Stop ads displayed by OnlyApplication adware

How to remove OnlyApplication from Mac?

What is OnlyApplication?

Developers advertise OnlyApplication as a useful tool which provides faster searches, accurate results and enhanced browsing experience in other ways. Nevertheless, this program is classified as potentially unwanted application (PUA), adware-type app that serves unwanted, intrusive advertisements. Quite often applications of this type are designed to collect various information about their users too. As a rule, users download and install adware (and other PUAs) unintentionally.

When adware like OnlyApplication is installed on a computer or browser, it feeds users with unwanted, often deceptive advertisements. For example, coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and so on. Typically, people who click such ads get redirected to questionable or even malicious websites. It is possible that some of these ads might run scripts that would download (or even install) various PUAs, or potentially malicious programs. Furthermore, installed PUAs might be used to gather various details as well, such as user's IP addresses, entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, geolocations, etc. Their developers usually share collected data with other parties who misuse it to generate revenue. It is possible that some of those parties might be cyber criminals. Adware and other similar PUAs can lead to problems with privacy, browsing safety, apps of this type could be used to steal user's identity as well. For these reasons we recommend to uninstall adware from browsers or computers as soon as possible.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by OnlyApplication
Threat Type	Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	Arcabit (Adware.MAC.Hula.D), BitDefender (Adware.MAC.Hula.D), Emsisoft (Adware.MAC.Hula.D (B)), FireEye (Adware.MAC.Hula.D), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
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.
Removal	To eliminate Ads by OnlyApplication our malware researchers recommend scanning your computer with Combo Cleaner. ▼ Download Combo Cleaner Free scanner checks if your computer is infected. To remove malware, you have to purchase the full version of Combo Cleaner.

OnlyApplication is virtually identical to other adware-type apps, such as ExtraWindow, CoordinatorPlus, WindowMode and many others. Either way, most of the times these apps serve unwanted ads and record various details, and do not provide any value. To avoid any possible problems that might occur because of adware we advise not do download or install apps of this type and remove all apps that are (if are) installed on browsers or systems.

How did OnlyApplication install on my computer?

Most of the times unwanted apps get downloaded and/or installed through intrusive advertisements that people click, or during download/installation processes of some other software. Quite often developers include unwanted apps in setups of other programs, however, they do not disclose information about it properly. To be more precise, they put offers to download or install additional apps in setup's settings like "Custom", "Advanced", and so on. This distribution method is called "bundling", it is a deceptive marketing method that developers use to trick people downloading or installing unwanted apps together with desired software. It often works because people often leave all settings that are available in setups unchanged, by doing so they give PAUs permissions to be downloaded or installed too.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

All software should be downloaded from official websites, especially if it is free. Channels or tools like third party downloaders, installers, unofficial, questionable pages, Peer-to-Peer networks (like torrent clients, eMule) should not be trusted. They are often used to promote various unwanted, possibly malicious applications. All files and software should be downloaded from official websites. Furthermore, if download or installation setup contains any settings (like "Custom", "Advanced"), then they should not be left unchecked. Quite often they include offers to download or install unwanted software. These offers should be dismissed before completing download or installation process. Also, it is not recommended to click ads that are displayed on questionable pages. Typically, they cause redirects to shady pages or cause unwanted downloads, installations. However, ads of this kind might be displayed on legitimate pages as well. To stop browsers from opening untrustworthy sites or showing unwanted ads it is recommended to remove unwanted or suspicious extensions, add-ons or plug-ins that are installed on them. Additionally, it might be necessary to apply this to programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system too. If your computer is already infected with OnlyApplication, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate this adware.

Pop-up window displayed once OnlyApplication installation is over:

OnlyApplication installation folder:

OnlyApplication installed on Safari:

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Quick menu:

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

Video showing how to remove OnlyApplication adware using Combo Cleaner:

OnlyApplication adware removal:

Remove OnlyApplication-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 ads by onlyapplication 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 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 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 in the correct order you Mac should be clean of infections. To be sure 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 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 it's virus definition database and click "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.

Ads by OnlyApplication removal from Internet browsers:

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Remove ads by onlyapplication related Safari extensions:

Open 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 normal browser operation.

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

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Remove ads by onlyapplication related Mozilla Firefox add-ons:

Open your Mozilla Firefox browser. At the top right corner of the screen, click the "Open Menu" (three horizontal lines) button. From the opened menu, choose "Add-ons".

Choose the "Extensions" tab and look for any recently-installed suspicious add-ons. When located, click the "Remove" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Mozilla Firefox browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

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

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Remove ads by onlyapplication related Google Chrome add-ons:

Open Google Chrome and click the "Chrome menu" (three horizontal lines) button located in the top-right corner of the browser window. From the drop-down menu, choose "More Tools" and select "Extensions".

In the "Extensions" window, look for any recently-installed suspicious add-ons. When located, click the "Trash" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Google Chrome browser - none are crucial for normal browser operation.

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