ZipMAC Adware (Mac)

What is ZipMAC?

ZipMAC is an adware-type application that supposedly allows users to compress and extract files. Judging on appearance alone, ZipMAC may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app often infiltrates systems without users’ permission. Furthermore, it records various user-system information and delivers intrusive advertisements.

For these reasons, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA) and adware.

Following infiltration, ZipMAC starts recording various information, such as website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, IP addresses, etc. This behavior is very common to adware-type applications. Developers share the data with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who continue to misuse private information to generate revenue.

Therefore, the presence of a data-tracking app can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Another significant downside is display of intrusive advertisements. ZipMAC displays coupons, banners, pop-ups, and other similar ads. To achieve this, developers employ tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site.

Thus, intrusive ads significantly diminish the browsing experience by concealing underlying content of visited websites. Furthermore, these ads can redirect to malicious websites and even execute scripts that download/install other PUAs (or even high-risk malware).

Therefore, even a single accidental click might result in high-risk computer infections. We strongly recommend that you uninstall ZipMAC adware immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ZipMac
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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There are dozens of adware-type applications that share similarities with ZipMAC. For example, Colorian, My Best Year, Video Monkey, and Maps2Go. By offering various "useful features", adware developers attempt to trick users to install PUAs. In fact, few of these apps provide the functions promised.

Most are designed only to generate revenue for the developers. Rather than giving any real value for regular users, unwanted applications deliver intrusive advertisements and gather information, thereby posing a threat to your privacy and browsing safety.

How did ZipMAC install on my computer?

ZipMAC is free for anyone to download on its official website, however, due to the lack of knowledge and careless behavior of many users, this app often infiltrates systems without permission, since developers proliferate ZipMAC using "bundling" and intrusive advertising methods.

"Bundling" is essentially stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software. Developers do not disclose installation of unwanted apps properly - they hide "bundled" apps within "Custom/Advanced" settings (or other sections) of the download/installation processes.

Furthermore, many users often click advertisements, rush download/installation processes, and skip steps. This behavior often leads to inadvertent installation of unwanted applications, such as ZipMAC.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be very cautious during the download/installation processes and when browsing the internet. You are strongly advised to download apps from official sources only, using direct download links. Third party downloaders/installers often include rogue apps, and thus these tools should not be used.

Bear in mind that intrusive ads often seem legitimate, however, they often redirect to dubious websites such as pornography, adult dating, gambling, survey, etc. As mentioned, most are displayed by adware-type apps. Therefore, if you encounter these ads/redirects, immediately remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions.

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

ZipMAC adware installation setup:

Screenshot of ZipMAC unwanted application:

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Quick menu:

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

Video showing how to remove ZipMAC adware using Combo Cleaner:

ZipMAC adware removal:

Remove ZipMAC-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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