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

What is ConfigBitProgress

ConfigBitProgress is a malicious app that belongs to the Adware category. Adware is a from of malicious software that is created just to display constant pop up windows and/or annoying adverts using intrusive and at times dangerous methods. Adware software can also include other types of malware. It can steal confidential information from the MAC and pass it on to third parties. Adware software has also been the basis for hacking to gain access to the MAC system.

Another reason why you need to delete the ConfigBitProgress adware is its online data-tracking activity. It can gather personal info, including:

• IP addresses;
• URLs visited;
• search queries/terms;
• clicks on links and advertisements;
• internet browser version information.

Adware software is usually written in ways common to malicious software, spyware and hijackers. In order to remove ConfigBitProgress adware, you will need perform the steps below or use free adware software removal tool listed below.

How does ConfigBitProgress get on your machine

Adware software actively distributed with free programs, along with the installation package of these programs. Therefore, it’s very important, when installing an unknown program, read the Terms of use and the Software license, as well as to select the Manual, Advanced or Custom setup method. In this method, you can disable the install of unneeded browser extensions and applications and protect your computer from adware.

Threat Summary

Name	ConfigBitProgress, ConfigBitProgress 1.0 app
Type	adware, potentially unwanted application (PUA), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	MacOS.Agent-MT, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Adware/Adload!OSX, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Adware.MAC.Generic, ApplicUnwnt and OSX.Trojan.Gen
Distribution	Free software installers, dubious pop-up advertisements, torrent downloads and fake updaters
Symptoms	Every time you perform an Internet search, your browser is redirected to another website, web-browser popups appear and recommend fake security software, unwanted application installed without your knowledge, unwanted web-browser extensions or toolbars keep coming back, your Mac settings are being changed without your request, fast Internet but slow browsing speeds.
Removal	ConfigBitProgress removal guide

How to Remove ConfigBitProgress adware (removal tutorial)

To get rid of ConfigBitProgress adware from your MAC, you must remove all suspicious software and every component that could be related to the adware. Besides, to restore your browser newtab page, homepage and search provider, you should reset the hijacked internet browsers. As soon as you are done with the adware removal process, we suggest you scan your MAC with malicious software removal tools listed below. It’ll complete the removal procedure on your machine.

To remove ConfigBitProgress, execute the steps below:

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

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

ConfigBitProgress 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 software.

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 ConfigBitProgress.

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.

Check the list of installed programs

The next step in deleting browser hijackers, PUPs and adware by yourself is to go into the Finder, then Applications. Take a look at the list of apps on your Mac and see if there are any questionable and unknown applications. If you see any, you need to uninstall it. Of course, before doing so, you can do an Internet search to find details on the application. If it is a PUP, browser hijacker and adware, you will likely find information that says so.

Make sure you have closed all internet browsers and other programs. Next, uninstall any unrequested and suspicious apps from computer using the Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

Look around the entire list of apps installed on your computer. Most likely, one of them is the ConfigBitProgress adware software that causes multiple intrusive ads and popups. Choose the questionable application or the program that name is not familiar to you and uninstall it.

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

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

Remove ConfigBitProgress related files and folders

Now you need to try to find ConfigBitProgress 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

We recommend using MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) to scan the Mac for PUPs, browser hijackers and adware. This free utility is an advanced malicious software removal application designed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular anti malware technology. It’s able to help you get rid of browser hijackers and other security threats from your Mac for free.

1. Visit the following page to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Free for Apple Mac.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
   20851 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. When the downloading process is done, close all programs and windows on your MAC system. Open a file location. Run the downloaded file and follow the prompts.
3. Click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the ConfigBitProgress adware which redirects your browser to annoying ad web pages. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your MAC and the speed of your machine. While the MalwareBytes Free utility is scanning, you may see number of objects it has identified as being affected by malware.
4. When finished, the results are displayed in the scan report. Review the report and then click “Quarantine”.

Remove ConfigBitProgress from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

This step will show you how to delete malicious plugins. This can remove ConfigBitProgress adware software and fix some browsing problems, especially after adware infection.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top right corner, click on Google 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 ConfigBitProgress 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 ConfigBitProgress 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

Run an ad blocker utility like AdGuard will protect you from harmful advertisements and content. Moreover, you can find that the AdGuard have an option to protect your privacy and block phishing and spam web-pages. Additionally, ad blocking software will allow you to avoid intrusive pop up advertisements and unverified links that also a good way to stay safe online.

Download AdGuard on your MAC system by clicking on the link below.

Once 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 tutorial. Press “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 start your Apple Mac, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted popup advertisements, block harmful and misleading web-sites.

To sum up

Now your Apple Mac should be clean of the ConfigBitProgress adware that causes lots of annoying popup advertisements. We suggest that you keep MalwareBytes Free (to periodically scan your MAC OS for new adware softwares and other malicious software) and AdGuard (to help you block intrusive ads and harmful websites). Moreover, to prevent any adware, please stay clear of unknown and third party software.

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