Install.app wants access to control pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

Question:

Install.app wants access to control pop ups. Now my Mac has the popups every few minutes. It keeps coming up constantly. I did some searching on the Net and can’t seem to find the information needed to delete it manually. How to get this off my MAC system. Does anyone else have this problem? What can I do to rectify this?

Text presented in the Install.app wants access to control pop-ups:

“Install.app” wants access to control
“Safari.app”. Allowing control will provide
access to documents and data in
“Safari.app”, and to perform actions within
that app.

[Don’t Allow] [OK]

 

“Install.app” wants access to control
“System Events.app”. Allowing control will
provide access to documents and data in
“System Events.app”, and to perform
actions within that app.

[Don’t Allow] [OK]

 

“Install.app” wants access to control
“Google Chrome.app”. Allowing control will
provide access to documents and data in
“Google Chrome.app”, and to perform
actions within that app.

[Don’t Allow] [OK]

Answer:

We have investigated this issue and it appears to be adware or PUP (potentially unwanted program) is installed on your Apple Mac and/or browser. In order to remove PUPs, adware as well as the “Install.app wants access to control” pop-ups you should try to uninstall recently installed soware and remove suspicious extensions from your internet browser. In addition, reset your web-browser settings and use adware removal tools listed below.

What is Adware? Adware is type of malware that displays unwanted advertising on a MAC system, redirects search results to advertising web-sites and collects personal info for marketing purposes. Adware can show banner advertisements, full-screen advertisements, pop-ups, videos, or other varieties of online advertising. Adware software can attack your MAC’s internet browsers such as the Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Maybe you approve the idea that the advertisements or pop-ups is just a small problem. But these unwanted ads eat MAC resources and slow down your computer performance.

The worst is, adware can be used to gather your browsing history and user info, including passwords and credit card numbers. In the future, your user information can be sold to third parties.

Threat Summary

Name	“Install.app wants access to control” pop-up
Type	adware, potentially unwanted application (PUA), popups, popup advertisements, popup virus
Symptoms	advertising links appear in places they shouldn’t be web-page links redirect to web sites different from what you expected there is an unexpected program in the ‘Finder’ or an unknown extension in the web-browser unexpected icons in your browser your browser search provider has modified without your permission slow Internet browsing speeds CPU usage seems unusually high
Removal	Install.app wants access to control removal guide

How does Adware get on your Apple Mac

Adware may be spread through the use of trojan horses and other forms of malicious software, but most commonly, adware software come along with some free software. Many developers of freeware include third-party programs in their setup file. Sometimes it is possible to avoid the installation of any adware: carefully read the Terms of Use and the Software license, select only Manual, Custom or Advanced install method, uncheck all checkboxes before clicking Install or Next button while installing new freeware.

The best option is to use the guidance posted below to clean your MAC system of adware and thus get rid of Install.app wants access to control pop ups.

How to remove Install.app wants access to control pop-ups

In the instructions below, we’ll try to cover the Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and provide general help to get rid of Install.app wants access to control pop ups. You may find some minor differences in your Mac OS install. No matter, you should be okay if you follow the steps outlined below: uninstall all suspicious and unknown applications, remove suspicious and unknown browser extensions, reset web browsers settings, use free malware removal tools. Read this manual carefully, bookmark it or open this page on your smartphone, because you may need to close your web browser or restart your machine.

To remove Install.app wants access to control, perform the following steps:

1. How to delete Install.app wants access to control pop-up without any software
   • Uninstall “Install.app wants access to control” related software
   • Remove suspicious extensions from browsers
2. Automatic Removal of Install.app wants access to control pop ups
   • Remove Install.app wants access to control pop-ups with MalwareBytes Anti Malware
3. How to stay safe online
4. To sum up

How to delete Install.app wants access to control pop-up without any software

This part of the post is a step-by-step instructions that will show you how to delete Install.app wants access to control pop ups manually. You just need to carefully complete each step. In this case, you do not need to install any additional apps.

Uninstall “Install.app wants access to control” related software

It is of primary importance to first identify and remove all PUPs, adware apps and hijackers through the ‘Applications’ section of the Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

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

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

Remove suspicious extensions from browsers

If you are still seeing Install.app wants access to control pop-ups that won’t go away, you might have malicious plugins installed on your web browser. Check your internet browser for suspicious extensions using the steps below.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top-right corner, expand the 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 Install.app wants access to control pop-ups 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 Install.app wants access to control pop-ups 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.

Automatic Removal of Install.app wants access to control pop ups

PUPs and adware software can hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and remove completely. This can lead to the fact that after some time, the adware software that causes multiple annoying popups again infect your MAC system. Moreover, We want to note that it is not always safe to remove adware manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the operating system. The best way to locate and get rid of adware is to run free malware removal software.

Remove Install.app wants access to control pop-ups with MalwareBytes Anti Malware

Get rid of Install.app wants access to control pop-ups manually is difficult and often malware is not fully removed. Therefore, we recommend you to run the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) which are completely clean your MAC OS. Moreover, this free program will help you to remove malicious software, PUPs, toolbars and hijacker that your Apple Mac can be infected too.

Please go to the following link to download MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM).

Once downloading is done, close all applications and windows on your MAC system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Run the saved file and follow the prompts.

Once setup is finished, you’ll see window like the one below.

Now press the “Scan” button to begin checking your MAC system for the adware that causes the Install.app wants access to control pop-ups. While the MalwareBytes Free tool is scanning, you can see how many objects it has identified as being infected by malware.

When MalwareBytes Free is finished scanning your MAC, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware will show a list of all threats found by the scan. Once you have selected what you want to remove from your computer click “Remove Selected Items” button.

The Malwarebytes will now begin to remove adware and other unwanted software.

How to stay safe online

It’s important to use ad-blocking applications such as AdGuard to protect your MAC OS from harmful web-sites. Most security experts says that it is okay to stop ads. You should do so just to stay safe! And, of course, the AdGuard can to block misleading and other intrusive web-pages.

1. Installing the AdGuard is simple. First you’ll need to download AdGuard from the following link.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
   3687 downloads
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. After downloading is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the install is done, click “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will help 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 run your Apple Mac, AdGuard will start automatically and stop undesired advertisements, block harmful or misleading web-sites.

To sum up

Now your Apple Mac should be clean of PUPs and adware that causes the Install.app wants access to control pop-ups. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up and annoying harmful websites) and MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) (to periodically scan your Apple Mac for new malware, browser hijacker infections and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Mac operating system. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new browser hijackers, harmful software and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of Install.app wants access to control pop ups from the Mac, then ask for help here.