How to remove booking.com from Mac?

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What is booking.com?

booking.com helps people to find hotels, flights, car rentals, and other similar travel-related services. This site is legitimate, but criminals generate revenue by promoting booking.com affiliate links via fake Adobe Flash Player updaters. The same tools are also used to distribute various potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that cause unwanted redirects, deliver intrusive advertisements, gather sensitive information, and promote in-app purchases.

Fake Adobe Flash Player updaters add a booking.com website shortcut to the Mac Dock. The shortcut itself is harmless - once clicked, it simply opens the browser and redirects users to booking.com, however, it indicates the presence of unwanted applications. Therefore, if the booking.com website icon has been created and added to the Dock without your consent, there is a high probability that your computer is infected with adware, browser hijackers, or other potentially unwanted apps. Adware-type applications often deliver intrusive advertisements that conceal underlying website content and redirect to other malicious sites and execute scripts that download and install other PUAs (or even high-risk malware). Browser hijackers modify browser options (usually homepage, default search engine, and new tab URL) so that users continually encounter unwanted redirects. Adware and browser hijackers are also likely to track browsing activity. Some potentially unwanted applications are legitimate, but they infiltrate systems without users' permission. In any case, if you have noticed booking.com website's shortcut, uninstall all dubious applications/browser add-ons and scan the system with Combo Cleaner anti-virus suite to remove all remnants.

There are dozens of potentially unwanted applications, all of which are virtually identical. By offering 'useful features', they attempt to give the impression of legitimacy, but these apps are designed only to generate revenue for the developers. Few provide the functions promised - most are useless. Rather than enabling any useful functionality, these applications deliver intrusive ads, cause unwanted redirects, and gather sensitive information, thereby posing a direct threat to your privacy and browsing safety.

How did potentially unwanted applications install on my computer?

As mentioned above, potentially unwanted applications are often proliferated using fake Adobe Flash Player updaters. In most cases, users end up using these tools when they visit malicious websites that falsely claim that Adobe Flash Player is outdated and encourage them to update it immediately. Rather than updating Flash Player (which is probably up-to-date already), users install potentially unwanted applications. These apps are often distributed via intrusive ads and a deceptive marketing method called 'bundling' (installation of third party programs together with regular software). Developers do not disclose 'bundled' apps' installation properly. They are hidden within various sections (usually 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings) of the download/installation processes. Furthermore, many users rush these procedures and skip steps. In addition, they click advertisements without understanding the possible consequences. This behavior often leads to inadvertent installation of potentially unwanted applications.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be very cautious when downloading/updating/installing applications and browsing the Internet in general. Keep installed applications up-to-date, but use implemented functions or tools provided by the official developer only. Carefully analyze each download/installation step and opt-out of additionally-included applications. Avoid using third party downloaders/installers, since developers monetize them by promoting rogue apps. Software should be downloaded from official sources only, using direct download links. Intrusive advertisements typically seem legitimate, but can redirect to dubious websites (gambling, adult dating, etc.). If you experience them, remove all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins. The main reasons for computer infections are poor knowledge and careless behavior - the key to safety is caution. If your computer is already infected with PUAs, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate them.

Fake Adobe Flash Player updater promoting the booking.com website, as well as SearchItNow browser hijacker and Mac Mechanic unwanted application:

Examples of other deceptive installers designed to promote booking.com virus:

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Quick menu:

• STEP 1. Remove PUA related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove rogue extensions from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue add-ons from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove potentially unwanted plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove adware and browser hijackers from a Mac computer:

Potentially unwanted applications removal:

Remove 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.

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Remove booking.com redirect 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:

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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.

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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.

booking.com redirect removal from Internet browsers:

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Remove booking.com redirect related Safari extensions:

Open Safari browser, from the menu bar, select 'Safari' and click 'Preferences...'.

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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 booking.com redirect 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 booking.com redirect related Google Chrome add-ons:

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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'.

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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.

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