How to uninstall AdjustableProcess app/extension from Mac

What is AdjustableProcess

AdjustableProcess is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) that belongs to the Adware category. Adware is a form of software developed to throw ads up on your web-browser screen. Adware generates profit for its author by often showing a ton of advertisements and popup deals. You might experience a change in your homepage or search provider, new tabs opening or even a redirect to malicious web-pages.

The worst is, adware software can be used to gather your surfing history and privacy information, including passwords and credit card numbers. In the future, privacy data about you can be used for marketing purposes.

In the few simple steps below, we will explain effective ways on how to remove AdjustableProcess adware from your MAC system and clean your web-browser of unwanted ads.

How does AdjustableProcess get on your Apple Mac

The most popular way to get adware is a freeware setup file. In most cases, a user have a chance to disable all unneeded modules, but certain installers are developed to confuse the average users, in order to trick them into installing PUPs and adware. Anyway, easier to prevent adware software rather than clean up your MAC system after one. So, keep your web browser updated (turn on automatic updates), run good antivirus programs, double check free applications before you launch it (do a google search, scan a downloaded file with VirusTotal), avoid malicious and unknown web sites.

Threat Summary

Name	AdjustableProcess, AdjustableProcess 1.0 app
Type	adware, potentially unwanted program (PUP), popup ads, pop ups, popup virus
Symptoms	unclosable window appear and recommend fake Jave updates you keep getting redirected to unfamiliar websites new entries appear in the Finder folder new extensions suddenly installed on your browser your web browser home page or search engine keeps changing or is not set to Google anymor slow Internet or slow browsing your web browser became slower than normal
Removal	AdjustableProcess removal guide

How to remove AdjustableProcess adware

The adware is a form of malware that you might have difficulty in deleting it from your computer. Happily, you’ve found the effective AdjustableProcess adware removal guide in this post. Both the manual removal way and the automatic removal solution will be provided below and you can just select the one that best for you. If you’ve any questions or need help then type a comment below. Read it once, after doing so, please bookmark this page (or open it on your smartphone) as you may need to exit your web browser or reboot your computer.

To remove AdjustableProcess, use the steps below:

1. Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device
2. Uninstall AdjustableProcess related software through the Finder
3. Remove AdjustableProcess related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove AdjustableProcess from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to stay safe online
7. To sum up

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

AdjustableProcess 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 computer. If there is Profiles in the list, then click on it, then select a profile associated with AdjustableProcess.

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

Uninstall AdjustableProcess related software through the Finder

Check the list of installed applications and remove all unknown or questionable apps. This is an important step, it so often happens that browser hijackers, PUPs and adware are built into freeware, so by removing these programs you can get rid of web browser redirects and unwanted advertisements.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

Very carefully look around the entire list of apps installed on your computer. Most probably, one of them is the AdjustableProcess adware. Once you’ve found a questionable, unwanted or unused program, right click to it and select “Move to Trash”. Another method is drag the program from the Applications folder to the Trash.

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

Remove AdjustableProcess related files and folders

Now you need to try to find AdjustableProcess 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.

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 AdjustableProcess 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.machelper.plist, search.plist, macsearch.plist, AdjustableProcess.plist and installapp.plist. Most often, PUPs, adware and browser hijackers create several files with similar names.

Check for AdjustableProcess 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 folder. Move all suspicious folders to the Trash.

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

If you are still having problems with the AdjustableProcess removal or just wish to scan your Mac device occasionally for adware and other malware, then download MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM). It is free for home use, and searches for and removes various unwanted software that attacks your Apple Mac or degrades computer performance. MalwareBytes Anti Malware can delete browser hijackers, toolbars, adware software and PUPs as well as malicious software, including ransomware and trojans.

MalwareBytes Free can be downloaded from the following link.

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

The MalwareBytes AntiMalware will automatically launch and you can see its main window as displayed below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button . MalwareBytes AntiMalware application will scan through the whole computer for the AdjustableProcess adware. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your MAC OS. While the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified either as being malware.

After MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) has completed scanning your MAC system, MalwareBytes will show a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been found. When you’re ready, click the “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes AntiMalware will remove AdjustableProcess adware and move the selected threats to the Quarantine.

Remove AdjustableProcess from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

This step will show you how to delete malicious add-ons. This can get rid of AdjustableProcess and fix some surfing issues, especially after adware infection.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
Click on ‘three dots menu’ button at the top right corner of the Google Chrome window. 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 AdjustableProcess by reset Google 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 AdjustableProcess adware 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

To put it simply, you need to use an ad-blocker utility (AdGuard, for example). It’ll stop and protect you from harmful webpages, unwanted ads and popups. To be able to do that, the ad-blocker program uses a list of filters. Each filter is a rule that describes a malicious website, an advertising content, a banner and others. The ad blocker program automatically uses these filters, depending on the web sites you are visiting.

Download AdGuard from the following link.

When the downloading process is complete, run the downloaded file. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick instructions. Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick guidance that will help you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you run your Apple Mac, AdGuard will run automatically and stop annoying popup advertisements, block harmful and misleading web-sites.

To sum up

After completing the instructions above, your MAC should be free from AdjustableProcess adware and other malware. The Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari will no longer redirect you to various unwanted web sites and online ads. 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 here.