<div dir="ltr"><div>Deborah,<br><br>If you want to try and handle this yourself Malwarebytes for Mac is one of the best free antimalware tools on the market. <a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/">https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/</a> <br><br>I would also absolutely recommend running some variety of antivirus on the mac in general (free is fine, AVG and Sophos both make good solid AV for mac that is free).<br><br>If you are looking for a tech to clean up the machine for you and make further recommendations for keeping safe in the future we would be happy to assist you with repair. </div><br>Thanks!<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px"><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px">Kiernan Gulick-Sherrill</p><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px">Pronouns: He/Him<br>Green Earth Computers - Computer & Smartphone Repair</p><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px">20A Crafts Ave</p><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px">Northampton, MA 01060</p><p style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><a href="http://www.greenearthpc.us/" target="_blank">www.greenearthpc.us</a><br><span><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span id="gc-number-254" class="gc-cs-link" title="Call with Google Voice">413-282-8324</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,"Liberation Sans",FreeSans,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px"><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,"Liberation Sans",FreeSans,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">See what people are saying -- </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,"Liberation Sans",FreeSans,sans-serif;line-height:24px">Check us out on <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/green-earth-computers-northampton-4" target="_blank">Yelp!</a> </span><br></p></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 3:54 PM Deborah Chandler via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi folks,<br>
<br>
When on my MacBook Pro yesterday afternoon (running OS Mojave,<br>
10.14.6) and using Google Chrome, my previous Setting loading<br>
DuckDuckGo when I open a new tab was over-ridden without my doing; it<br>
went to a blank page, and when I entered search text, the search<br>
result showed as using the Yahoo search engine. This caught my<br>
attention, so I went to my settings, and it would not let me choose<br>
DuckDuckGo again, and it would not let me delete<br>
"<a href="http://default01088758-a.akamaihd.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://default01088758-a.akamaihd.net</a>" (I can send you the screen<br>
capture of this, but I won't attach it here, per HT rules on sending<br>
large files).<br>
<br>
I am still researching this, but does anyone know the best way to get<br>
rid of this akamaihd malware?<br>
<br>
I found this, which is a start:<br>
<a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250978876" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250978876</a> I already "Reset<br>
Settings" as Chrome's Tech Support suggested, but it didn't fix the<br>
problem. According to that Apple discussion, Chrome seems resistant to<br>
a fix. (And am I right that just simply switching browsers is not a<br>
sufficient fix?)<br>
<br>
A friend suggested using this process, but darn it, I don't know this<br>
site, so am hesitant to trust it:<br>
<a href="https://macsecurity.net/view/51-rvzr-aakamaihdnet-popup-virus-removal-for-mac" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://macsecurity.net/view/51-rvzr-aakamaihdnet-popup-virus-removal-for-mac</a><br>
<br>
Not knowing what caused this problem, and what to do to prevent it<br>
again, I am feeling like I need someone more knowledgable to guide a<br>
solution here.<br>
<br>
I had a recent issue with a "Preference Helper" showing up, and I can<br>
share more on that, and I have a screen capture of that issue, too.<br>
Now, it seems possibly related.<br>
<br>
If someone can help with this, I would appreciate it. This is the<br>
first time I have dealt with malware since owning this laptop; I think<br>
my luck has run out.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Deb<br>
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