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Malware, on my Mac?

Yup, its more likely than you think.

I got a call last week from a C-level that they were getting a web filter block that seemed to indicate there was an untoward browser toolbar installed. I was able to take a look at it this morning, and was somewhat shocked by what I found…

Sure enough, a funky toolbar had been added to Safari, but not through any of the normal means. Not listed in Extensions, unable to be moved via command-dragging or Customize Toolbar. Nothing in the Internet Plug-Ins, Application Support/Safari, or other folders.

I dug around a little and found this post on the Apple Discussions that included a list of files:

• Application Support/TelevisionFanatic
• Caches/com.mindspark.TelevisionFanatic.Agent.plist
• LaunchAgents/com.mindspark.TelevisionFanatic.Agent.plist
• Preferences/com.mindspark.MyWebSearch.plist
• ScriptingAdditions/TelevisionFanatic.osax

Cleared them out, and all seems well again.