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what is advanced mac cleaner

What is Advanced Mac Cleaner? Came up after doing a software download saying it had 5000 issues. Wants me to pay $34 for it.

Posted on Aug 15, 2015 12:28 PM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2015 4:17 AM

Advanced Mac Cleaner is crap software frequently found installed alongside adware (aka, ad-injection malware). It should be removed. Unfortunately, it worms its way deeply into the system, so removal isn't trivial.


To remove it, make sure to quit the Advanced Mac Cleaner app, then drag it from the Applications folder into the trash.


Next, you'll need to remove all of the following files:


/Library/Application Support/amc/ ~/Library/Advanced Mac Cleaner/ ~/Library/hlpramc/ ~/Library/Application Support/Advanced Mac Cleaner/ ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.pcv.hlpramc.plist ~/Library/Logs/helperamc.log ~/Library/Preferences/com.PCvark.Advanced-Mac-Cleaner.plist


If you're not sure how to find these files, see:


http://www.thesafemac.com/locating-files-from-paths/


Hope this helps!


(Fair disclosure: I am affiliated with Malwarebytes, whose site I am recommending above.)

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