove PrinterCyberSpace associated software by using the Finder

It’s of primary importance to identify and delete browser hijackers, adware and potentially unwanted programs through ‘Applications’ section of your Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications” as shown in the figure below.

You will see a list of apps installed on your machine. We recommend to pay maximum attention to the program you installed last. Most probably, it is the PrinterCyberSpace . If you’re in doubt, you can always check the application by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing.

Once the application which you need to uninstall is found, simply right click on its name, and choose “Move to Trash”.

Don’t forget, choose Finder, then “Empty Trash”.

Remove PrinterCyberSpace related files and folders

Now you need to try to find PrinterCyberSpace 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

If you carefully followed the previous steps, then you should be able to delete PrinterCyberSpace. Of course, very often potentially unwanted programs, adware software and browser hijackers hides on a Mac device, 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 recommend you to run MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) to scan the Mac.

1. Installing the MalwareBytes Free is simple. First you will need to download MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) by clicking on the following link.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
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   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. After downloading is finished, close all software and windows on your Apple Mac. Open a file location. Run the downloaded file and follow the prompts.
3. Click the “Scan” button for scanning your machine for the PrinterCyberSpace adware software. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your MAC system and the speed of your computer. During the scan MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) will scan for threats present on your computer.
4. After the scan is done, MalwareBytes Anti Malware will display a list of all threats detected by the scan. All found threats will be marked. You can delete them all by simply press “Quarantine”.

Remove PrinterCyberSpace from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

If you are still seeing PrinterCyberSpace adware that won’t go away, you might have harmful extensions installed on your web browser. Check your browser for unwanted addons using the steps below.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top right corner, click on Google Chrome’s main menu button, represented by three vertical dots. Select ‘More tools’, then ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to remove PrinterCyberSpace 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 PrinterCyberSpace adware software removal, you need to reset Mozilla 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

Run ad-blocking application such as AdGuard in order to block ads, malvertisements, pop-ups and online trackers, avoid having to install malicious and adware browser plug-ins and add-ons that affect your machine performance and impact your computer security. Browse the Internet anonymously and stay safe online!

Please go to the link below to download AdGuard.

Once the downloading process is complete, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen. Follow the prompts.

Each time, when you start your MAC OS, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop annoying pop-up ads, block malicious and misleading web sites.

Finish words

Once you have removed the adware using this few simple steps, Firefox, Safari and Chrome will no longer display the PrinterCyberSpace ads when you browse the World Wide Web. 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.

Please create a new question by using the “Ask Question” button in the Questions and Answers. Try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the unwanted PrinterCyberSpace adware.