How to uninstall GuideRecord app/extension from Mac

What is GuideRecord

GuideRecord is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that belongs to the Adware category. Adware is type of software that can cause issues for your MAC. It can generate numerous additional popup, banner, pop-under and in-text link ads flooding on your web browser; collect your data like login details, online searches, etc; run in the background and drag down your Apple Mac running speed; give more chances for other adware, potentially unwanted apps even malicious software to get on your Apple Mac.

Does adware steal your confidential data? Adware has the ability to gather a wide variety of privacy info about you (your ip address, what is a website you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Internet, which links you are clicking), which can later transfer to third parties.

You should remove adware without a wait. Here, in this article below, you can found the useful guidance on How to delete GuideRecord and undesired ads from your MAC for free.

How does GuideRecord get on your computer

These days some free applications authors bundle potentially unwanted applications or adware with a view to making some money. These are not free applications as install an unwanted programs on to your Microsoft Windows machine. So whenever you install a new free programs that downloaded from the Internet, be very careful during install. Carefully read the EULA (a text with I ACCEPT/I DECLINE button), choose custom or manual installation option, uncheck all additional software.

Threat Summary

Name	GuideRecord, GuideRecord 1.0 app
Type	adware, potentially unwanted program (PUP), pop-up advertisements, popups, pop-up virus
Symptoms	you experience lots of of unwanted advertisements every time you perform an Internet search, your web-browser is redirected to another web-site your computer starts automatically installing unexpected apps an unexpected toolbar appears in your browser your internet browser settings are being modified without your request slow browsing Internet your computer starts performing very slowly
Removal	GuideRecord removal guide

How to remove GuideRecord

If you have constant pop-ups or unwanted ads, slow MAC, crashing computer problems, you are in need of adware removal assistance. The few simple steps below will guide you forward to get GuideRecord removed and will assist you get your machine operating at peak capacity again.

To remove GuideRecord, complete the following steps:

1. Remove profiles created by GuideRecord
2. Remove GuideRecord associated software by using the Finder
3. Remove GuideRecord related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove GuideRecord from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to stay safe online
7. To sum up

Remove profiles created by GuideRecord

GuideRecord 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 GuideRecord.

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

Remove GuideRecord associated software by using the Finder

In the next step, you need to check the list of installed programs on your Mac computer and delete all unused, unknown and suspicious software.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

It will display a list of all programs installed on your machine. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any dubious and unknown programs. Right click to dubious program and choose “Move to Trash”. Another solution 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 GuideRecord related files and folders

Now you need to try to find GuideRecord 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 GuideRecord 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: GuideRecord.plist, com.machelper.plist, macsearch.plist, search.plist and installapp.plist. Most often, PUPs, browser hijackers and adware software create several files with similar names.

Check for GuideRecord 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 GuideRecord 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 GuideRecord 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.GuideRecord.plist, com.macsearch.plist, com.machelper.plist, com.installapp.plist and com.search.plist. In most cases, adware, potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers 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 GuideRecord. Of course, very often browser hijackers, adware software and PUPs hides on a Mac, 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 software, potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers. Therefore, we suggest you to use MalwareBytes to scan the Mac device.

Visit the following page to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Anti Malware for Mac.

After downloading is finished, run it and follow the prompts. Press the “Scan” button . MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) tool will begin scanning the whole MAC system to find out GuideRecord . This task may take some time, so please be patient. While the MalwareBytes AntiMalware program is checking, you may see how many objects it has identified as threat. You may remove threats (move to Quarantine) by simply click the “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes Free is a free program that you can use to remove all detected folders, files, malicious services and so on.

Remove GuideRecord from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Remove unwanted addons is a easy solution to remove GuideRecord adware and return browser’s settings that have been replaced by adware software.

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

The AdGuard is a very good ad-blocking application for the Chrome, Firefox and Safari, with active user support. It does a great job by removing certain types of unwanted ads, popunders, pop ups, undesired new tab pages, and even full page ads and website overlay layers. Of course, the AdGuard can stop malicious web pages automatically or by using a custom filter rule.

1. AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
   3687 downloads
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. Once the download is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the installation is complete, click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will help 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 launch automatically and stop intrusive ads, block malicious and misleading web-pages.

To sum up

Now your MAC should be clean of the GuideRecord adware. We suggest that you keep MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) (to periodically scan your Apple Mac for new adware and other malware) and AdGuard (to help you block intrusive popup ads and harmful web-pages). Moreover, to prevent any adware, please stay clear of unknown and third party apps.

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