What is Net Analyzer?

Net Analyzer is another malware that affects Safari, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox web-browsers. Following infiltration, it makes changes to browser configuration, creates a new entry in Profiles, and appends an extension to installed web browsers. All this is done in order to complicate the task for those who want to get rid of it. Moreover, the settings of your browser, such as a new tab URL, homepage, or primary search provider will also be changed. Meanwhile, users’ browsers are filled with questionable content in the form of pop-ups, banners, video/audio ads, in-text links, and so on. A single click is enough for a device to end up on scam or malware-laden websites. And if that’s not enough, Net Analyzer also can “read sensitive information from web pages, including passwords, phone numbers, and credit cards”, which is described in the description. Therefore, there is a high risk of confidential information leakage or even stealing money from your credit cards. To prevent these dangers, we strongly advise you not to use the browser until you remove Net Analyzer Extension from your Mac.

Brief overview:

Name	Net Analyzer
Type of threat	Browser hijacker
URL address	search.yahoo.com
Symptoms	Browser hijacker changes homepage and search engine of browser so that users are forced to use them. It fills the targeted browser with commercial content in form of pop-ups, banners, in-text links, audio/video ads, etc. Also, hijacker can occasionally cause redirects to third-party websites
Infiltration	Freeware programs, illegal software, software cracks, torrents, fake updates
Manual Removal	To eliminate threat manually, you should remove all files and applications related to the browser hijacker
Removal Tool	To completely get rid of hijacker, We recommend using SpyHunter. This is the only way you can be 100% sure that all components of the threat are removed from the system.

Recommended Anti-malware tools:

The easiest and most modern way of removing hijackers, pop-ups, Trojans, ransomware, or other viruses is to use automatic removal tools. See our Anti-malware tools below for further instructions.

Also, you can try to remove Net Analyzer manually.

Alternative solution. Step 1: Remove Net Analyzer from Mac

Net Analyzer may not have the app associated with it in Applications. However, we recommend you to inspect the list of installed applications and remove unknown or suspicious ones. Look for Net Analyzer or Net Analyzer.app.

Mac OSX:

1. Open Finder
2. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications
3. If you see Uninstall Net Analyzer or Net Analyzer Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
4. Drag unwanted application Net Analyzer from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Mac OSX

Step 2: Remove malicious entries from Profiles (Mac)

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click on Profiles.
3. Click on unsigned and suspicious profiles on the left panel.
4. Click the minus button below to delete rogue settings.

Step 3: Get rid of Net Analyzer using Terminal (only for Google Chrome)

1. Open Terminal
2. Copy and paste the following entries one by one each time by pressing “ENTER”:

   defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageIsNewTabPage -bool false
   defaults write com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation -string “https://www.google.com/”
   defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageLocation -string “https://www.google.com/”
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderName

3. Relaunch Chrome

Step 4: Delete Net Analyzer from browsers

Safari:

1. Open Safari
2. Click Safari menu.
3. Choose Extensions.
4. Find Net Analyzer or other suspicious extensions.
5. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Safari.

Remove Net Analyzer from Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Click the Chrome menu (3-dots icon) in the top right corner.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Net Analyzer or other suspicious extensions.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Remove Net Analyzer from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Net Analyzer or other suspicious extensions.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Step 5: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Safari:

1. Open Safari.
2. Click on the Safari menu.
3. Choose Reset Safari….
4. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Safari.

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:

1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
5. Click Reset browser settings.
6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Go to Help.
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.