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

What is NodeStatisticsProjector

NodeStatisticsProjector is an adware application that targets Mac computers. Adware is type of malicious software which displays unwanted ads, redirects search results to scam webpages and gathers confidential info for marketing purposes. NodeStatisticsProjector can display banner ads, full-screen ads, pop-ups, videos, or other varieties of online advertising. It can attack your MAC OS’s web browsers such as Safari, Chrome and Firefox. Maybe you approve the idea that the ads or pop-ups is just a small problem. But these intrusive ads eat machine resources and slow down your MAC OS performance.

Does adware software steal your privacy data? NodeStatisticsProjector can monetize its functionality by gathering personal info from your surfing sessions. This confidential information, subsequently, can be easily sold to third party companies. This puts your user information at a security risk.

How does NodeStatisticsProjector get on your machine

Most of unwanted advertisements and pop ups come from internet browser toolbars and/or addons, BHOs (browser helper objects) and additional programs. Most commonly, these items claim itself as software which improve your experience on the World Wide Web by providing a fast and interactive startpage or a search provider that does not track you. Remember, how to avoid the unwanted applications. Be cautious, start only reputable applications which download from reputable sources. NEVER install any unknown and suspicious apps.

Threat Summary

Name	NodeStatisticsProjector
Type	adware software, potentially unwanted program (PUP), Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	Osx.Adware.Cimpli, Adware/Adload!OSX, OSX.Trojan.Gen, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload, MacOS.Agent-MT, Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Adware.MAC.Generic and ApplicUnwnt
Distribution	Free software installers, fake update tools, torrent downloads and shady pop up ads
Symptoms	The webpage links redirect to a web pages different from what you expected, unclosable window appear and recommend fake updates and other unwanted apps, unexpected program installed without your consent, unexpected web-browser add-ons or toolbars keep coming back, your web browser start page has modified without your permission, slow browsing Internet.
Removal	NodeStatisticsProjector removal guide

How to remove NodeStatisticsProjector adware

If you have constant pop ups or undesired advertisements, slow MAC, crashing system issues, you are in need of adware removal assistance. The instructions below will guide you forward to get NodeStatisticsProjector removed and will assist you get your MAC operating at peak capacity again.

To remove NodeStatisticsProjector, use the steps below:

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

Remove profiles created by NodeStatisticsProjector

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

In System Preferences, click Profiles, then select a profile associated with NodeStatisticsProjector.

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 device, which is normal.

Remove NodeStatisticsProjector related software through the Finder

Try to identify and delete the application that causes the appearance of annoying ads or browser redirect, using the Applications list which is located in the Finder.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

It will open a list of all apps installed on your MAC system. Scroll through the all list, and delete any suspicious and unknown software. Right click to suspicious application and select “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 NodeStatisticsProjector related files and folders

Now you need to try to find NodeStatisticsProjector 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.

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

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

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

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

Check for NodeStatisticsProjector 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 NodeStatisticsProjector 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.installapp.system.plist, com.search.system.plist, com.macsearch.system.plist and com.NodeStatisticsProjector.system.plist. In most cases, adware software, browser hijackers and PUPs create several files with similar names.

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

You can get rid of NodeStatisticsProjector associated files automatically with a help of MalwareBytes AntiMalware. We recommend this free malicious software removal tool because it can easily get rid of potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers, adware software and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and system entries.

Installing the MalwareBytes is simple. First you’ll need to download MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) by clicking on the link below.

When downloading is done, close all programs and windows on your Apple Mac. Open a directory in which you saved it. Run the saved file and follow the prompts.

Once setup is done, you’ll see window like below.

Now click the “Scan” button to start scanning your machine for the NodeStatisticsProjector adware. Depending on your MAC OS, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. During the scan MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will search for threats present on your machine.

As the scanning ends, you will be shown the list of all found items on your MAC. Review the results once the utility has complete the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Quarantine” button.

The Malwarebytes will now begin to get rid of NodeStatisticsProjector .

Remove NodeStatisticsProjector from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

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

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
Click on ‘three dots menu’ button at the top right corner of the Google Chrome window. 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 NodeStatisticsProjector 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 issues with NodeStatisticsProjector 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 malicious advertising. But you can protect your internet browser against it. Download and run an adblocker program. AdGuard is an ad-blocking that can filter out a large amount of of the malicious advertising, stoping dynamic scripts from loading harmful content.

1. AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link.
   
   

   AdGuard for Mac download
   3686 downloads
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: January 17, 2018
   
2. After the download is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. When the install is finished, click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will help you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your MAC OS, AdGuard will run automatically and stop intrusive ads, block malicious and misleading web-sites.

Finish words

We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted ads and scam sites) and MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) (to periodically scan your machine for new adware and other malware).

If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of NodeStatisticsProjector from the Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Chrome, then ask for help here here.