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

What is UpdaterWebPageEducate

UpdaterWebPageEducate is a an Adware application that targets Mac computers. Adware is not as dangerous as like a computer virus or Ransomware, but its presence can bring constant pop ups and/or annoying ads. Actually developers of adware is associated with some merchants and by showing ads to users they make money for yourself. These advertisements not only bother your browsing experience but also redirect you to unsafe web sites.

Does UpdaterWebPageEducate steal your confidential data? It can gather your World Wide Web surfing activity by saving URLs visited, IP addresses, browser version and type, cookie information, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and web sites visited. Such kind of behavior can lead to serious security problems or sensitive information theft. This is another reason why the UpdaterWebPageEducate should be deleted ASAP.

If you want to remove the adware, you will not succeed, because it is very stubborn. But with the help of the following instructions, you surely can remove UpdaterWebPageEducate completely from your MAC system.

How does UpdaterWebPageEducate get on your MAC system

Adware usually comes as a part of certain freeware that users download off of the Internet. So, think back, have you ever download and run any free software. In order to avoid infection, in the Setup wizard, you should be be proactive and carefully read the ‘Terms of use’, the ‘license agreement’ and other setup screens, as well as to always choose the ‘Manual’ or ‘Advanced’ installation mode, when installing anything downloaded from the Net.

Threat Summary

Name	UpdaterWebPageEducate
Type	adware, potentially unwanted program (PUP), Mac virus, Mac malware
Detection Names	Program:MacOS/Vigram.A, Adware.MAC.Generic, Osx.Adware.Cimpli, OSX.Trojan.Gen, ApplicUnwnt, MacOS.Agent-MT, Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Adload and Adware/Adload!OSX
Distribution	Freeware installers, suspicious pop-up advertisements, torrent downloads and fake update tools
Symptoms	Your browser is redirected to web pages you did not want, you experience a large amount of of unwanted advertisements, there is an unwanted program in the ‘Applications’ section of the Finder, unwanted internet browser extensions or toolbars keep coming back, your web-browser search provider has changed without your permission, speed test good but internet slow.
Removal	UpdaterWebPageEducate removal guide

How to remove UpdaterWebPageEducate

There are a simple manual tutorial below which will assist you to get rid of UpdaterWebPageEducate from your Apple Mac computer. The most effective method to remove this adware is to complete the manual removal guide and then use MalwareBytes AntiMalware automatic tool (it is free). The manual solution will assist to weaken this adware and these malicious software removal tools will completely remove UpdaterWebPageEducate and revert back the Firefox, Chrome and Safari settings to default.

To remove UpdaterWebPageEducate, use the steps below:

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

Remove profiles created by UpdaterWebPageEducate

UpdaterWebPageEducate 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 associated with UpdaterWebPageEducate.

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, which is normal.

Remove UpdaterWebPageEducate associated software by using the Finder

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

1. Open the Finder.
2. Click “Applications”.
3. It will show a list of all applications installed on the computer.
4. Scroll through the all list, and delete suspicious and unknown software. Pay maximum attention to the program you installed last.
5. Drag the suspicious program from the Applications folder to the Trash.
6. Empty Trash.

Remove UpdaterWebPageEducate related files and folders

Now you need to try to find UpdaterWebPageEducate 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

You can remove UpdaterWebPageEducate related files automatically through the use of MalwareBytes AntiMalware. We recommend this free malware removal utility because it can easily remove PUPs, browser hijackers, adware and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and system entries.

Installing the MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) is simple. First you’ll need to download MalwareBytes on your Apple Mac from the following link.

When the download is done, close all programs and windows on your MAC system. Run the saved file. Follow the prompts.

The MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will automatically start and you can see its main screen as on the image below.

Now click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the UpdaterWebPageEducate adware software. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your Apple Mac and the speed of your MAC. While the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) application is scanning, you can see count of objects it has identified as threat.

After the scan get finished, MalwareBytes Anti Malware will open you the results. In order to remove all items, simply click the “Quarantine” button. The MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will start to remove UpdaterWebPageEducate adware software.

Remove UpdaterWebPageEducate from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

Remove unwanted addons is a simple way to get rid of UpdaterWebPageEducate adware and return web-browser’s settings that have been modified by adware.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top right hand corner, click on ‘three vertical dots’, and this will open up the main menu on Chrome. In the menu go to ‘More tools’, then ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to remove UpdaterWebPageEducate adware 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 UpdaterWebPageEducate adware 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

Use ad-blocking program like AdGuard in order to block ads, malvertisements, pop-ups and online trackers, avoid having to install malicious and adware browser plug-ins and add-ons that affect your machine performance and impact your MAC security. Browse the Internet anonymously and stay safe online!

Visit the page linked below to download AdGuard.

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

Each time, when you start your MAC OS, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted popup ads, block harmful and misleading web-pages.

To sum up

We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted advertisements and unwanted malicious web pages) and MalwareBytes (to periodically scan your MAC system for new adwares and other malicious software).

If you are still having problems while trying to delete UpdaterWebPageEducate adware software from the Firefox, Safari and Chrome, then ask for help here here.