Q: Pop ups

When this happens:

Remove Scam pop-up.

1. Click  in the menu bar and choose “Force Quit”.

    In the window that opens up, select “Safari”  and click “Force Quit.

2. Relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.

     The pop-up that crashed Safari will not return.

3. Turn off wifi and turn it back on.

    Turn off Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi off”.

    Visit another website.

    You won’t have internet connection.

    Turn on Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi on”.

    Select your Network.

4. Delete Cookies

    Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and other website data:

    Click the “Details” button.

    Remove all cookies except  ones from Apple, your internet service provider and banks.

You will have t do this after starting up in Safe Mode to prevent adware

from interfering with the removal of adware .

1. Shut down the computer.

    Press the power button. Immediately after you hear the startup sound,

    press and hold the Shift key.

    The Shift key should be pressed as soon as possible after startup,

    but not before the startup sound.

    Release the Shift key when you see the Apple logo on the screen.

    Startup will take longer than usual.

    Screen flickering is normal in Safe Mode.

    Login to your account. Launch Safari.

    Enter this address       https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/mac/

    in the Safari address bar.

    Download,   Install , open,  and run it by clicking “Scan”  button   to remove adware, if present.

    Once done, quit MalwareBytes.

2. Safari > Preferences > Extensions

    Turn all extensions off

     or  uninstall all extensions you haven’t installed knowingly.

3. Safari > Preferences >  Search > Search Engine :

    Select your preferred   search engine.

4. Safari > Preferences > General > Homepage:

     Set your Homepage.

5. Restart normally from  menu in the menu bar.

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