How to uninstall StandartProduct app/extension from Mac

What is StandartProduct

StandartProduct is supposed to be an application that will improve the browsing experience, but according to security specialists, this app is adware. By definition, adware is a piece of programs which presents advertisements on a computer. However, people basically use the word ‘adware’ to describe a part of malicious software that displays unwanted advertisements to the user. In most cases, this kind of adware do not have any uninstall procedures and can use technologies that are similar to those used by malicious software to penetrate the MAC OS.

Another reason why you need to get rid of adware software is its online data-tracking activity. StandartProduct can gather your World Wide Web browsing activity by recording URLs visited, IP addresses, internet browser version and type, cookie information, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and websites visited. Such kind of behavior can lead to serious security problems or confidential information theft. If you want to remove StandartProduct adware, you will not succeed, because it is very stubborn. Using the following guidance, you surely can get rid of adware completely from your Mac.

How does StandartProduct get on your MAC system

Most often, adware is bundled within the installation packages from file sharing and torrents webpages. So, install free software is a a good chance that you will find a bundled adware. If you don’t know how to avoid it, then use a simple trick. During the install, choose the Custom or Advanced installation type. Next, press ‘Decline’ button and clear all checkboxes on offers that ask you to install additional applications. Moreover, please carefully read Term of use and User agreement before installing any software or otherwise you can end up with another unwanted app on your MAC like StandartProduct.

Threat Summary

Name	StandartProduct, StandartProduct 1.0 app
Type	adware software, PUP (potentially unwanted program), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Adware.MAC.Generic, Adware/Adload!OSX, MacOS.Agent-MT, Osx.Adware.Cimpli and ApplicUnwnt
Distribution	Free software installers, torrent downloads, fake software updaters and suspicious popup ads
Symptoms	Every time you perform an Internet search, your web-browser is redirected to another webpage, advertising banners appear on web-pages that you are visiting, your machine starts automatically installing unwanted applications, unwanted web-browser toolbars, your browser settings are being altered without your request, speed test good but internet slow.
Removal	StandartProduct removal guide

How to remove StandartProduct from Mac

Not all adware apps like StandartProduct are easily uninstallable. You might see popups, deals, text links, in-text advertisements, banners and other type of ads in the Safari, Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and might not be able to figure out the program responsible for this activity. The reason for this is that many unwanted software neither appear in the Finder. Therefore in order to fully remove StandartProduct adware, you need to use the following steps. Some of the steps will require you to restart your machine or exit this web-site. So, read this guidance carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove StandartProduct, perform the steps below:

1. Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device
2. Check the list of installed programs
3. Remove StandartProduct related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove StandartProduct from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to stay safe online
7. To sum up

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

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

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

Check the list of installed programs

In order to get rid of PUPs, adware and browser hijackers, open the Finder and click on “Applications”. Check the list of installed apps. For the ones you do not know, run an Internet search to see if they are browser hijackers, PUPs and adware. If yes, remove them off. Even if they are just a software which you do not use, then removing them off will increase your Apple Mac start up time and speed dramatically.

Make sure you have closed all web-browsers and other apps. Next, uninstall any unrequested and suspicious applications from MAC OS using the Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

Look around the entire list of applications installed on your machine. Most probably, one of them is the StandartProduct adware. Select the suspicious application or the program that name is not familiar to you and uninstall it.

Drag the suspicious program from the Applications folder to the Trash.

Most important, don’t forget, select Finder -> Empty Trash.

Remove StandartProduct related files and folders

Now you need to try to find StandartProduct 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.

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

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

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

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

Check for StandartProduct 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 StandartProduct 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.StandartProduct.system.plist, com.macsearch.system.plist, com.machelper.system.plist and com.installapp.system.plist. In most cases, adware, potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers create several files with similar names.

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

We recommend using MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM). You may download and install MalwareBytes to find and delete StandartProduct associated software from your Mac. When installed and updated, the malware remover automatically finds and removes all security threats present on the computer.

Download MalwareBytes Anti Malware from the following link.

When the download is complete, close all windows on your MAC. Further, run the saved file. Follow the prompts.

The MalwareBytes Free will automatically start and you can see its main window such as the one below.

Next, press the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the StandartProduct adware. Depending on your MAC, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour.

When the scanning is finished, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will open a screen that contains a list of malware that has been detected. All detected items will be marked. You can remove them all by simply click the “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes Free will start to get rid of StandartProduct adware.

Remove StandartProduct from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Remove unwanted extensions is a easy way to get rid of StandartProduct adware and revert back internet browser’s settings that have been modified by adware software.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top right hand corner, click on ‘three vertical dots’, and this will open up the main menu on Chrome. 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 StandartProduct adware software 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 StandartProduct adware 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 Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Chrome, with active user support. It does a great job by removing certain types of unwanted ads, popunders, popups, intrusive new tab pages, and even full page advertisements and web page overlay layers. Of course, the AdGuard can block malicious web-pages automatically or by using a custom filter rule.

Please go to the link below to download AdGuard.

Once the downloading process is done, 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 tutorial. Press “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and stop unwanted pop ups, block harmful and misleading web pages.

To sum up

Once you have done the few simple steps shown above, your MAC OS should be free from the StandartProduct adware and other malicious software. The Safari, Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will no longer redirect you to various unwanted web sites and online ads. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step guidance does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help here.