How To Remove IdeaDetails Adware From Mac OS X

Combo Cleaner is a complete security suite for Mac OS that is developed by “RCS LT” company. This program is featured with anti-virus scanner and system optimization tools like disk cleaner, duplicate files finder, application uninstaller, privacy scanner, and 24*7 customer support service.

Rather than being just a traditional anti-virus or a system optimizer, this single program takes a different approach that eases the user from using a different application to keep their MAC OS protected and optimized.

It is very important to have a reliable anti-virus solution for the computer system. Combo cleaner is one of the best options for MAC users as detects and eliminates all sorts of threats like adware, browser hijacker, Trojans, and other malware. It is a light-themed, easy-to-use interface and keeps updating its threat database hourly to instant detect and remove any sort of malware. Thus ensuring not any malicious stuff is behind within the system.

How to Install and Scan with Combo Cleaner

• Click the above button to Download the “Combo Cleaner”;

• Once the download completes, double-click on the downloaded file;

• After the window opens, drag the Combo Cleaner program icon and drop into your “Applications folder” icon.
  

  Combo Cleaner Install Step 2

• Now, open your “Launchpad” and click on the “Combo Cleaner” icon.
  

  Combo Cleaner Install Step 3

• This will start the combo cleaner installation and updates its latest virus definition. Once done, Combo cleaner will launch;
  

  Combo Cleaner Dashboard

• Click on “Antivirus” tab and choose the scan options like Quick, Full, and custom. (Full is recommended for the first time)
  

  Start Scan For IdeaDetails virus

• Let the scan be completed and it will list all the threat found. Now, click on “Remove All Threats”;
  

  Scan Result Shows Program associated with IdeaDetails virus

• After removing the threats, click on the “uninstaller” to find and remove any unwanted programs. Select the program from the list and its related files and then click on “Remove Selected Items“

Remove IdeaDetails virus

If you still have the second thought about this anti-malware, then you may want to check out our review article about Combo Cleaner.

If you are going for the manual removal process, then we recommend you to print/download these instructions or open it from another uninfected computer or laptop and follow step-by-step manual removal instruction. Mac OS PDF Guide

Step 1. Ending Process Running Under The “Activity Monitor”

1. Type “Activity Monitor” in the Launchpad to open it;
   

   Launchpad-1.1.1

   

   Activity Minor – 1.1.2

2. Scroll through the list of running apps, look for the suspicious ones that appear unknown to you or taking huge CPU resources.
3. Use the [x] button to quit the process.
   

   Force Stop -1.2 and 1.3

Step 2. Remove IdeaDetails virus Malicious Apps From Mac OS

1. Open “Finder” by clicking on the Finder application on your dock.
   

   Finder – 2.1

2. In the left pane of the Finder, click on “Applications“.
   

   Applications – 2.2

3. Next, you need to locate the IdeaDetails virus Adware/suspicious apps and remove them. The “Applications” window will display the list of all apps installed on your Mac OS.
   

   Step – 2.3

4. Now, you need to go through the list to find out the IdeaDetails virus and other suspicious/malicious or infectious app, select it then right click and then select “Move to Trash”. (Repeat this step until you remove all such apps).
   

   Move to Trash – 2.4

5. Now you need to empty the trash as sometimes program can restore themselves from the trash. On your dock, right-click on the trash icon and then select “Empty Trash”.
   

   Step – 2.5.1

   

   Step 2.5.2

NOTE: if something looks suspicious to you but you are not sure of that, search the web to find out more about that app.

Step 3. Remove IdeaDetails virus Apps From Auto-Startup

Generally, malicious programs, Adware and spyware add themselves to the boot process to launch automatically whenever the device boots. So, you need to find such apps and remove from the startups.

1. Open Apple menu ? System Preferences
   

   Step – 3.1

2. Now, choose “Users & Groups” section
   

   Step – 3.2

3. Select your username from the left pane;
   

   Step – 3.3

4. A list will appear showing login items; check the list and use “—” sign to disable IdeaDetails virus or other suspicious/unwanted apps you see. Close the screen.
   

   Step – 3.4

5. Next step, from the top menu, choose Go ? Go to Folder, then type /Users/Shared/ within the search box. In the “Sharedfolder”, you need to delete the “Similar” files and folders.
   

   Step – 3.5.1

   

   Step – 3.5.2

   

   Step – 3.5.3

6. Now Restart your Mac to make the changes into effect.
   

   Step – 3.6

Step 4. Remove IdeaDetails virus Daemons And Agents From Mac’s Startup

1. From top menu ? Choose Go ? Go to Folder
   

   Step – 4.1

2. Type in “/Library/LaunchDaemons”, within this location you will see lots of files with .plist extension. Scroll through it and find the ones which appear to be suspicious and delete them.
   

   Step – 4.2.1

   

   Step – 4.2.2

3. Do the same for other launching agents locations:
   1. 1. /Library/LaunchAgents
      2. ~/Library/LaunchAgents

   For example: an adware named Vsearch, you may get launching agent as :
   /Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
   ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
   Don’t forget to empty the trash and then restart the computer.

   

   Step – 4.3.1

   

   Step – 4.3.2

4. After restart, again repeat step 1-2 and type in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ (look for the malicious file with .framework extension like /System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework)
   

   Step 4.4.1

   

   Step – 4.4.2

5. Put the file to trash, if you find one with a malicious name.
6. Similarly, do more searches within the location:
   • /Library/Application Support/
   • /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/
     

     Step – 4.6.1

     

     Step – 4.6.2

     

     Step – 4.6.3

     

     Step – 4.6.4

7. Put them to trash and again empty the trash and restart the computer.
   

   Step- 4.7.1

   

   Step – 4.7.2

   

   Step – 4.7.3

Step 5. Uninstall IdeaDetails virus Or Unwanted/Suspicious Extensions From Browsers