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

What is ExtendedTransaction

According to security specialists, ExtendedTransaction is an adware app. Adware can cause many troubles such as unwanted advertisements and pop-ups on your web browser, redirect your search requests to scam web sites, web-browser crashes and slow loading web sites. Adware can end up on your Mac in various ways. In many cases is when you download free software and forget to uncheck the box for the third-party apps installation.

Does adware steal your data? The ExtendedTransaction adware is able to collect privacy data about you that can be later used for marketing purposes. You do not know if your home address, account names and passwords are safe.

How does ExtendedTransaction get on your computer

Most often, adware come along with the installers from file sharing and torrents web-pages. So, install free applications is a a good chance that you will find a bundled adware software. If you don’t know how to avoid it, then use a simple trick. During the install, choose the Custom or Advanced setup mode. Next, click ‘Decline’ button and clear all checkboxes on offers that ask you to install third-party 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 the ExtendedTransaction adware.

Threat Summary

Name	ExtendedTransaction, ExtendedTransaction 1.0 app
Type	adware, potentially unwanted application (PUA), Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	Adware.MAC.Generic, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Adware/Adload!OSX, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, MacOS.Agent-MT, ApplicUnwnt and OSX.Trojan.Gen
Distribution	Free software installers, torrent downloads, fake update tools and malicious pop up ads
Symptoms	The web-site links redirect to a web-pages different from what you expected, browser pop ups appear and recommend fake Jave updates, new entries appear in your Applications folder, new add-ons suddenly added on your browser, your web browser start page has modified and you are unable to change it back, your web browser slows to a crawl.
Removal	ExtendedTransaction removal guide

How to remove ExtendedTransaction

When the adware gets installed on your machine without your knowledge, it is not easy to remove. In most cases, there is no Uninstall application that simply remove the ExtendedTransaction adware from your Mac. So, we recommend using well-proven free specialized utility such as MalwareBytes Anti Malware. But the best way to delete adware software will be to perform several manual steps, after that additionally run antimalware utilities.

To remove ExtendedTransaction, execute the steps below:

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

Remove profiles created by ExtendedTransaction

ExtendedTransaction 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 associated with ExtendedTransaction.

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 device, which is normal.

Uninstall ExtendedTransaction associated software by using the Finder

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

Open Finder and click “Applications” as on the image below.

You will see a list of applications installed on your Apple Mac. We recommend to pay maximum attention to the program you installed last. Most likely, it’s the ExtendedTransaction adware. 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 select “Move to Trash”.

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

Remove ExtendedTransaction related files and folders

Now you need to try to find ExtendedTransaction 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

If you are still having issues with the ExtendedTransaction removal or just wish to scan your Mac computer occasionally for adware and other malware, then download MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM). It’s free for home use, and scans for and deletes various unwanted software that attacks your MAC system or degrades MAC OS performance. MalwareBytes can remove toolbars, adware, potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers as well as malware, including ransomware and trojans.

1. Please go to the link below to download MalwareBytes Free.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
   20850 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. When the downloading process is complete, please close all programs and open windows on your machine. Run the downloaded file. Follow the prompts.
3. The MalwareBytes will run and show the main window.
4. Further, click the “Scan” button for scanning your MAC OS for the ExtendedTransaction adware. While the tool is scanning, you can see number of objects and files has already scanned.
5. When MalwareBytes Anti-Malware completes the scan, the results are displayed in the scan report.
6. Next, you need to click the “Remove Selected Items” button.
7. Close the Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.

Remove ExtendedTransaction from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

If you have ‘ExtendedTransaction adware’ removal problem, then remove unwanted extensions can help you. In the steps below we’ll show you the solution to get rid of malicious extensions without reinstall. This will also allow to remove ExtendedTransaction from your web-browser.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top right hand corner, click on ‘three vertical dots’, and this will open up the main menu on Google 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 remove ExtendedTransaction 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 ExtendedTransaction 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

Use ad blocking program like AdGuard in order to block ads, malvertisements, pop-ups and online trackers, avoid having to install harmful and adware browser plug-ins and add-ons that affect your Apple Mac performance and impact your machine security. Surf the Web anonymously and stay safe online!

1. Visit the page linked below to download AdGuard.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
   3686 downloads
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. After downloading is complete, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the installation is done, click “Skip” to close the setup application and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will allow 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 run your MAC OS, AdGuard will start automatically and stop annoying ads, block malicious and misleading web pages.

Finish words

Now your computer should be clean of the ExtendedTransaction adware. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted popups and unwanted malicious web pages) and MalwareBytes (to periodically scan your Apple Mac for new adware softwares and other malicious software).

If you are still having problems while trying to remove ExtendedTransaction from the Firefox, Safari and Chrome, then ask for help here here.