Remove Societycake from Mac OS and Safari using the guide and tools provided on this page. Thoroughly scan the computer with anti-malware tool to ensure that computer is free from adware and other malicious items.
The popularity of macOS is growing, and the number of respective malware and adware is also increasing, putting the Mac users at risk. Today Apple users face the problem of a large variety of advertising programs, pop-ups, and trojans.
The official web site of Societycake state that it can help you install applications the easy way without any hassle using its own file downloader products. It also assures users that by using this tool, they will have better experience and successful installation of desired application.
Technically, Societycake is utilized to distribute software using its own network. It is believed to be part of adware that carries malicious intent. Originally, Societycake is delivered packed with other software and unwanted programs. This scheme is compensated with a sum of money paid by adware authors.
When Societycake is mounted into the computer, it targets browsers like Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox. Delivering advertisements like banners and pop-ups is its main purpose. Societycake can also add some items on the browser not authorized by the user including Search.societycake.com. Having these behaviors, computer security experts categorized it as potentially unwanted program (PUP) that must be removed from the computer without any delay.
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Societycake Removal Procedures
The following instructions will guide you to get rid of Societycake. We highly advise that you fully execute the given procedure to completely remove the unwanted program from your Mac system.Fast and Easy Removal with Combo Cleaner
To quickly find and delete potentially unwanted program from Mac system, we highly recommend scanning the computer with Combo Cleaner. This comprehensive and complete tool for Mac is equipped with an advanced virus, malware, and adware scan engines.
1Download Combo Cleaner from the link below.
2Double-click on the file to install the program. As show in the image below, drag the Combo Cleaner.app to Applications folder.
3 Open Launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon to run the tool.
4Click on Start Combo Scan button to begin checking the computer for malicious objects.
Free virus scanner of Combo Cleaner checks and detects various kinds of threats. To remove them from the infected computer, you will have to purchase the full version of Combo Cleaner.
Manual Removal and Additional Scan
Step 1 : Manually delete all files dropped by the unwanted program.
1 Navigate the Apple Menu bar and click on 'Go'. Then, select 'Go to Folder'.
2 Copy and paste, or type the following line in the field and press Enter on your keyboard:
/Library/LaunchAgents
3 LaunchAgents folder should open at this point. Look for items with the following file name:
- Societycake.update.plist
- Societycake.AppRemoval.plist
- Societycake.ltvbit.plist
- .comSocietycake.agent.plist
4 Move each file to the Trash. This action may require administrator privilege. If you are not logged in as administrator, you need to provide required password.
5 Go to a different folder again using procedure from Step 1 and copy and paste or type the following line:
~/Library/LaunchAgents
6 Do the same process as in Step 3 and move each file to the Trash.
7 Next, we need to look at Application Support folder. Using the same method as above. Go to this location:
~/Library/Application Support
8 Find the same files as in Step 3 and drag them to the Trash.
9 Go back to Apple Menu, click Go, and then select Applications from the drop-down list.
10Delete the following folders just in case they do exist.
- Genieo, Search.societycake.com, Wharkike, Arcahol, or any suspicious entries.
Step 2 : Delete Societycake from internet browser
Choose affected browser program from the following tabs to see specific guide in removing the threat. If in case browser hijacker name is not listed as extension, please look for suspicious objects or any unwanted programs.
Safari
Procedures to Remove Societycake from Safari
Disable or Remove Relevant Browser Extension
1 Open Safari browser.
2 Go to Safari menu.
3 Choose 'Preferences'.
4 This will open the Safari settings dialog box.
5 Please select 'Extensions' tab to see list of installed extensions.
6 Select Societycake from the list. If not found, it may be hiding under a different name. Look for unknown or suspicious item.
7 Turn off the extension by removing the Check Mark on the box beside 'Enable Societycake extension' or similar entry. You can also Uninstall the extension if you need to permanently remove it from the computer.
