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

What is AlgorithmInput

AlgorithmInput is a malicious application that belongs to the Adware category . In most cases, adware installs on Mac computers in a bundle with free applications that users downloaded and installed from the Web. Once it gets inside your Apple Mac, it will configure itself to run automatically when the MAC system run. Adware software can alter MAC system settings, redirect your web browser to scam webpages, show unwanted popup advertisements from various third-party ad networks and these unwanted ads is hard to close.

Even worse, the AlgorithmInput adware is able to gather lots of sensitive information such as what web sites you are opening, what you are looking for the Internet and so on. This privacy information, later, may be transferred third party companies.

To find out how to delete AlgorithmInput, we recommend to read the steps added to this post below. The guidance was prepared by experienced security specialists who discovered a solution to delete the adware software out of the computer.

How does AlgorithmInput get on your MAC system

Many of the free programs out there install unwanted browser toolbars, hijackers, adware along with them without your knowledge. One has to be attentive while installing freeware in order to avoid accidentally installing bundled apps. It’s important that you pay attention to the EULA (End User License Agreements) and select the Custom, Manual or Advanced setup mode as it will typically disclose what bundled software will also be installed.

Threat Summary

Name	AlgorithmInput, AlgorithmInput 1.0 app
Type	adware, PUP (potentially unwanted program), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Adware.MAC.Generic, MacOS.Agent-MT, ApplicUnwnt, Adware/Adload!OSX, OSX.Trojan.Gen and Program:MacOS/Vigram.A
Distribution	Free software installers, shady pop-up ads, torrent downloads and fake updaters
Symptoms	The web-page links redirect to a websites different from what you expected, popups and new tab pages are loaded without your request, your MAC system starts automatically installing unwanted applications, unwanted browser toolbars, unwanted changes in your web-browser such as displaying new tabs you did not open, fast Internet but slow browsing speeds.
Removal	AlgorithmInput removal guide

How to remove AlgorithmInput from Mac computer

Most commonly adware requires more than a simple uninstall through the use of the Finder in order to be fully uninstalled. For that reason, our team developed several removal methods which we’ve summarized in a detailed guide. Therefore, if you have the annoying AlgorithmInput adware on your MAC OS and are currently trying to have it removed then feel free to follow the tutorial below in order to resolve your problem. Certain of the steps below will require you to close this web-page. So, please read the few simple steps carefully, after that bookmark it or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove AlgorithmInput, perform the steps below:

1. Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device
2. Remove AlgorithmInput related apps through the Finder
3. Remove AlgorithmInput related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove AlgorithmInput from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to stay safe online

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

AlgorithmInput can install a configuration profile on the Mac system to block changes made to the browser settings. Therefore, you need to open system preferences, find and delete the profile installed by the adware.

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

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

Remove AlgorithmInput related apps through the Finder

One of the first things to attempt for removal of adware is to check your Mac device installed programs screen and look for undesired and dubious software. If there are any software you do not recognize or are no longer using, you should uninstall them. If that doesn’t work, then you may need to use malicious software removal tool like MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM).

Make sure you have closed all web browsers and other applications. Next, remove any unrequested and suspicious programs from Apple Mac using the Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

Look around the entire list of apps installed on your MAC. Most likely, one of them is the AlgorithmInput . Select the suspicious program or the program that name is not familiar to you and delete it.

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

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

Remove AlgorithmInput related files and folders

Now you need to try to find AlgorithmInput 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.

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

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

Some files created by AlgorithmInput 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 AlgorithmInput 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.google.defaultsearch.plist, , search.plist, installapp.plist, com.net-preferences.plist, com.AlgorithmInput.service.plist, macsearch.plist and com.machelper.plist. Most often, potentially unwanted programs, adware and browser hijackers create several files with similar names.

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

If you’re still having problems with the AlgorithmInput removal or just wish to check your Mac occasionally for adware and other malicious software, then download MalwareBytes. It’s free for home use, and finds and removes various unwanted software that attacks your Apple Mac or degrades MAC performance. MalwareBytes can get rid of potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers, toolbars and adware as well as malware, including ransomware and trojans.

Download MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) on your machine from the following link.

Once the downloading process is finished, close all windows on your MAC. Further, run the saved file. Follow the prompts.

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

Next, press the “Scan Now” button to start scanning your machine for the AlgorithmInput . This task can take some time, so please be patient.

After MalwareBytes AntiMalware has completed scanning, MalwareBytes AntiMalware will open a list of all items detected by the scan. Review the scan results and then press the “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will delete AlgorithmInput adware and move the selected threats to the program’s quarantine.

Remove AlgorithmInput from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

This step will show you how to get rid of malicious extensions. This can remove AlgorithmInput adware and fix some surfing issues, especially after adware software infection.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top right corner, click on Chrome’s main menu button, represented by three vertical dots. When the drop-down menu appears, select ‘More tools’ and click on ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to remove AlgorithmInput adware 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 issues with AlgorithmInput 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

If you surf the Net, you cannot avoid malicious advertising. But you can protect your browser against it. Download and run an adblocker program. AdGuard is an ad blocker that can filter out lots of of the malicious advertising, blocking dynamic scripts from loading harmful content.

Visit the following page to download the latest version of AdGuard for Mac OS.

When the download is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen. Follow the prompts.

Each time, when you start your Apple Mac, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop intrusive popup advertisements, block malicious and misleading web sites.

To sum up

Now your MAC system should be clean of the AlgorithmInput adware. We suggest that you keep MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) (to periodically scan your MAC system for new adwares and other malware) and AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop up advertisements and harmful websites). Moreover, to prevent any adware, please stay clear of unknown and third party applications.

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