how to remove mac adware cleaner pop up window

Finding adware in the Applications folder is a rarity. Usually, they're either an extension in Safari, or they've been installed to the LaunchAgents and/or LaunchDaemons folders in your user account. And don't expect them to be easy to spot names.

MalwareBytes for Mac is by far the easiest way to remove adware.

You should easily remove it. Just go to Finder and find your applications folder. You will see something like Mac Adware. Move it to trash. Hope this works.

this is great help could you help me in the launch agents i have a lot of things could you tell me if there ok if i need to delete them please: i have deleted 4 of the mac adware ones but I'm not sure if these are ok. thank you

An updater for Adobe's software never prompts for you to install or update Java. It's only after you launch an Adobe title that it tells you Java is required in order to use the software. This is common for many CS6 and older apps.

What the older Adobe software is looking for in particular is Apple's Java 6. Whatever you installed, it wasn't from Adobe, Apple or Oracle.

Your Mac tops out at El Capitan, 10.11.x. You can get it by following this link. Before doing that, make sure to have a full and complete backup you can restore if anything goes wrong with the upgrade. Preview is included with all versions of the Mac OS, so you'll still have that.

Thank you so much - it worked. I went to the Apple store & called Apple & no one could help me.

I just encountered this same problem (in 2017) after installing mac cleaner, which was a BIG mistake! Any updates in how to get rid of pop up and adware?

I can't figure out how to get rid of these mac cleaner popups on my desktop, right hand corner of my mac monitor. It is really annoying. Thank you.

Thank you very much, this was very helpful. When I ran Malware it found 2

threats that were plist files, something like that, and the Malware got rid

of them. randy

Thanks Kurt, this was very helpful. My first time using Communities, this is very nice. Next problem I run into, this is where I'll go.

You are quite welcome. 🙂

I just used the instructions provided by Linc Davis. They still work and I no longer have that annoying pop up. It was actually slowing my Macbook down when starting up. I also had to "force quit" the application everytime I logged in. I just wished there was an easier way to remove it.

You didn't get it from Adobe. You fell for one of hundreds, or easily thousands of sites that prompt you to download and install fake software.

It's particularly worth nothing that Adobe has never, ever, had any control of, or distributed Java. So Adobe Java is an oxymoron.

Java is only available from Oracle. For Adobe, the most common fake download is for the Flash Player. That also is only available directly from Adobe.

Never, never, ever trust any site that insists you download something from them. Doesn't matter what the message says. It's a lie. Period.

Linc hasn't participated on these forums for quite some time now.

Just at a glance, I can tell you Smokyashan is part of a type of adware. Montageogox is one of the many variants of Genieo adware (one of the more difficult ones to remove).

You'd be much better off using MalwareBytes for Mac to locate and remove the adware for you. It will locate all of various pieces that are installed in other locations. It may miss something brand new, but will clear most of it. So let it do the majority of the work and then see what's left, if anything.

Thank you very much for the excellent suggestion to download MalwareBytes for Mac. I was really apprehensive about downloading anything. I have a MacBookPro, late 2008, running 10.9.5, and until last month had virtually no issues. I was researching when I accidentally clicked on an ad instead of the 'next page' arrow. It's been a constant nightmare since then until I read your posts. I cleared cache, history, (after writing down every password for each website I use) and still it bullied its way into my laptop. I'm so glad I found your post.

I have a back up system for my Mac that I run, and I never take it off my desk. No one touches my Mac-

A few questions:

How often should the system be scanned?

Should I upgrade to a newer OS? I have Snow Leopard

Regards,
Dinah