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

What is TechPartition

TechPartition is an adware application that targets Mac computers. Adware is a type of malicious software. It have various methods of earning by displaying unwanted ads forcibly to its victims. Adware can generate pop-ups, display annoying ads, modify the victim’s browser settings, or redirect the victim’s web-browser to scam web-sites. Aside from causing unwanted ads and web-browser redirects, it also can slow down the MAC system.

Another reason why you need to get rid of TechPartition is its online data-tracking activity. It is able to gather and transmit personal information without your permission. This adware can be used to track information about web-sites visited, web browser and system information, and your MAC IP address.

Do not panic because we have got the solution. Here’s a guidance on how to remove TechPartition adware from the MAC OS and free your browser of annoying advertisements.

How does TechPartition get on your MAC OS

Adware usually spreads as a part of free software. So, when you installing freeware, carefully read the disclaimers, choose the Custom or Advanced installation method to watch for bundled software that are being installed, because certain of the applications are PUAs and adware software.

Threat Summary

Name	TechPartition, TechPartition 1.0 app
Type	adware software, potentially unwanted program (PUP), Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	Adware/Adload!OSX, Adware.MAC.Generic, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, MacOS.Agent-MT and ApplicUnwnt
Distribution	Free software installers, fake update tools, torrent downloads and malicious popup advertisements
Symptoms	The web-site links redirect to a web pages different from what you expected, advertising banners appear on web-pages that you are visiting, your computer starts automatically installing unexpected apps, new icons in your internet browser, your web browser homepage has replaced and you are unable to change it back, low ping but slow Internet.
Removal	TechPartition removal guide

How to remove TechPartition from Mac computer

According to computer security researchers, TechPartition adware software removal can be finished manually and/or automatically. These utilities that are listed below will help you get rid of adware software, malicious browser extensions, malicious software and PUPs . However, if you are not willing to install other software to remove TechPartition , then use guidance below to restore your MAC settings to defaults.

To remove TechPartition, use the steps below:

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

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

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

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

Uninstall TechPartition related applications through the Finder

Check the list of installed software on your Mac computer and uninstall all unknown and recently installed applications. If you see an unknown application with incorrect spelling or varying capital letters, it have most likely been installed by malware and you should clean it off first with malicious software removal utility like MalwareBytes Free.

Open Finder and click “Applications” as shown in the figure below.

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

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

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

Remove TechPartition related files and folders

Now you need to try to find TechPartition 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

Manual TechPartition removal requires some computer skills. Some files and system entries that created by the adware can be not fully removed. We recommend that use MalwareBytes to scan the Mac computer. Moreover, this program will help you to remove adware, potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers and toolbars that your MAC system can be affected too.

1. Visit the following page to download MalwareBytes.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
   20850 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. When the downloading process is finished, close all software and windows on your Apple Mac. Open a directory in which you saved it. Run the downloaded file and follow the prompts.
3. Press the “Scan” button for scanning your machine for the TechPartition . A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your machine. While the tool is checking, you can see number of objects and files has already scanned.
4. Once the scan get completed, you may check all items found on your MAC. Review the scan results and then click “Quarantine”.

Remove TechPartition from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Annoying TechPartition adware software or other symptoms of adware in your web-browser is a good reason to find and remove malicious addons. This is an easy method to restore web-browsers settings and not lose any important information.

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 TechPartition by reset 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 TechPartition 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

If you browse the World Wide Web, you cannot avoid malvertising. But you can protect your web-browser against it. Download and run an ad blocking application. AdGuard is an ad blocking that can filter out lots of of the malvertising, blocking dynamic scripts from loading harmful content.

Installing the AdGuard is simple. First you will need to download AdGuard on your MS Windows Desktop from the following link.

Once the downloading process 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 guide. Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your MAC system, AdGuard will run automatically and stop unwanted pop ups, block malicious and misleading web-sites.

To sum up

Once you have finished the few simple steps above, your MAC system should be clean from adware and other malware. The Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari will no longer display any TechPartition ads when you surf the Web. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

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