Snap Media Player Adware (Mac)

What is Snam Media Player?

Snam Media Player is one of many deceptive applications that belong to the InstallCore adware family. It is presented as a legitimate media player that is supposedly capable of playing various audio/video formats.

Judging on appearance alone, Snam Media Player may seem legitimate and useful, however, it often infiltrates systems without permission, delivers intrusive advertisements, and gathers information. For these reasons, Snam Media Player is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted application (PUA).

Immediately after infiltrating the system, Snam Media Player starts delivering coupon, banner, pop-up, and other dubious advertisements. To achieve this, developers employ tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site. Therefore, delivered ads often overlay visited website content, thereby significantly diminishing the browsing experience.

Furthermore, these ads can redirect to infectious websites, as well as execute scripts that download and install other unwanted apps or even high-risk malware. Even a single accidental click might result in a high-risk computer infections. Another important issue is information tracking.

As with most of adware, Snam Media Player continually records information relating to browsing habits. Collected data (IP addresses, search queries, URLs visited, pages viewed, etc.) usually includes personal details that developers share with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals).

These people generate revenue by misusing private information. Therefore, the presence of data-tracking apps can result in serious privacy issues or even identity theft. You are advised to eliminate Snam Media Player adware as soon as possible.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by Snap Media Player
Threat Type	Mac malware, Mac virus
Symptoms	Your Mac became slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you get redirected to shady websites.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites, loss of private information.
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Snam Media Player is identical to Unzippy, RadioSpot, NG Player, and many other adware-type applications. In fact, all adware is very similar. By offering "useful features", applications like Snam Media Player attempt to give the impression of legitimacy and trick users to install, however, they are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

Most give no real value for regular users. Rather than enabling the functions promised, these applications simply deploy intrusive advertisements and gather sensitive information.

How did Snam Media Player install on my computer?

This adware has an official download website, however, it often infiltrates systems without permission, since developers proliferate it using intrusive advertisements and a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" - stealth installation of third party applications with regular (often free) software.

Bear in mind that developers do not adequately disclose installation of potentially unwanted applications. Most are hidden within "Custom/Advanced" settings (or other sections) of the download/installation processes.

Furthermore, many users click advertisements, rush download/installation processes, and skip steps - behavior that can lead to inadvertent installation of potentially unwanted applications. In this way, they expose their systems to risk of various infections and compromise their privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent system infiltration by adware,  be very cautious when browsing the Internet and downloading/installing software. Pay close attention when browsing the Internet and downloading/installing software. Carefully study each download/installation step using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings.

Opt-out of additionally-included applications and decline offers to download/install them. We recommend that you download programs from official sources only, using direct download links. Third party downloaders/installers often include rogue apps, and thus these tools should never be used.

Remember that intrusive ads often seem legitimate, but most redirect to dubious websites (gambling, adult dating, pornography, and so on). If you experience these ads and redirects, immediately remove all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins. The main reasons for computer infections are lack of knowledge and careless behavior.

The key to safety is caution. If your computer is already infected with Snam Media Player, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate this adware.

Deceptive application installer promoting Snam Media Player adware:

Screenshot of Snam Media Player application:

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Quick menu:

• What is Snam Media Player?
• STEP 1. Remove Snam Media Player related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove Snam Media Player ads from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove Snam Media Player adware from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove Snam Media Player ads from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove adware and browser hijackers from a Mac computer:

Snam Media Player adware removal:

Remove Snam Media Player-related potentially unwanted applications from your "Applications" folder:

Click the Finder icon. In the Finder window, select “Applications”. In the applications folder, look for “MPlayerX”,“NicePlayer”, or other suspicious applications and drag them to the Trash. After removing the potentially unwanted application(s) that cause online ads, scan your Mac for any remaining unwanted components.

Remove adware-related files and folders

Click the Finder icon, from the menu bar. Choose Go, and click Go to Folder...

Check for adware generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by adware - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for adware generated files in the ~/Library/Application Support/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/Application Support/

In the "Application Support" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious folders. For example, "MplayerX" or "NicePlayer", and move these folders to the Trash.

Check for adware generated files in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by adware - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for adware generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder:

In the "Go to Folder..." bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemons/

In the "LaunchDaemons" folder, look for recently-added suspicious files. For example "com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist", "com.myppes.net-preferences.plist", "com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist", "com.avickUpd.plist", etc., and move them to the Trash.

Scan your Mac with Combo Cleaner:

If you have followed all the steps correctly, your Mac should be clean of infections. To ensure your system is not infected, run a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus. Download it HERE. After downloading the file, double click combocleaner.dmg installer. In the opened window, drag and drop the Combo Cleaner icon on top of the Applications icon. Now open your launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon. Wait until Combo Cleaner updates its virus definition database and click the "Start Combo Scan" button.

Combo Cleaner will scan your Mac for malware infections. If the antivirus scan displays "no threats found" - this means that you can continue with the removal guide; otherwise, it's recommended to remove any found infections before continuing.

After removing files and folders generated by the adware, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

Remove malicious extensions from Internet browsers

Remove malicious Safari extensions:

Open the Safari browser, from the menu bar, select "Safari" and click "Preferences...".

In the preferences window, select "Extensions" and look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions. When located, click the "Uninstall" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Safari browser - none are crucial for regular browser operation.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Safari.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Google Chrome.

Remove malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) and select "Add-ons and themes". Click "Extensions", in the opened window locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, click on the three dots and then click "Remove".

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Mozilla Firefox.

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