Q: My MacAir keeps picking up adverts etc - i deleted previous internet links which helped - is there a cleaning system i can set up ... My MacAir keeps picking up adverts etc - i deleted previous internet links which helped - is there a cleaning system i can set up on my Mac Air to stop this happening again more
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Mar 28, 2016 3:17 AM in response to Fallen Angelsby theratter,★HelpfulFixes for Adware and Pop-ups:
- Malwarebytes
- DetectX 2.11
- Remove adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac
- Stop pop-up ads and adware in Safari - Apple Support
I have had good results using GlimmerBlocker.
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Mar 28, 2016 3:36 AM in response to Fallen Angelsby pinkstones,Fallen Angels wrote:
My MacAir keeps picking up adverts etc - i deleted previous internet links which helped - is there a cleaning system i can set up on my Mac Air to stop this happening again
Just to expand on what theratter said, never, never, NEVER put a "cleaning" system on your computer. That includes any of the following programs:
- AVG Cleaner
- CCleaner
- CleanMyDrive
- CleanMyMac
- MacCleaner
- MacKeeper
- Memory Cleaner
- TuneMyMac
These programs are bad, bad news, and negatively impact the performance of your computer. Stay far, far away from them.
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Mar 28, 2016 3:42 AM in response to pinkstonesby Fallen Angels,Thank you so much pinkstones - one of these keeps trying to come on my mac air but finally got rid of it :-)