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Remove SmartOperator Adware And Stop Annoying Pop-ups | Your Mac May Be Infected By SmartOperator !
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Feb 9, 2025
If you’ve been experiencing strange pop-ups, slow browsing speeds, and unwanted redirects, SmartOperator adware might be the culprit. It sneaks into your system, alters your browser settings, and bombards you with intrusive ads. But don’t worry – we have the ultimate fix! In this video, we’ll walk you through the exact steps to remove SmartOperator and prevent future infections. Say goodbye to annoying pop-ups and protect your Mac from unwanted software today! #SmartOperator #scammer #foryou #fyp #foryoupage #adware #malware #mac #bestantimalwaremac #macsecurity #virusremoval #macvirus #macadware #browsersecurity
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hey everyone welcome back to the channel
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if your Mac is suddenly acting up
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redirecting your searches opening random
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tabs or throwing ads in your face you
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might be dealing with something sneaky
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called smart appor but is it a virus is
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it a dwar and more importantly how do
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you get rid of it stick around because
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we're about to break it all
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down smart appor is a type of awar that
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sneaks onto your Mac and hijacks your
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browsing experience once it's in it
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floods your screen with Annoying ads
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changes your search engine without
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permission and even pushes fake software
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updates or scammy tech support popups
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while it's not technically a virus it
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acts like one by taking control of your
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browser and making your online
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experience
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miserable so how did this thing get onto
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your Mac in the first place the answer
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is you probably installed it without
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realizing it smart appor hides inside
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software bundles meaning it gets
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installed the alongside free programs
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crack software or Shady browser
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extensions sometimes all it takes is
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clicking on the wrong popup ad and boom
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it's on your system messing with your
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settings and tracking your online
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activity the good news you can remove it
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and we're going to show you exactly how
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to do it there are four main steps to
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remove adware from your Mac step one
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remove doubtful
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profiles to remove doubtful profiles go
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go to the system preferences by clicking
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Apple logo at the top of your Mac menu
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as shown in the screenshot search for
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profiles icon in system preferences
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section however don't worry if you can't
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find the profiles icon that means there
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is not any infection in this section
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thus you can relax and ignore the step
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one and follow the step number two
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directly but if you can find profiles
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icon there as shown in screenshot then
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click on that once you click on profiles
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icon you will be landed on the window
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like this as shown in the screenshot
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select unknown or doubtful profile and
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then click on toward button to remove
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the profile if you can't find any
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profiles icon as mentioned in step one
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just follow the step two directly step
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two quit find and delete doubtful
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programs related to adware firstly check
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the menu bar of Mac if you find any
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unknown programs icon there rightclick
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the icon and then click quit after that
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click on finder on the bottom menu dock
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of your Mac as shown in the screenshot
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once you click on the finder icon that
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will lead you to the finder window where
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on the left side menu you will find
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applications as shown in the
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screenshot after that search for the
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unknown or doubtful app within
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applications window when you find the
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doubtful app right click on that and
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then click move to trash on the drop-
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down menu as shown in the
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screenshot step three find and remove
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files and folders related to adware
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firstly make sure you are in finder
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folder if not then follow the steps as
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mentioned in Step number two to go to
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the finder folder once you are in finder
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folder click on go at the top menu bar
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of your Mac and then go to folder on the
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drop-down menu as shown in the
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screenshot once you click on go to
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folder you will find popup window as
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shown in screenshot where you should
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type these file paths and then should
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click enter once you enter by typing
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Library Chu sh launch Damons launch
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agents application support and so on
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file paths as shown here you should look
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for suspicious malicious files and move
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them to trash few example of such
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malicious files are as shown here note
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adwar usually puts many files with the
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same string step four clear browser's
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history and cookies reset browser
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settings and remove or disable unknown
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browser extensions to be safe from
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adware once you delete the harmful files
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as mentioned in step three you should
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delete malicious or unknown extension
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from your browsers like Safari Chrome
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Firefox Opera and so on whichever you
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are or were using you should also delete
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browser history cookies from your
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browser and need to reset your browser
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note before you reset your browser
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setting it is always a good idea to back
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up your
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bookmarks method to delete history
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cookies and malicious extensions from
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Safari browser and reset it clear
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browser history and cookies in Safari to
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do it open Safari click on the history
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at the Top Apple menu and then click
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clear history on drop down menu after
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that a pop-up window will appear select
