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

What is AnalogTransaction

AnalogTransaction is an adware application that targets Apple computers. Adware is a form of malicious software that display unwanted ads on the web-browser screen. Some of these advertisements are scams or fake advertisements created to trick users. Even the harmless ads can become really irritating. Adware can be installed unintentionally and without users knowing about it, when they open email attachments or install free software.

Does adware steal your confidential information? Adware has the ability to gather and transmit user info without your permission. AnalogTransaction can track information about web sites visited, browser and system information, and your computer IP address.

In this post we will discuss how can you get rid of AnalogTransaction from the machine manually or using free adware removal utilities compatible with compatible with modern operating systems.

How does AnalogTransaction get on your MAC system

Adware software gets on Apple computers as a part of various free apps. This means that you need to be very careful when installing apps downloaded from the Internet. Be sure to read the Terms of Use and the Software license, choose only the Manual, Advanced or Custom install method, switch off all optional modules and programs are offered to install.

Threat Summary

Name	AnalogTransaction
Type	adware, PUP (potentially unwanted program), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	Adware/Adload!OSX, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Adware.MAC.Generic, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, ApplicUnwnt, MacOS.Agent-MT and OSX.Trojan.Gen
Distribution	Freeware installers, misleading pop up advertisements, fake update tools and torrent downloads
Symptoms	Your web browser is redirected to web-pages you did not want, pop-up ads won’t go away, new entries appear in your Applications folder, an unwanted toolbar appears in your web browser, your web browser search engine has modified without your permission, fast Internet but slow browsing speeds.
Removal	AnalogTransaction removal guide

How to remove AnalogTransaction

There exist several free adware removal utilities. Also it is possible to remove AnalogTransaction adware manually. But we recommend to combine all these ways below into the one removal algorithm. Follow the steps of the tutorial. Read this manual carefully, bookmark it or open this page on your smartphone, because you may need to close your web-browser or reboot your MAC system.

To remove AnalogTransaction, complete the following steps:

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

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

AnalogTransaction can make changes to the Mac system such as malicious changes to browser settings, and the addition of malicious system profiles. You need to check the system preferences, find and remove malicious profiles and ensure your settings are as you expect.

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

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

Uninstall AnalogTransaction associated software by using the Finder

Check out the Finder (Applications section) to see all installed apps. If you see any unknown and dubious programs, they are the ones you need to uninstall.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

It will display a list of all applications installed on your MAC. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software. Right click to questionable program and choose “Move to Trash”. Another method is drag the program 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 AnalogTransaction related files and folders

Now you need to try to find AnalogTransaction 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

Manual AnalogTransaction removal requires some computer skills. Some files and system entries that created by the adware software can be not fully removed. We recommend that run MalwareBytes Free to scan the Mac. Moreover, this program will help you to delete PUPs, adware software, toolbars and browser hijackers that your machine can be affected too.

1. Installing the MalwareBytes is simple. First you’ll need to download MalwareBytes Anti Malware on your Windows Desktop from the link below.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
   20983 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. Once the download is finished, please close all software and open windows on your MAC OS. Run the downloaded file. Follow the prompts.
3. The MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) will run and show the main window.
4. Further, click the “Scan” button to begin checking your Apple Mac for the AnalogTransaction adware. Depending on your Apple Mac, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour.
5. After MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) has finished scanning, you can check all items found on your MAC system.
6. Next, you need to click the “Remove Selected Items” button.
7. Close the Anti Malware and continue with the next step.

Remove AnalogTransaction from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

This step will show you how to remove harmful addons. This can remove AnalogTransaction and fix some browsing 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 delete AnalogTransaction 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 AnalogTransaction adware software 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

To put it simply, you need to use an ad blocker tool (AdGuard, for example). It will stop and protect you from harmful web-pages, unwanted advertisements and popups. To be able to do that, the ad blocker program uses a list of filters. Each filter is a rule that describes a malicious web-site, an advertising content, a banner and others. The ad blocking program automatically uses these filters, depending on the web sites you are visiting.

1. Download AdGuard on your computer by clicking on the following link.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
   3771 downloads
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. When downloading is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the installation is done, click “Skip” to close the install application and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you run your MAC OS, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted ads, block harmful and misleading websites.

To sum up

Once you have removed the adware using this step-by-step guide, Safari, Firefox and Chrome will no longer display any unwanted ads. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new adware software, and then the best way – ask for help here.