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hello,

I have MacBook pro 11,1 15 inch

I wanted to download Add on to play online videos when my problem started.

I don't remember its name but it installed mackeeper along with it. Also, it always change my homepage to web site "search quick".

For every click a new tab would open with advertisement. This problem continued even after I downloaded another web browser.

I uninstalled the applications and tried to find any add on to delete but i couldn't find. I did all the steps mentioned in this article but its not working; Unsupported third-party add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues - Apple Support

I tried to delete all cookies and turn on the firewall; again, its not helping.

Is there anything else to do. I'm thinking to format my macBook, its new anyway!

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Feb 26, 2015 1:40 AM

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1. Use free AdwareMedic to remove adware

Install , open, and run it by clicking “Scan for Adware” button to remove adware.

Once done, quit AdwareMedic.

or

Remove the adware manually by following the “HowTo” from Apple.

2. Safari > Preferences > Extensions

Turn those off and relaunch Safari.

Turn those on one by one and test.

3. Safari > Preferences > Search > Search Engine :

Select your preferred search engine.

4. Safari > Preferences > General > Homepage:

Set your Homepage.

MacKeeper removal:

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