How to remove Pipidae (Mac)

What is Pipidae

Pipidae adware is a rogue application that targets Mac users and is known to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. It hijacks the browser homepage and search engine, displaying unwanted ads and potentially having other harmful capabilities. The adware is sneaky, leaving traces in less obvious locations within the system, creating a Login Item, and a configuration profile that alters browser preferences. Pipidae adware is typically bundled with other software or spread through deceptive prompts on unreliable websites. To remove Pipidae adware from a Mac, users should follow this comprehensive removal guide that includes scanning the system with reliable anti-malware software to locate and eliminate any traces of the adware. It is crucial to conduct a thorough scan and remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions or plug-ins to restore normal computer operations and protect the Mac from potential online risks.

How Pipidae infects Mac computers

The infection process of Pipidae adware on Mac begins when it infiltrates the system, usually through bundling with regular software downloaded from unreliable sources or through intrusive advertisements that execute scripts. Once installed, Pipidae hijacks the Mac browser and starts redirecting search queries and clickable links to unexpected results unrelated to the user-set search engine preferences. This behavior alters the core functionality of the browser and exposes the user to potential online risks associated with the adware.

1. Download Pipidae Removal Tool
2. Remove Pipidae from Login Items
3. Remove/Uninstall Pipidae from Applications
4. Remove Pipidae from browsers
5. Reset browser settings
6. Remove Pipidae files and folders
7. Block Pipidae ads and pop-ups
8. How to protect from threats, like Pipidae

Remove Pipidae manually for free

Note: Pipidae sets up to start on macOS 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 “Pipidae” entry. Select it, and click the “-“ (minus) button to remove it.

Note 2: Pipidae 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 Pipidae in the list.
3. Click Force Quit button.

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

Remove Pipidae from Applications

Remove Pipidae from Mac:

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

Cannot uninstall Pipidae

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

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

Remove Pipidae add-on from your browsers

Removing Pipidae 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 Pipidae 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 Pipidae 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 Pipidae 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 Pipidae extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish Pipidae 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 Pipidae


~/Library/Application Support/.[random_string]/Services/com.Pipidae.service.app
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.Pipidae.service.plist
/Library/Application Support/.[random_string]/System/com.Pipidae.system
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.Pipidae.system.plist


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