Q: Adwaremedic is it safe ?

You quickly uninstalled MacKeeper, I presume....

If not prepare for trouble.

Sure did. Unbelievable that this should happen when I was upgrading to Yosemite! Apple need to get on to this.

Laurie --

No, people need to stay AWAY from MacKeeper, regardless of your OS.

Agree - MacKeeper is pretty much adware.  Adware medic is fantastic.  I donated a bit too because it was so helpful and easy.

Bee - OK, it was just that I got the Mackeeper stuff the first time  I opened up Safari 8 - first screen (after installing Yosemite), so I thought it was Apple approved or recommended. My thinking was that Apple were providing links to software suppliers instead of charging for the upgrade, as they used to. My mistake, but thanks to AdwareMedic I'm all fixed now.

I've searched every file and folder search y'all have referenced throughout this thread.  I've also searched every file noted on apple support at Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac - Apple Support

I have found nothing.  Yet I sometimes (not often) get the Mac Keeper pop-up.  I've had the computer for less than a week.  I've installed Adobe creative suite Photoshop and Lightroom, Viber, Skype, and TurboTax 2014(from app store).  Nothing else.  I'm lost and any help would be appreciated.

JustinInfantry wrote:

 

I'm lost and any help would be appreciated.

Since you're posting on a topic about AdwareMedic, is it safe to assume you already tried AdwareMedic and found that it also didn't solve the problem? If so, see:

http://www.adwaremedic.com/kb/unsolved.php

If you have not done so, be aware that Apple's support document on removing adware is not all that complete. Try either AdwareMedic or the manual removal instructions found in my Adware Removal Guide.

(Fair disclosure: I may receive compensation from links to my sites, TheSafeMac.com and AdwareMedic.com.)

I don't think you mean that you have installed MacKeeper, but that you have those annoying pop-ups and pop-unders. This can happen even after use of AdwareMedic, because you visit sites that are "hacked" by MacKeeper to display such a "invitation". These are sites that you should not visit, but who knows in advance? Sometimes it helps to install the Adblock extension in your browser, do not use Glimmerblocker (proxy) nor use AdblockPlus (see thesafemac.com , the site of professor Thomas Reed, thanks Thomas).

Regular use of AdwareMedic is advised by me.

If you earlier have installed MacKeeper and uninstalled it already, look at the uninstall by hand method as explained on  thesafemac.com

Very often there are leftovers that may disturb your system. I hope that I said it correctly (Thomas?).

Lex

"MacKeeper" is very heavily promoted on the Web with intrusive ads. The fact that you sometimes see those ads doesn't necessarily mean that you're infected with adware. It may only mean that you're visiting trashy sites, or sites that have been hacked, or that you should consider using an ad blocker such as "GlimmerBlocker." But if you're seeing ads on well-known sites where you didn't see them before, and where you don't see them now when you browse on other devices, that is an indication of adware.

Just want to thank you for developing and sharing Adwaremedic, as it just really helped me out of a serious jam!  I am definitely going back and donating!  THANK YOU!

Can Adware Medic be run from a USB key or does it require being installed in the Applications folder. I was hoping I could just keep it installed on my USB key instead but I'm assuming this means it will only try to scan the USB key?

Thanks!

-Josh

It can be run from anywhere, but it only will scan the currently running system and current user's home folder.

Sorry Thomas, by currently running system do you mean for example if you had partitions with multiple OS's it is only scanning the current one being run, or am I misunderstanding.

If for example I install to a USB key instead of the applications folder, and my Mac only has the one OS installed, as long as I run this program in all user accounts on the Mac that should be all that's required?

JoshCash wrote:

 

Sorry Thomas, by currently running system do you mean for example if you had partitions with multiple OS's it is only scanning the current one being run

Yes, that's correct.

If for example I install to a USB key instead of the applications folder, and my Mac only has the one OS installed, as long as I run this program in all user accounts on the Mac that should be all that's required?

Yup.