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all history there and then click on
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clear history delete malicious extension
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in Safari browser in order to do it open
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Safari and click on Safari at the Top
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Apple menu then click preferences on
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drop- down menu after that click on
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extensions and select the malicious or
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any suspicious extensions then click
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uninstall empty caches of Safari browser
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to empty caches again go to the
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preferences window as mentioned earlier
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there click the advanced Tab and then
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check on show features for web
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developers that will add develop on Top
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Apple menu click on that and then click
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on empty caches reset Safari browsing
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data in order to do it click privacy on
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preferences window and click on manage
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website data next in a new window click
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remove all and then done set default
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search engine for your Safari to do it
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once again go to preferences window and
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click on search icon make sure there is
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your desire search engine listed such as
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Google for us set default homepage for
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your Safari you have to go to
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preferences window once again to do it
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where you have to click on General icon
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under General tab make sure there is
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your desire web address listed as your
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default homepage such as google.com for
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us method to delete browser history and
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cookies from Google Chrome browser and
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reset it clear browser history and
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cookies in Chrome in order to do it open
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Chrome browser and click on the history
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at the Top Apple menu and click show
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full history on dropdown menu next in a
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new tab of chrome you will find history
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page on history page click clear
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browsing data on the leftand menu which
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will lead to a popup window where you
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have to click on Advanced and select all
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time check on all kinds of history and
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cookies there and then click on clear
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data reset Chrome settings to do it open
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Chrome browser and click on Chrome at
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the top of Apple menu after that click
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on preferences on the drop-down menu
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which will lead you to the settings page
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in settings page click on reset settings
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at the leth hand side menu and then
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restore settings to their original
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defaults once you do it a pop-up window
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will appear where you have to click on
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reset settings button
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method to delete browser history and
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cookies from Opera browser and reset it
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you can follow these steps to find out
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how to reset Opera browser settings as
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well as delete the browser history and
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cookies clear browser history and
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cookies and Opera to do it firstly open
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Opera browser and then click on history
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at top of the Apple menu and click show
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all history on drop down menu after that
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click on clear browsing data when popup
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window appear click on Advanced select
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all time and click clear data button as
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shown in the screenshots reset Opera
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browser settings to do it open Opera
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browser click opera on Top Apple menu
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and click preferences on dropdown menu
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when settings page appear scroll down
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and click on restore settings to their
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original defaults after that pop-up
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window will appear where you have to
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click reset button as shown in
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screenshot method to delete browser
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history and cookies from Firefox browser
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and reset it you can follow these steps
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to delete the history and cookies and
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reset the Firefox browser clear browser
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history and cookies and Firefox as shown
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in the screenshot first of all open
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Firefox and click on history at the top
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of Apple
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menu after that click on clear recent
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history select everything on pop-up
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window and then click on clear now reset
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AKA refresh Firefox browser settings in
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order reset or refresh Firefox browser
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settings firstly you have to click on
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bread come menu at the top right corner
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of
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Firefox after that click on help and
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more troubleshooting information once
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you do that click on refresh Firefox
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button and then again refresh Firefox
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button on popup window as shown in the
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screenshot now you know how to remove
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adwar from your Mac so let's work
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together to make people aware of adwar
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malware and viruses you can spread the
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word to your friends and family by
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sharing this adwar video through your
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social media accounts to keep them
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informed you can find anti-malware anti-
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adware or antivirus programs in app
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store to remove adware easily but we
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recommend you to learn the manual way as
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mentioned earlier to remove adware
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because there is no guarantee that such
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programs can update for latest adware on
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time if the latest adware attack your
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device and if those programs are not up
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to date then you must remove them
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manually so we don't recommend
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particular anti-malware anti- adware or
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antivirus program but you can find lots
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of such programs in app store by
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searching terms like adware or malware
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and so on we hope we've helped you keep
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your Mac safe from adware remember to
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