Reset Safari Homepage and Search Engine
8 Click on General tab, and then look for Homepage section.
9 Replace Societycake with your preferred default Homepage.
10 On the same Tab, go to Default Search Engine section.
11 Replace the current entry with you preferred search engine (Google, Bing, Yahoo).
12 Please close Safari browser at the moment and proceed to the next steps.
Google Chrome
Steps to Remove Societycake from Google Chrome
1 Open Google Chrome.
2 In the address bar, type the following and press Enter on keyboard: chrome://extensions
3 You will now see Google Chrome's Extensions window.
4 Usually, Google Chrome has empty Extension, unless you have installed other base on your preferences. Also on this area, you can find the item provided by Societycake. Click on Trash Icon beside the adware extension to remove it from Google Chrome.
Restore Google Chrome's Home Page
5 Next, you need to reset the default home page of Google Chrome and remove Societycake tab during start-up. To do this, click on Settings on left side panel.
6 Go to the area 'On startup' and select 'Open a specific page or set of pages'. Click on Set pages link to open Startup Pages window.
7 To remove Societycake from the list, simply hover your mouse to the web address and click X on right most of the entry.
8 Type your desired home page address on the field 'Enter Url...' and press Enter on your keyboard. Since this is the only URL on your Startup Page, it will be set as your default home page.
9 Click OK to save the settings. Remain on Settings page.
Restore Google Chrome's Default Search Engine
10 Scroll down to Search area.
11 Click on Manage Search Engines... button. New window will open with list of installed search engines.
12 Hover your cursor to preferred search engine and click on Make Default.
13 Select unwanted search engine that is relevant to Societycake and click on X mark to delete this item.
14 Click Done after removing all suspicious items. You may now restart Google Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox
Directions to Remove Societycake from Mozilla Firefox
1 Launch Mozilla Firefox
2 Type the given command in the address bar and press Enter on keyboard: about:addons
3 Click Extensions on left panel. This will show a list of installed extensions.
4 Find the Societycake extension. If it does not exist, find related items such as mentioned above. Click the Remove button to uninstall it.
5 Close the Add-ons Manager tab.
Restore Mozilla Firefox's Home Page
6 Back on Mozilla Firefox main page, type the given command in the address bar and press Enter on keyboard: about:preferences
7 To remove Societycake from your home page, replace it by selecting General in the sidebar.
8 Under Startup section, make sure that 'When my Firefox starts' is set to 'Show my home page'.
9 Then, on Home Page field, type your desired home page URL. You can also click on 'Restore to Default' button to set Firefox Start Page as your home page.
Restore Mozilla Firefox's Default Search Engine
10 Click Search on the sidebar. Under Search window, set your Default Search Engine option to valid one.
11 On the same window, go to the lists of search engines. Select unwanted entry and click on Remove button to get rid of Societycake search engine.
Advanced Settings
12 Back on Mozilla Firefox main page, type this command in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard: about:config
13 Firefox will display a warning stating 'This might void your warranty!' Please click on 'I'll be careful, I promise!' button.
14 In the search box, type the name of search hijacker. This will show a list of Preference that was modified by Societycake.
15Right-click on suspicious Preference Name, and then, select Reset from drop-down list to restore the original setting. Repeat this process to all affected entries.
16 You may now close the window and restart Mozilla Firefox.
Step 3 : Scan with MBAM to easily get rid of Societycake
1Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac from the link below.
2 Drag the downloaded file MBAM-Mac-[version].dmg to Applications folder.
3 Under Applications folder, right-click on Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and select 'Open' from the given choices.
4 After opening the tool, click on the 'Scan' button to start checking the computer for presence of Societycake and other malware.
5 When scanning is done, the tool will display all identified threats. Be sure to select malicious items.
6 Click on 'Remove Selected Items' to delete the threats.
We hope that the procedures and removal tool on this page was able to help you in removing Societycake. Your computer should now be malware free.