How to remove SkilledMarketing (Mac)

What is SkilledMarketing

SkilledMarketing is the name of an unwanted app or browser extension. Either of them can be get installed on your Mac without your consent and cause various browser changes. The most popular changes promoted by such software are usually in the default homepage, search engines, and other browser segments. After being infected with SkilledMarketing, your browser may also become subject to facing an increased number of ads. The displayed content is therefore likely to be unwanted and lead to explicit, suspicious, and even malicious pages. Software with such capabilities is usually categorized as adware and browser hijackers. Cybercriminals behind it promote such changes to get revenue off of the traffic generated from ads and entered search queries. Sometimes unwanted extensions install certain values to make your browser “managed by your organization”. In the majority of cases, the appearance of this new setting is meant to complicate the deletion process for regular users and make the unwanted software operate longer. If you are also unable to get rid of the unwanted changes on your own or are simply unsure how to do it correctly, follow our instructions below to do safe and without traces.

How SkilledMarketing infected your computer

Browser hijackers and adware are types of potentially unwanted software often distributed via free software installers (usually cracked or pirated). Such installers tend to camouflage additional offers presented as something “useful” or “worth trying”. During installation, the offers get oftentimes skipped, allowing the installation of unwanted software like SkilledMarketing without your consent. Many cybercriminals use the Pay-Per-Install (PPI) scheme, which brings money to the promoters upon each successful installation. This is why it is so important to look out for extra program offers and deselect their installation if that appears possible. It is also worth avoiding various ads and notifications that want you to click on or download something. Beware of dubious and unverified pages, and also double-check the domains of websites you visit. Some cybercriminals disguise a fake website under similarly-named domains to make users believe it is the one they were intended to visit initially.

1. Download SkilledMarketing Removal Tool
2. Remove SkilledMarketing from Login Items
3. Remove/Uninstall SkilledMarketing from Applications
4. Remove SkilledMarketing from browsers
5. Reset browser settings
6. Remove SkilledMarketing files and folders
7. Block SkilledMarketing ads and pop-ups
8. How to protect from threats, like SkilledMarketing

Remove SkilledMarketing manually for free

Note: SkilledMarketing sets up to start on Mac OS startup. Therefore, before starting the removal, perform these steps:

1. Open System Preferences, choose Users & Groups.
2. Choose your account (set up as Current User).
3. Click Login Items tab.
4. Find “SkilledMarketing” entry. Select it, and click the “-“ (minus) button to remove it.

Note 2: SkilledMarketing won’t quit just by closing it, therefor use Force Quit to end the process.

1. Press 3 buttons at the same time: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). This is similar to Control-Alt-Delete on a Windows PC.
2. Choose SkilledMarketing in the list.
3. Click Force Quit button.

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full SkilledMarketing removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of SkilledMarketing installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove SkilledMarketing from Applications

Remove SkilledMarketing from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. SkilledMarketing might have an Uninstaller. If you see Uninstall SkilledMarketing or SkilledMarketing Uninstaller, double-click it and follow the onscreen instructions.
3. Otherwise, drag SkilledMarketing from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall SkilledMarketing

If you can’t uninstall SkilledMarketing using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of SkilledMarketing. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag SkilledMarketing from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with SkilledMarketing.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove SkilledMarketing add-on from your browsers

Removing SkilledMarketing from Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It is a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove the SkilledMarketing extension from your browsers manually.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find SkilledMarketing extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find SkilledMarketing extension.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose SkilledMarketing extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish SkilledMarketing removal reset your browser settings to make sure, there are no leftover items in browser folders.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Reset Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
5. Click Reset settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Reset Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox to confirm.

Remove following files and folders of SkilledMarketing


~/Library/Application Support/.[random_string]/Services/com.SkilledMarketing.service.app
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.SkilledMarketing.service.plist
/Library/Application Support/.[random_string]/System/com.SkilledMarketing.system
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.SkilledMarketing.system.plist


Download AdGuard for Mac to block malicious pop-ups, that promote SkilledMarketing

AdGuard is the best ad-blocker, internet filtering, and internet security application for macOS. It can cut out unwanted banners from site pages, block pop-ups, stop redirects, and prevent users from visiting potentially dangerous resources. Use it to stop ads promoting SkilledMarketing in browsers.

How to protect Mac OSX from adware, like SkilledMarketing

Mac OSX is known to be one of the safest operating systems, and for a long time, there was no need for antivirus products for Mac. But with the growing popularity of Mac computers and notebooks and evolving technology, viruses, trojans, adware, toolbars, hijackers, and other malware paved the way for Mac users. We recommend you to use one of the best anti-malware for Mac available – Malwarebytes for Mac.