Solved Cannot remove SearchMine.net from Mac. I have tried everything

[NicoleAntoun]

I have done all the suggestions so far, including installing MalwareBytes and running a scan. The scan allowed me to remove an adulterated version of Adobe Flash player (which is what caused the problem) but when I restarted my computer my browser (Safari) is STILL opening up onto the SearchMine.net "search" page instead of Google. I even tried to delete Safari and reinstall but Mac won't let me do that.

I've been at this for two hours and I'm ready to pull my hair out. HELP.

 

[Jack]

Hello @NicoleAntoun ,

What are the Safari settings for the homepage and search engine?
To do this, go to Safari > Preferences, then click General. Check the Homepage and Search engine settings.

Also can you please check if there's an AdminPrefs file on the device. If it's there, you should remove it.

1. Go to System Preferences.
2. Click Profiles.
3. The list will include an item “AdminPrefs“. Select this and click the remove “–” button in the lower left corner.

 

[rborel]

Check your crontab for the user. I found 2 entries on my daughters mac. One was set to re-add every 5min and the second was @reboot. Was a bear to find. There were no extensions added for Chrome/Safari or Firefox. Deleted the 2 entries, uninstalled/re-installed Chrome using appcleaner and did a reboot. Seems to be all clean now.

 

[Mesror]

Check your crontab for the user. I found 2 entries on my daughters mac. One was set to re-add every 5min and the second was @reboot. Was a bear to find. There were no extensions added for Chrome/Safari or Firefox. Deleted the 2 entries, uninstalled/re-installed Chrome using appcleaner and did a reboot. Seems to be all clean now.

What is a crontab and how do you find it?

 

[Jack]

Hello,
Can you copy chrome://policy into the URL bar and click Enter, then check if there are policies loaded in Chrome.