How to remove Trip.app (Mac)

What is Trip.app

Trip.app is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that has been classified as adware. It is a malicious computer infection known for displaying unwanted ads on the infected system. Cybercriminals primarily use such applications to spread fake pop-ups, warnings, messages, and advertisements on infected systems. They can also be used to spy on your online activities, steal your personal information, and drop other harmful threats on your Mac. Once installed, Trip.app Adware can do significant damage to your Mac. It is known for showing unwanted ads on the infected system. These ads can open shady websites asking for personal information, encouraging users to download untrustworthy apps, urging them to call a fake technical support number, etc. Also, those ads can download or install unwanted apps if designed to run certain scripts. Moreover, Trip.app Adware may collect personal data, browsing-related information, and other details. Its presence may cause monetary loss, identity theft, and problems related to online privacy. Manual removal of Trip.app can be challenging due to the numerous files and settings it creates on your machine. Therefore, using a powerful antimalware for Mac is often the best way to remove Trip.app adware effectively.

How Trip.app infects Mac computers

The infection process of Trip.app typically involves questionable distribution methods. It often installs after executing an installer in an ISO file downloaded from a shady website and completing the installation steps. Adware is often distributed via shady advertisements, fake installers, software bundles, and other similar ways. In most cases, users download and install adware inadvertently. A warning appears before installing Trip.app, indicating that “Trip.app” will damage your computer. Despite this warning, users may still proceed with the installation, leading to the infection.

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

Remove Trip.app manually for free

Note: Trip.app sets up to start on macOS 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 “Trip.app” entry. Select it, and click the “-“ (minus) button to remove it.

Note 2: Trip.app 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 Trip.app in the list.
3. Click Force Quit button.

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

Remove Trip.app from Applications

Remove Trip.app from Mac:

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

Cannot uninstall Trip.app

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

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

Remove Trip.app add-on from your browsers

Removing Trip.app 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 Trip.app 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 Trip.app 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 Trip.app 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 Trip.app extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish Trip.app 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 the 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 Trip.app


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


Download AdGuard for Mac to block malicious pop-ups, that promote Trip.app

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 Trip.app in browsers.

How to protect Mac OSX from adware, like Trip.app

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.