How do I get rid of Genieo from my MacBook Pro?

Solution 1:

Is there any way to get rid of Genieo manually?

The only way is to do so manually. Carefully follow Thomas Reed's Genieo Removal Guide to completely rid your machine of the offending adware. Here is an abbreviated version of Thomas Reed's guide:

1. Quit Genio. Remove /private/etc/launchd.conf.
2. If it's not present, move on. If it is, trash it and restart the machine (See the warning in the full guide about overlooking this step).

3. Remove the following files, if present:

   /Applications/Genieo /Applications/Uninstall Genieo /Applications/Uninstall IM Completer.app ~/Library/Application Support/com.genieoinnovation.Installer/ ~/Library/Application Support/Genieo/ ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.download.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.update.plist /Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist /Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist /Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.engine.plist /Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.update.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client /usr/lib/libgenkit.dylib /usr/lib/libgenkitsa.dylib /usr/lib/libimckit.dylib /usr/lib/libimckitsa.dylib

4. Restart the machine again.

5. Remove /Library/Frameworks/GenieoExtra.framework and empty the trash.

6. Remove the Omnibar Extension from your browser. See full guide if you are unsure how to do so.

7. Reset the Home Page, and possibly default search engine for your browser.

Solution 2:

I went to toolbar, on my mac. Genieo was on the top right hand side. I clicked on the icon and pressed "disconnect". This allowed me to move it into trash. It's the most annoying software which was attached to a budget planner. Hope this helps. It worked for me.