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Is AssistiveFile a Adware or a Virus? Here’s the Secret to Cleaning Your Mac in Minutes!
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Feb 10, 2025
AssistiveFile may seem harmless at first, but this sneaky adware is a major threat to your Mac. It hijacks your browser, changes your homepage, and fills your favorite websites with endless ads, all while secretly making money for its creators. If you’ve noticed strange tabs opening or sketchy updates, you might already be infected. Don’t worry—help is here! Follow our easy-to-use removal guide to get rid of AssistiveFile once and for all. Discover the steps to clean your system, restore browser settings, and safeguard your Mac against future threats. Act fast—your Mac deserves better! #AssistiveFile #scammer #foryou #fyp #foryoupage #adware #malware #mac #bestantimalwaremac #macsecurity #virusremoval #macvirus #macadware #browsersecurity
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hey everyone welcome back to our Channel
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today we're diving into something sneaky
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and super annoying assist ofile is it an
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adwar a virus or both more importantly
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how do we get rid of it stick around
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because we've got all the answers and
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solutions lined up for you so let's
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break it down ayile is not your friendly
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neighborhood software it's classified as
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adwar but wait it can also act like mac
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malware or a Mac virus basically it's a
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program that sneaks into your device and
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reeks Havoc it hijacks your browser
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fills your favorite websites with
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unwanted ads and even changes your
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search engine and homepage annoying
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right why does it do this money adwar
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like a syy ofile exists to flood you
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with ads ads that might try to sell you
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something trick you into downloading
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fake updates or even push bogus tech
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support services and if you've ever had
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random tabs opening by themselves you
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know exactly what we
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mean now you're probably wondering how
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did this thing even get on your Mac well
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the truth is most of us unknowingly
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install it ourselves here's how it comes
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bundled with free software or serial
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crack programs you think you're just
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installing something cool but surprise
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you get adwar too accidental clicks on
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popup ads or sketchy links following
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instructions from fake ads like your Mac
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needs an urgent update sounds stressful
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but don't worrying we've got a
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step-by-step guide to help you kick
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ayile off your Mac for good ready let's
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get
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started 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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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 to button to remove the
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profile if you can't find any profile
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files icon as mentioned in step one just
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follow the step two directly step two
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quit find and delete doubtful programs
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related to adware firstly check the menu
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bar of Mac if you find any unknown
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programs icon there rightclick the icon
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and then click quit after that click on
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finder on the bottom menu doc of your
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Mac as shown in the
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screenshot once you click on the finder
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icon that will lead you to the finder
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window where on the left side menu you
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will find app applications as shown in
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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 screenshot
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step three find and remove files and
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folders related to adware firstly make
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sure you are in finder folder if not
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then follow the steps as mentioned in
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Step number two to go to the finder
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folder once you are in finder folder
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click on go at the top menu bar of your
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Mac and then go to folder on the drop-
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down menu as shown in the screenshot
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once you click on go to folder you will
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find popup window as shown in screenshot
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where you should type these file paths
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and then should click enter once you
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enter by typing Library chuar launch
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Damons launch agents application support
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and so on file paths as shown here you
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should look for suspicious malicious
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files and move them to trash few example
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of such malicious files are as shown
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here note adware usually puts many files
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with the same string step four clear
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browser history and cookies reset
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browser settings and remove or disable
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unknown browser extensions to be safe
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from adware once you delete the harmful
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files as mentioned in step three you
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should delete malicious or unknown
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extension from your browsers like Safari
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Chrome Firefox Opera and so on whichever
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you are or were using you should also
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delete 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 sech engine listed
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such as Google for us set default
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homepage for your Safari you have to go
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to preferences window once again to do
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it where you have to click on General
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icon under General tab make sure there
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is your desire web address listed as
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your default homepage such as google.com
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for us method to delete browser history
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and cookies from Google Chrome browser
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and 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 left-and 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 method to delete
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browser history and cookies from Opera
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browser and reset it you can follow
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these steps to find out how to reset
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Opera browser settings as well as delete
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the browser history and cookies clear
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browser history and cookies in Opera to
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do it firstly open Opera browser and
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then click on history at top of the
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Apple menu and click show all history on
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drop- down menu after that click on
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clear browsing data when pop-up window
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appear click on Advanced select all time
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and click clear data Button as shown in
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the screenshots reset Opera browser
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settings to do it open Opera browser
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click opera on Top Apple menu and click
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preferences on dropdown menu when
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settings page appear scroll down and
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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 popup
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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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bradom menu at the top right corner 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 Bo
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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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adware from your Mac so let's work
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together to make people aware of adware
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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 adware 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 adwar remember to
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