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

What is NetworkBeta

NetworkBeta is an adware application that targets Apple computers. Adware is form of malicious software that displays unwanted advertisements on a MAC, redirects search requests to advertising websites and gathers personal data for marketing purposes. The NetworkBeta adware can display banner ads, full-screen ads, pop ups, videos, or other varieties of online advertising. It can attack your computer’s web-browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari. Maybe you approve the idea that the advertisements or popups is just a small problem. But these unwanted ads eat system resources and slow down your computer performance.

Does NetworkBeta steal your personal data? It can gather your personal information which may be later transferred third party companies. You do not know if your home address, account names and passwords are safe.

To find out how to delete NetworkBeta adware, we suggest to read the few simple steps added to this post below. The guidance was prepared by experienced security specialists who discovered a solution to get rid of the adware out of the MAC system.

How does NetworkBeta get on your computer

In most cases, adware software spreads as a part of the setup files from file sharing and torrents websites. So, install free apps is a a good chance that you will find a bundled adware. If you don’t know how to avoid it, then use a simple trick. During the installation, choose the Custom or Advanced install option. Next, press ‘Decline’ button and clear all checkboxes on offers that ask you to install third-party software. Moreover, please carefully read Term of use and User agreement before installing any apps or otherwise you can end up with another unwanted software on your computer such as this adware.

Threat Summary

Name	NetworkBeta
Type	adware software, PUP (potentially unwanted program), Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	ApplicUnwnt, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Adware/Adload!OSX, MacOS.Agent-MT, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Adware.MAC.Generic, Osx.Adware.Cimpli and Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload
Distribution	Free software installers, dubious pop-up advertisements, fake updaters and torrent downloads
Symptoms	You keep getting redirected to unfamiliar web-sites, advertising banners appear in places they shouldn’t be, there is an unwanted program in the ‘Applications’ section of the Finder, unexpected web browser plugins or toolbars keep coming back, unexpected changes in your web-browser such as using a new default search engine, your web-browser slows to a crawl.
Removal	NetworkBeta removal guide

How to Remove NetworkBeta adware (removal instructions)

Most commonly adware requires more than a simple uninstall with the help of the Finder in order to be fully removed. For that reason, our team created several removal solutions that we’ve combined in a detailed guide. Therefore, if you have the intrusive NetworkBeta on your Apple Mac and are currently trying to have it removed then feel free to follow the few simple steps below in order to resolve your problem. Certain of the steps will require you to restart your MAC or exit this webpage. So, read this tutorial carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove NetworkBeta, execute the following steps:

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

Remove profiles created by NetworkBeta

NetworkBeta 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 computer. If there is Profiles in the list, then click on it, then select a profile related to NetworkBeta.

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

Delete NetworkBeta associated software by using the Finder

Check the list of installed software and uninstall all unknown or dubious apps. This is an important step, it so often happens that PUPs, adware and browser hijackers are built into free programs, so by removing these programs you can get rid of unwanted ads and internet browser redirects.

Open Finder and click “Applications” as shown below.

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

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

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

Remove NetworkBeta related files and folders

Now you need to try to find NetworkBeta 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

Manual NetworkBeta removal requires some computer skills. Some files and system entries that created by the adware may be not completely removed. We suggest that run MalwareBytes AntiMalware to scan the Mac. Moreover, this program will help you to remove potentially unwanted programs, adware software, toolbars and browser hijackers that your MAC system may be affected too.

Visit the following page to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) for Apple Mac.

When the downloading process is complete, close all programs and windows on your computer. Run the saved file. Follow the prompts.

The MalwareBytes will automatically start and you can see its main screen like below.

Now click the “Scan” button to scan for NetworkBeta . Depending on your MAC, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the MalwareBytes Free is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

Once MalwareBytes AntiMalware has completed scanning your MAC, MalwareBytes will open a screen that contains a list of malicious software that has been detected. Make sure to check mark the items that are unsafe and then click the “Quarantine” button. The MalwareBytes Free will remove NetworkBeta and move the selected threats to the program’s quarantine.

Remove NetworkBeta from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

If you have ‘NetworkBeta adware’ removal problem, then remove unwanted addons can help you. In the steps below we’ll show you the way to remove harmful add-ons without reinstall. This will also help to remove NetworkBeta from your web-browser.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top-right corner, expand the Google Chrome menu. When the drop-down menu appears, choose ‘More tools’ and click on ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to remove NetworkBeta adware software 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 NetworkBeta 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

By installing an ad-blocking application like AdGuard, you’re able to block malicious web-pages, stop autoplaying video ads and remove a ton of distracting and intrusive ads on web pages.

Please go to the link below to download AdGuard.

When downloading is complete, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen. Follow the prompts.

Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop intrusive advertisements, block harmful and misleading webpages.

To sum up

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