Browser redirect virus http://search.strtpoint.com/

If you discover that your browser default search engine has changed to http://search.strtpoint.com then your system has been compromised by a redirect virus.

I've seen report of this happening when upgrading Flash. For me the problem occured when I installed a free OSX Mac video security app from the Apple store - thanks Apple!

It infected Chrome, I cleared this by deleting Chrome and reinstalling a new version from https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/.

Check the setting for home page and default search engine.

It's quite likely that Safari has also been compromised.

You can reset Safari to default settings to remove the browser search redirect; Top menu: Safari | Reset Safari (tick all boxes)



InstallMac adware ( Genieo clickjacking fraud)
Genieo Innovation is an Israeli company, specializing in unwanted software which includes advertising and user tracking software, commonly referred to as Potentially Unwanted Program or "malware." They also own & operate InstallMac which distributes additional 'optional' search modifying software with other applications. In 2014, Genieo Innovation was acquired for $34 million by Somoto, another company which "bundles legitimate applications with offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user". This sector of the Israeli software industry is frequently referred to as Download Valley. Source Wikipedia

Remove InstallMac link
InstallMac adware is part of the wide-ranging Genieo fraud so I would certainly not trust anything to do with these criminals and certainly would not trust the Remove InstallMac link, that's almost certainly going to lead to more trouble!

How to remove this malware from Mac OSX
Rather than rely on a commercial virus removal, I would trust Apple's own free instructions for removing this pest.


 * http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987