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

What is UnitAnalog

UnitAnalog is an adware application that targets Mac computers. Adware is a form of malware which displays unwanted advertisements. The advertisements produced by adware are sometimes in the form of a in-text link, pop-up or sometimes in an unclosable window. In order to show unwanted adverts as often as possible adware can change your web browser settings and install malicious browser plugins. The authors of adware software do so in order to make profit via third-party ad network. Thus every your click on the adverts makes profit for them.

Another reason why you need to remove the UnitAnalog app is its online data-tracking activity. It can collect a wide variety of sensitive info such as what webpages you are opening, what you are looking for the Internet and so on. This privacy info, afterwards, may be transferred to third parties. So, we suggest you remove UnitAnalog sooner. This will also prevent the adware from tracking your online activities. A full UnitAnalog removal can be easily carried out using manual or automatic way listed below.

How does UnitAnalog get on your MAC system

Adware software may be spread through the use of trojan horses and other forms of malicious software, but in many cases, adware come bundled with some free programs. Many makers of free software include third-party applications in their installation package. Sometimes it is possible to avoid the install of any adware: carefully read the Terms of Use and the Software license, select only Manual, Custom or Advanced installation type, reject all checkboxes before clicking Install or Next button while installing new freeware.

Threat Summary

Name	UnitAnalog, UnitAnalog 1.0 app
Type	adware, PUP (potentially unwanted program), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	Adware.MAC.Generic, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Adware/Adload!OSX, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, MacOS.Agent-MT and ApplicUnwnt
Distribution	Free software installers, torrent downloads, fake updaters and shady popup advertisements
Symptoms	You keep getting redirected to unfamiliar web-sites, pop-up advertisements won’t go away, new entries appear in your Applications folder, an unexpected extension appears in your internet browser, unwanted changes in your browser like displaying new tabs you did not open, slow browsing Internet.
Removal	UnitAnalog removal guide

How to remove UnitAnalog from Mac computer

Without a doubt, the adware is harmful to your Apple Mac. So you need to quickly and completely get rid of the UnitAnalog adware. To remove this adware software, you can use the manual removal steps which are given below or free malicious software removal tool like MalwareBytes (it is free). We recommend you use automatic removal method that will help you to remove adware easily and safely. Manual removal is best used only if you are well versed in MAC system or in the case where adware is not removed automatically. Certain of the steps will require you to restart your MAC system or close this web page. So, read this guidance carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove UnitAnalog, complete the steps below:

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

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

UnitAnalog 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 the System Preferences icon ( ) in the Dock, or choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences.

In System Preferences, click Profiles, then select a profile associated with UnitAnalog.

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 UnitAnalog associated software by using the Finder

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

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

You will see a list of software installed on your MAC system. We recommend to pay maximum attention to the application you installed last. Most likely, it is the UnitAnalog . If you’re in doubt, you can always check the program by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing.

When the program which you need to delete is found, simply right click on its name, and choose “Move to Trash”.

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

Remove UnitAnalog related files and folders

Now you need to try to find UnitAnalog 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

If you carefully followed the previous steps, then you should be able to remove UnitAnalog. Of course, very often browser hijackers, PUPs and adware software hides on a Mac computer, 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, PUPs and browser hijackers. Therefore, we recommend you to use MalwareBytes AntiMalware to scan the Mac device.

Download MalwareBytes by clicking on the link below.

When downloading is done, close all software and windows on your MAC. Open a directory in which you saved it. Run the saved file and follow the prompts.

Once installation is finished, you’ll see window like below.

Now press the “Scan” button to start scanning your MAC OS for the UnitAnalog adware. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your MAC system and the speed of your MAC system. While the MalwareBytes Free is scanning, you can see how many objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

When MalwareBytes is complete scanning your MAC, MalwareBytes AntiMalware will open you the results. Review the results once the utility has finished the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Quarantine” button.

The Malwarebytes will now start to remove UnitAnalog adware.

Remove UnitAnalog from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Remove unwanted extensions is a easy way to get rid of UnitAnalog and revert back browser’s settings which have been changed by adware.

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. Select ‘More tools’, then ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to remove UnitAnalog 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 UnitAnalog 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

In order to increase your security and protect your Apple Mac against new unwanted ads and harmful websites, you need to use adblocker application that stops an access to malicious ads and webpages. Moreover, the program can stop the display of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of web pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard from the link below.

After downloading is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen. Follow the prompts.

Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and stop annoying pop-up advertisements, block malicious and misleading web pages.

Finish words

Now your machine should be free of the UnitAnalog adware. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop up advertisements and annoying malicious web-sites) and MalwareBytes (to periodically scan your machine for new adwares and other malware).

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