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

What is GlobalProcesser

GlobalProcesser is an adware application that targets Mac platform. Adware is a type of malicious software. When the GlobalProcesser adware gets inside your MAC, it might carry out various harmful tasks. Some of the more common acts on computers include: it can disp[lay numerous popup deals and/or annoying commercials; redirect your web-browser to unsafe and scam sites; slow down the system; alter web browser settings.

Another reason why you need to delete GlobalProcesser is its online data-tracking activity. It can collect a wide variety of personal information which can be later transferred to third parties. You don’t know if your home address, account names and passwords are safe.

If you would like to remove GlobalProcesser and clean your web browser of unwanted advertisements and are unable to do so, you can follow the guide below to detect and delete adware software and any other malicious software for free.

How does GlobalProcesser get on your computer

Usually, adware gets into MAC computers as part of a bundle with free applications, sharing files and other unsafe applications which users downloaded from the Web. The creators of adware pays software makers for distributing adware within their apps. So, additional software is often included as part of the installer. In order to avoid the installation of any adware software: select only Manual, Custom or Advanced installation option and reject all additional apps in which you are unsure.

Threat Summary

Name	GlobalProcesser
Type	adware, potentially unwanted application (PUA), Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, ApplicUnwnt, Adware/Adload!OSX, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Adware.MAC.Generic and MacOS.Agent-MT
Distribution	Freeware installers, torrent downloads, malicious pop-up advertisements and fake software updaters
Symptoms	You keep getting redirected to unfamiliar web-sites, you experience a huge count of of unwanted pop-up ads, your MAC starts automatically installing unwanted programs, new extensions suddenly added on your web browser, your web browser startpage has modified without your permission, slow Internet browsing speeds.
Removal	GlobalProcesser removal guide

How to remove GlobalProcesser adware

Most commonly adware requires more than a simple uninstall through the use of the Finder in order to be fully uninstalled. For that reason, our team developed several removal methods that we’ve combined in a detailed tutorial. Therefore, if you have the annoying GlobalProcesser adware software on your MAC system and are currently trying to have it removed then feel free to follow the guide below in order to resolve your problem. Some of the steps will require you to reboot your MAC OS or close this web-site. So, read this guidance carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove GlobalProcesser, complete the steps below:

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

Remove unwanted profiles on Mac device

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

In System Preferences, click Profiles, then select a profile related to GlobalProcesser.

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 computer, which is normal.

Check the list of installed apps

Some adware, browser hijackers and PUPs can be deleted by uninstalling the free applications they came with. If this way does not succeed, then looking them up in the list of installed apps in the Finder. Use the “Move to Trash” command in order to get rid of them.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

It will open a list of all programs installed on your MAC OS. Scroll through the all list, and remove any suspicious and unknown programs. Right click to suspicious program and select “Move to Trash”. Another solution 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, select Finder -> Empty Trash.

Remove GlobalProcesser related files and folders

Now you need to try to find GlobalProcesser 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.

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

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

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

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

Check for GlobalProcesser 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 GlobalProcesser 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.machelper.system.plist, com.macsearch.system.plist, com.GlobalProcesser.system.plist, com.search.system.plist and com.installapp.system.plist. In most cases, browser hijackers, PUPs 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 GlobalProcesser. Of course, very often PUPs, adware and browser hijackers 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 browser hijackers, potentially unwanted programs and adware. Therefore, we suggest you to run MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to scan the Mac.

1. MalwareBytes can be downloaded from the following link.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
   20850 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. After the download is finished, please close all applications and open windows on your MAC system. 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 . MalwareBytes AntiMalware program will scan through the whole MAC OS for the GlobalProcesser . A scan may take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your Apple Mac and the speed of your MAC system.
5. When the checking is done, MalwareBytes Free will display a list of all threats found by the scan.
6. Review the scan results and then click the “Remove Selected Items” button.
7. Close the Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.

Remove GlobalProcesser from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

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

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 delete GlobalProcesser 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 GlobalProcesser adware software 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

To put it simply, you need to use an adblocker tool (AdGuard, for example). It will stop and protect you from malicious web pages, unwanted advertisements and pop-ups. 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 page, an advertising content, a banner and others. The ad-blocking program automatically uses these filters, depending on the web pages you’re visiting.

Please go to the following link to download the latest version of AdGuard for Mac OS.

Once downloading 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 guide. Press “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick guidance that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your MAC OS, AdGuard will run automatically and stop annoying pop up ads, block harmful and misleading web-sites.

Finish words

We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up advertisements and intrusive malicious websites) and MalwareBytes (to periodically scan your MAC system for new malware, hijackers and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Mac operating system. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new hijackers, malicious applications and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of GlobalProcesser adware from your web browser, then ask for help here.