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

What is AccessibleInput

AccessibleInput is a malicious application that acts as adware. Adware is type of software developed to insert advertisements into your Net surfing or even desktop experience. The AccessibleInput app can change your homepage, search provider, search results, or even add toolbars to your web-browser. It run in the background when browse the Internet, and can slow down your MAC and affect its performance.

Another reason why you need to delete AccessibleInput is its online data-tracking activity. It can gather personal information, including:

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

How does AccessibleInput get on your MAC

The most common way to get adware is a freeware installation package. Most often, a user have a chance to disable all undesired web-browser extensions, but some setup files are designed to confuse the average users, in order to trick them into installing potentially unwanted apps and adware software. Anyway, easier to prevent adware rather than clean up your Apple Mac after one. So, keep your web-browser updated (turn on automatic updates), run good antivirus applications, double check free programs before you run it (do a google search, scan a downloaded file with VirusTotal), avoid suspicious and unknown web sites.

Threat Summary

Name	AccessibleInput, AccessibleInput 1.0 app
Type	adware, potentially unwanted application (PUA), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Adware.MAC.Generic, Adware/Adload!OSX, ApplicUnwnt, MacOS.Agent-MT, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A and OSX.Trojan.Gen
Distribution	Free software installers, fake update tools, torrent downloads and malicious pop-up advertisements
Symptoms	You keep getting redirected to dubious webpages, advertising banners appear in places they shouldn’t be, unexpected program installed without your consent, unexpected browser addons or toolbars keep coming back, unwanted changes in your internet browser such as using a new default search engine, slow browsing Internet.
Removal	AccessibleInput removal guide

How to remove AccessibleInput from Mac computer

As with deleting adware, malware or potentially unwanted apps, there are few steps you can do. We recommend trying them all. If you do only one part of the instructions, then it should be use malware removal tool, because it should remove adware and stop any further infection. But to completely get rid of AccessibleInput you will have to at least reset your internet browser settings like new tab, default search engine and homepage to default state, remove all unwanted and suspicious applications, and remove adware software with malware removal utilities. Certain of the steps will require you to reboot your computer or close this web page. So, read this tutorial carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove AccessibleInput, perform the following steps:

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

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

AccessibleInput 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 related to AccessibleInput.

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

Delete AccessibleInput associated software by using the Finder

It’s of primary importance to identify and remove PUPs, browser hijackers and adware through ‘Applications’ section of your Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

It will open a list of all apps installed on your Apple Mac. Scroll through the all list, and remove any questionable and unknown programs. Right click to questionable program and select “Move to Trash”. Another way is drag the application from the Applications folder to the Trash.

Most important, scroll through the all list, and move to trash any unknown applications. Don’t forget, choose Finder -> Empty Trash.

Remove AccessibleInput related files and folders

Now you need to try to find AccessibleInput 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.

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

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

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

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

Check for AccessibleInput 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 AccessibleInput 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.macsearch.system.plist, com.AccessibleInput.system.plist, com.machelper.system.plist, com.installapp.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’re still having problems with the AccessibleInput removal or just wish to check your Mac device occasionally for adware software and other malicious software, then download MalwareBytes AntiMalware. It is free for home use, and scans for and deletes various unwanted apps that attacks your MAC system or degrades machine performance. MalwareBytes AntiMalware can delete browser hijackers, adware, toolbars and PUPs as well as malicious software, including ransomware and trojans.

1. Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware from the following link.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
   20851 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. After the downloading process is done, please close all software and open windows on your machine. Run the downloaded file. Follow the prompts.
3. The MalwareBytes will launch and show the main window.
4. Further, press the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the AccessibleInput adware software. Depending on your MAC system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the MalwareBytes Free program is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified as threat.
5. Once the scan is finished, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will show a scan report.
6. Once you’ve selected what you wish to remove from your Apple Mac click the “Remove Selected Items” button.
7. Close the Anti Malware and continue with the next step.

Remove AccessibleInput from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

If you’re still seeing AccessibleInput adware that won’t go away, you might have harmful extensions installed on your web-browser. Check your internet browser for unwanted extensions using the steps below.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top-right corner, expand the Google Chrome menu. 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 AccessibleInput 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 AccessibleInput 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

If you surf the Web, you can’t avoid malvertising. But you can protect your internet browser against it. Download and run an adblocker program. AdGuard is an adblocker that can filter out a huge number of of the malicious advertising, stoping dynamic scripts from loading harmful content.

Click the following link to download the latest version of AdGuard for Mac.

When downloading is finished, 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 help you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your MAC, AdGuard will run automatically and stop annoying pop-up advertisements, block malicious and misleading webpages.

To sum up

After completing the guide above, your MAC system should be free from AccessibleInput and other malware. The Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari will no longer display any unwanted 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.