How to remove ExpertProjectSearch (Mac)

What is ExpertProjectSearch

ExpertProjectSearch is an adware-type infection, which targets people using Mac systems. Applications of this type rarely make any beneficial impact on users’ experience. Instead, they impose fake and low-quality content during online activity. Users experiencing ExpertProjectSearch installed on their PCs may see a number of coupons, banners, and other advertisements that contain unwanted or malicious redirects. Put differently, clicking on such may lead to potentially dangerous pages, which may damage your privacy. On top of that, this adware program has capabilities similar to browser hijackers. This is because it changes your search preferences with a new search engine, which is ostensibly meant to improve searching algorithms. Unfortunately, all of these alterations make no sense since they do not generate anything useful. It is also necessary to mention that ExpertProjectSearch is given certain permissions that might enable it to gather personal data (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.). Thus, once you detected something suspicious running on Mac, it is important to react instantly and remove it from your computer. Our instructions below will be the guide to do it.

How ExpertProjectSearch infected your computer

ExpertProjectSearch is known to be distributed via a fake Flash Player installer. Thousands of cybercriminals exploit this method to contaminate users with unwanted software. This happens when users visit dubious pages with lots of ads displayed on them including those that represent fake updaters/installers for Flash Player. Because most people lack essential experience, they download such software from unofficial resources. As a result, although the setup of Flash Player looks identical to the original one, it installs an unwanted program, virus, or trojans at the end of the process. Thereby, the major step towards preventing such infections is to avoid interaction with dubious content. Despite Mac is more protected than Windows, it may become an easy target for malware due to uncareful usage. Our advice is to stop downloading all kinds of pirated or cracked software, otherwise, it may become a reason for privacy leaks. Besides the removal instructions presented below, we will also shed some light on how to establish better online protection on Mac systems.

Remove ExpertProjectSearch manually for free

Note: ExpertProjectSearch sets up to start on Mac OS startup. Therefore, before starting the removal, perform these steps:

1. Open System Preferences, choose Users & Groups.
2. Choose your account (set up as Current User).
3. Click Login Items tab.
4. Find “ExpertProjectSearch” entry. Select it, and click the “-“ (minus) button to remove it.

Note 2: ExpertProjectSearch won’t quit just by closing it, therefor use Force Quit to end the process.

1. Press 3 buttons at the same time: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). This is similar to Control-Alt-Delete on a Windows PC.
2. Choose ExpertProjectSearch in the list.
3. Click Force Quit button.

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full ExpertProjectSearch removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of ExpertProjectSearch installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove ExpertProjectSearch from Applications

Remove ExpertProjectSearch from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. ExpertProjectSearch might have an Uninstaller. If you see Uninstall ExpertProjectSearch or ExpertProjectSearch Uninstaller, double-click it and follow the onscreen instructions.
3. Otherwise, drag ExpertProjectSearch from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall ExpertProjectSearch

If you can’t uninstall ExpertProjectSearch using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of ExpertProjectSearch. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag ExpertProjectSearch from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with ExpertProjectSearch.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove ExpertProjectSearch add-on from your browsers

Removing ExpertProjectSearch from Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It is a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove the ExpertProjectSearch extension from your browsers manually.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find ExpertProjectSearch extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find ExpertProjectSearch extension.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose ExpertProjectSearch extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish ExpertProjectSearch removal reset your browser settings to make sure, there are no leftover items in browser folders.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Reset Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
5. Click Reset settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Reset Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox to confirm.

Remove following files and folders of ExpertProjectSearch


~/Library/Application Support/com.ExpertProjectSearch/ExpertProjectSearch
~/Library/Application Support/com.ExpertProjectSearchDaemon/ExpertProjectSearch
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ExpertProjectSearch.plist
~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ExpertProjectSearchDaemon.plist


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How to protect Mac OSX from adware, like ExpertProjectSearch

Mac OSX is known to be one of the safest operating systems, and for a long time there was no need for antivirus products for Mac. But with the growing popularity of Mac computers and notebooks and evolving technology, viruses, trojans, adware, toolbars, hijackers, and other malware paved the way for Mac users. We recommend you to use one of the best anti-malware for Mac available – Malwarebytes for Mac.

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