Deleting an icon only deletes the icon, nothing else changes. What's left is not a trace or remnant but everything in its entirety except the icon. (Hint- programs are almost always in a first tier folder whose name includes the word Program).

I'm on Apple OSX Yosemite. I've not tried to delete icons. I should have mentioned that this is when I use the Safari browser. It does not happen with Firefox.

I just googled myway.com. One of the early hits on google is info and details of how to remove myway (mindway). I will be attempting to implement this. If I am successful I will report. As the other poster in that article states it is very annoying. It is essentially a browser hijack.

Ted

Mindway is not some routine component of Facebook. There are many ways this could have gotten on your computer, particularly through downloading other things from web sites, including "free" stuff. Even if you didn't download something that brought Mindway along with it, you could have picked up malware or a virus from some web site you visited that caused this to be surreptitiously installed.

In order to help you, please answer the following questions:

-Are you running up-to-date anti-virus software?

-Do you have any other software that you can use to deal with this rogue program, like Malwarebytes or SuperAntiSpyware?

-Do you know how to go into your Control Panel and remove a program?

kudzu9, I recognize you from the last time I was on the Gardenweb computer help forum some time ago.

I have antivirus installed. I do not have either Malwarebytes or SuperAntiSpyware installed. I downloaded Malwarebytes, but I could not install it I'll try SuperAntiSpyware. I do not know how to go into Control Panel and remove programs, and would appreciate detailed instructions on how to do this. I'm sure this would help me clean up some other gunk in the computer. Thanks,

Ted

Actually, I have Avira installed and have had for several years. It is scheduled to scan every Monday and so far it has not detected any viruses or adware - which seems odd. I guess that myway is not considered as malware???? Anyways. it is a nuisance and I want to remove it. I believe it is slowing my computer and I am getting unwanted popups.

Ok...the first step will be to see if you can uninstall: Start / Control Panel / Programs, then inspect the list to see if this problem program is listed. If so, click on it and uninstall. (Malware type programs sometimes don't show in this list or can't be uninstalled if they are, but let's see what you find.)

If you downloaded Malwarebytes, what is preventing you from installing it?

If I'm reading this correctly, Ted is using a Mac so there is no Start Button or Control Panel. To delete programs from a Mac, one just goes into the Applications folder and then drags the folder containing the unwanted program to the trash can.

I haven't used Safari in a while but I suspect what he has is some kind of extension or add-on for Safari (since the problem isn't happening in Firefox). In Safari click Preferences then Extensions. Then uninstall the unwanted one.

mike-

Thanks for catching that bone-headed comment of mine. I missed that second post about what the OS was.

Ditto, I made the same assumption and mistake.