LogarithmicRecord - How to remove

LogarithmicRecord is a malicious app that changes the settings of your browser. It makes it so unwanted sites display your search results, it reads your browsing history, and it may hijack your traffic. LogarithmicRecord isn’t very dangerous but it’s definitely adware.

To remove LogarithmicRecord, delete it, its related files, configuration profiles, and then check your browser settings.

About LogarithmicRecord:

Classification	Adware, trojan.
How LogarithmicRecord affects the Mac	It redirects searches to unwanted websites, it logs browsing data and other data.
How adware gets installed	Advertised online with misleading pop-ups, embedded in installers for other apps.
How to delete LogarithmicRecord	Remove the app, browser extension, and related files manually or with an anti-malware scanner (Combo Cleaner, Malwarebytes, others).

What is LogarithmicRecord

Adware

There’s this app, LogarithmicRecord. It’s also a browser extension. Its icon is a blue/green disc with a white magnifying glass on it. When you read the LogarithmicRecord extension’s description, you find that it can read your information on all the webpages that you visit.

LogarithmicRecord is an adware app – its goal is to force your browser to open affiliated sites. Those sites make more money the more visitors they get, so malicious apps like LogarithmicRecord are used to buy more traffic. So, LogarithmicRecord makes sure that your internet searches are handled by sites like Safe Finder, Yahoo, or Search Baron/Marquis/Snow, or a subdomain of Akamaihd.net. As long as LogarithmicRecord is installed, it has control over your browser’s search settings.

Traffic hijacker

You should also check your Network settings. It’s possible that LogarithmicRecord configured a web proxy to be used. If it did, your traffic is directed to this server before going out to the internet.

Other effects

With LogarithmicRecord installed, you might notice these things:

• search redirects, new unwanted home pages, other changes in your internet browser,
• slower or unstable internet,
• more aggressive targeted ads,
• pop-ups that hijack your mouse cursor,
• crashing online apps.

The people who made LogarithmicRecord are probably only interested in making money by forcing you to click on ads and visit affiliated websites. This is bad for your privacy, it wastes your time, and it’s taking advantage of you. Oh, and LogarithmicRecord might be able to download more malware.

Once you delete LogarithmicRecord (and all the malware that might have come with it), it would be wise for you to set new passwords for your online accounts. Make sure to use two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it’s possible. That way, even if LogarithmicRecord logged your passwords, nobody can use them to hack your accounts without your knowledge.

How LogarithmicRecord infects Macs

Some Mac enthusiasts will tell you that Macs can’t get infected with malware because there are no Mac viruses. That the only way to get software on a Mac is to install it yourself. That may be so – but LogarithmicRecord spreads by tricking people into believing that they’re installing a safe and desirable app on their Mac.

If you installed a Flash Player update or another software update after seeing a warning about it while browsing the internet, that might have been malware in disguise. There are so many malicious files called “Player.dmg”, “FlashPlayerInstaller.dmg”, “Installer.app”, and “Player.app”.

However LogarithmicRecord was installed, you likely didn’t know about it and thought that you were installing something else.

LogarithmicRecord and the malware that comes with it (Mac cleaners are common) add themselves to your login items so that they run every time you boot up your Mac.

If you try to delete the LogarithmicRecord app on its own, it might fail. As in, the adware might return under a different name, like SkilledOrigin, FieldIndexer, AdjustableView, OperativeDevice, etc.

How to remove LogarithmicRecord

Delete malicious files

Use an anti-malware app, such as Combo Cleaner, Malwarebytes, or another to scan your Mac for adware and for other malware. Then, delete the items that are found. You might need to start your Mac in safe mode for this.

Deleting LogarithmicRecord manually is much harder. LogarithmicRecord puts its files in the same folders as your legitimate apps put their files. And malicious files tend to have names that seem legit, so they’re just not obvious.

You can check out these folders:

• /Library/LaunchAgents
• ~/Library/LaunchAgents
• /Library/LaunchDaemons
• /Library/Application Support
• ~/Library/Application Support
• /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools

You can open them in Finder by pressing the Cmd+Shift+G button combination and then typing or pasting the folder names.

Keep in mind that if you delete legitimate files from these folders, the settings of your apps will get messed up or disappear.

Restore Mac settings

One of the most common spots to find malware on a Mac is in System Preferences -> Profiles. Go ahead and delete all the Profile items that are not familiar to you.

Next, go to System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> Proxies. I mentioned earlier that LogarithmicRecord might configure your Mac to use a proxy server.

And there are also browser settings to look at. If your antivirus scan removed the LogarithmicRecord extension, your search and home page settings might not have been changed still. You can fix them as posted below.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove unwanted browser extensions

TopHow to remove LogarithmicRecord from Google Chrome on Mac:

• Open Chrome browser.
• Enter in the url field “chrome://extensions” address and hit Enter.
• Find LogarithmicRecord on the extensions list and click on the recycle bin icon next to it.
• Click on 'Chrome' button at the top left corner. Select 'Preferences' on a drop-down menu box.
• Find 'Search' options on Settings tab. If your search engine is changed, click 'Manage Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
• On the same page find 'Show home button' checkbox and change your homepage.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to LogarithmicRecord, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• On the 'Preferences' menu window, scroll down to the bottom and find 'Reset settings' button. Click it.
• Confirm your selection and click 'Reset' on the following window.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove LogarithmicRecord from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall LogarithmicRecord and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to LogarithmicRecord, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program. Top

How To remove LogarithmicRecord from Firefox on Mac OS:

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press cmd+Shift+A on your keyboard).
• Go through Extensions list, remove everything LogarithmicRecord related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
• Enter “about:preferences” in URL bar and hit enter.
• Open Search settings tab.
• If your search engine is changed, click 'Default Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Preferences-> General. Enter a preferable URL to the home page field.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to LogarithmicRecord, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
• Click on the Refresh Firefox button.
• Click on the Refresh Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.