how do i get rid of what appears to be a virus containinghttps://ads1.msads.net/
I recently used a torrent application to download a few files. My anti virus software scanned the files and found nothing malitious in the files.. But later that evening my Google Chrome Browser and my Safari Browser both began to open repeatedly to an unknown URL: ads1.msads.net/....etc...etc plus a bunch of numbers and so on... I installed every free antivirus application available in the app store and eve some paid ones, and nothing would detect a virus or any kind of malware.. I finally was able to do a search for the URL and it brought my to the Apple Support forum.. Apparently many other Apple users had the same problem and were nice enough to post the solution. If you've purchased the Outlook Pro Tab for your computer, DELETE IT ASAP! It apparently becomes incompatible with your Mac and produces some sort conflict between the app and your browsers causing the browser to open repeatedly and attempts to redirect you to an unknown site begining with the aforementioned URL.
So, thank you my fellow Applelanians for sharing useful information with us. Once again this proves why I chose Apple over Microsoft again. Not only does Microsoft have the worst customer service in the world, but their Support forums are as useless as their customer support service. I will never go back to Windows again. Hope this snippet can help another Apple user if they come accross the same problem.
Joey
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), 21.5" - Late 2013 Model