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Mac Users Shocked! ActiveIndex Adware is Hijacking Browsers And Here’s How to Fix It!
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Feb 9, 2025
Thousands of Mac users have unknowingly installed ActiveIndex adware, leading to browser hijacks, intrusive ads, and frustrating pop-ups. This malicious software changes your homepage, modifies your search engine, and bombards you with fake alerts. But the good news? It can be removed! In this video, we’ll expose how ActiveIndex gets into your system and show you exactly how to delete it permanently. Don’t let this adware take over your Mac – follow our easy removal guide today! #ActiveIndex #scammer #foryou #fyp #foryoupage #adware #malware #mac #bestantimalwaremac #macsecurity #virusremoval #macvirus #macadware #browsersecurity
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hey everyone if your Mac has been acting
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up redirecting your searches bombarding
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you with ads or opening random tabs
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chances are you've got active index
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installed but what is it is it a virus
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and most importantly how do you get rid
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of it stay with us because we're about
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to explain
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everything active index is a sneaky
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piece of a dwar that targets Mac users
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it installs itself quietly and starts
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taking over your browser changing your
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search engine and displaying intrusive
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ads on on every website you visit some
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versions even trigger fake popups trying
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to convince you to install bogus
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software updates or call fraudulent tech
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support numbers while it's not
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classified as a traditional virus it
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behaves like one interfering with your
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browsing experience and making your Mac
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feel slow and
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unresponsive so how did active index end
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up on your device the most common way is
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through software bundling where it
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sneaks in when you download free
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programs cracked software or browser
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extensions from unverified sources it
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can also install itself when you click
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on misleading popup ads or fake download
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buttons once inside it immediately
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starts making unwanted changes to your
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system the good news you don't have to
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put up with it let's go step by step and
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remove active vindex completely from
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your
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Mac there are four main steps to remove
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adware from your Mac step one remove
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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 toer button to remove the
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profile if you can't find any profiles
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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 screenshot once you
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click on the finder icon that will lead
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you to the finder window where on the
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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 chuar 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 browsers
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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 file
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FES 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 icious or any
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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 left-hand menu
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which will lead to a pop-up window where
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you have to click on Advanced and select
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all time check check on all kinds of
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history and cookies there and then click
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on clear data reset Chrome settings to
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do it open Chrome browser and click on
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Chrome at the top of Apple menu after
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that click on preferences on the
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drop-down menu which will lead you to
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the settings page in settings page click
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on reset settings at the left hand side
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menu and then restore settings to their
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original defaults once you do it a popup
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window will appear where you have to
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click on 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 dropdown menu after that
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click on clear browsing data when pop-up
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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 popup
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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 the steps to
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delete the history and cookies and reset
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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
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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 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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