How to uninstall LookupDisplay from the operating system?

What is LookupDisplay adware?

LookupDisplay adware is a type of software that displays annoying advertisements and changes the web browser's settings. It may also gather personal information. It is common for applications of this type to be distributed using deceptive methods. LookupDisplay is distributed through a fake Adobe Flash Player installer.

LookupDisplay adware in detail

Usually, applications like LookupDisplay display advertisements (coupons, banners, pop-up ads, surveys, etc.) designed to promote questionable pages. Those ads can be designed to run specific scripts and trigger unwanted download or installation. It is strongly recommended not to trust (click) ads generated by LookupDisplay.

Also, LookupDisplay modifies the web browser's settings such as the address of a default search engine, homepage and new tab. It changes them to an address of a fake search engine. These changes cannot be undone unless LookupDisplay is no longer installed. Apps that promote fake search engines by changing browser's settings are called browser hijackers.

It is important to mention that fake search engines can promote untrustworthy websites (generate misleading results), display unwanted advertisements, or show results generated by other untrustworthy search engines. Therefore, it is recommended to use only legitimate search engines like Google, Yahoo.

Furthermore, it is likely that LookupDisplay collects browsing-related data, for example, Internet Protocol, geolocations, track visited websites, entered search queries. Moreover, it is possible that this application can access credit card details, passwords, telephone numbers, and other personal information.

Individuals behind LookupDisplay might sell collected information to third parties, use it for marketing purposes. If LookupDisplay can read sensitive data, then that data might be misused to steal identities, hijack online accounts, make unauthorized purchases, or monetized in other ways.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by LookupDisplay
Threat Type	Adware, Mac malware, Mac virus
Detection Names	Avast (MacOS:Adload-AD [Trj]), AVG (MacOS:Adload-AD [Trj]), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of OSX/TrojanDownloader.Adload.AD), Kaspersky (Not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.OSX.Cimpli.l), Full List (VirusTotal)
Additional Information	This application belongs to Adload malware family.
Symptoms	Your Mac becomes slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you are redirected to dubious websites.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites, loss of private information.
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Adware in general

Most users install applications like LookupDisplay inadvertently. Therefore, they are called potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). The main purpose of adware is to display advertisements. Adware can also collect information and change web browser's settings. More adware examples are NetFunctionSearch, FlexibleOrigin, and AssistiveMode.

How did LookupDisplay install on my computer?

LookupDisplay is distributed through a fake Adobe Flash Player installer. Usually, fake installers can be downloaded from deceptive websites. It is important to know that those installers can be malicious - they can be designed to install ransomware, Trojans, or other malicious software.

Another popular way to distribute potentially unwanted applications is to bundle them together with other programs. In such cases, downloaders or installers have "Manual", "Custom", "Advanced" or other settings (or ticked checkboxes). Users download or install PUAs together with other programs when they do not change those settings.

It is worthwhile to mention that PUAs are distributed through downloaders and installers for freeware (free software). In some cases, apps of this kind are distributed via advertisements. Users download or install unwanted apps by clicking advertisements designed to execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Programs and files should be downloaded from official, trustworthy websites and via direct links. Third-party downloaders, unofficial pages, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), and other sources of this kind can be used to distribute PUAs and malicious applications. Third-party installers should never be used as well.

Advertisements appearing on untrustworthy websites can open other pages of this kind or download, install unwanted software. Those ads should not be clicked. Downloaders and installers with settings like "Advanced" and "Custom" should be examined - they may be used to distribute PUAs.

Unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins, or add-ons installed on a browser and programs of this kind installed on the operating system should be removed. If your computer is already infected with LookupDisplay, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate this adware.

Files related to the LookupDisplay adware that need to be removed:

• ~/Library/Application Support/com.LookupDisplay/LookupDisplay
• ~/Library/Application Support/com.LookupDisplayDaemon/LookupDisplay
• ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.LookupDisplay.plist
• ~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.LookupDisplayDaemon.plist

IMPORTANT NOTE! Rogue setups/apps that promote the LookupDisplay website are designed to create a new device profile. Therefore, before taking any further removal steps, perform these actions:
1) Click the "Preferences" icon in the menu bar (Dock) and select "Profiles".

2) Locate all suspicious profiles and delete them.

3) Perform a full system scan with Combo Cleaner anti-virus suite.

After performing these actions, you can proceed with further removal steps for this adware/browser hijacker.

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Quick menu:

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

Video showing how to remove LookupDisplay adware using Combo Cleaner:

LookupDisplay adware removal:

Remove LookupDisplay-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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