What is Hmining.mobi (Mac)?
In this article, we will look at the Hmining.mobi search page in detail. This is part of the Search Genius malware that comes to the computer without the user’s consent. Outwardly, Hmining.mobi looks like a legitimate popular search engine, moreover, it offers convenient buttons for quick access to popular sites, social pages, services, and so on. According to the developers, this search engine significantly increases browning experience and search efficiency, but it is fraught with a huge amount of trouble. First of all Hmining.mobi changes the browser settings, including the default search page after the changes are made, it collects the user’s personal data and redirects it to third parties. Also, it replaces search results with sponsored links that annoy the user. We recommend that you read our recommendations to remove Hmining.mobi right now.
How Hmining.mobi gets on your Mac?
Penetration paths on Mac are similar to PC penetration. Hmining.mobi comes to Mac complete with free applications and programs from the Internet. This is due to the fact that users do not follow the installation process. You need to carefully study the composition of the installation package. Moreover, select the advanced installation type to see the available additional components and components. Download programs and applications only from official sites and directly from the site Apple. If Hmining.mobi has already penetrated your Maс, then use our recommendations below to get rid of it right now.
How to remove Hmining.mobi from your Mac or PC?
To uninstall Hmining.mobi remove it from Applications, then delete all leftover files and folders.
In our view, there are 2 products that potentially have Hmining.mobi in their database. You can try to use them for removing Hmining.mobi.
Recommended Solution:
CleanMyMac Antivirus- fully removes all instances of viruses, similar to Hmining.mobi from Mac and Safari.
Alternative Solution:
MacClean for Mac – finds Hmining.mobi and can clean up leftover items after removal.
Or uninstall Hmining.mobi manually.
Step 1: Remove Hmining.mobi from Mac
Hmining.mobi may not have app associated with it in Application. However, we recommend you to inspect the list of installed applications and remove unknown or suspicious ones.
Mac OSX:
- Open Finder
- In the Finder sidebar, click Applications
- If you see Uninstall Hmining.mobi or Hmining.mobi Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
- Drag unwanted application from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Mac OSX
To remove leftover items of unwanted application on Mac we recommend you to use AppCleaner. Just drag application you want to remove to AppCleaner window and it will search for residual data on your hard drive. This will save space of your memory and will help to remove stubborn applications from Mac systems.
After that remove Hmining.mobi from your browser.
Step 2: Remove Hmining.mobi from browsers
Safari:
- Open Safari
- Click Safari menu.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Hmining.mobi.
- Click Uninstall button to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Safari.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Hmining.mobi.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Hmining.mobi.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Step 3: Remove following files and folders of Hmining.mobi:
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Written by Rami Douafi