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Mac-Cleanup-Pro

Does anyone know about this? I am getting messages telling me I have 198 issues with my MacBook Air and suggesting I purchase something called "Mac-Cleanup-Pro. Is this valid?

MacBook Air 13", 10.14

Posted on Jun 16, 2019 9:04 AM

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Posted on Jun 16, 2019 3:31 PM

Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204759


General false positive symptoms from untoward sources can help entice you to download real ones.




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Jun 16, 2019 3:39 PM in response to DJA1945

What you can do is download Malware Bytes from https://malwarebytes.com/mac.


What you have is basically adware / scare-ware trying to get you pay for additional worthless/harmful software and it needs to be removed.


The Malware Bytes program is a free trial that continues to work even after the trial is over and is a very legitimate product, unlike "Mac Cleanup Pro". Just install it, run it, and it should remove the adware that has tricked its way onto your system.

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