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How to Remove PlatformCache Adware from Your Mac – Quick and Easy Guide!
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Feb 10, 2025
If your Mac is bombarded with pop-up ads or unusual changes to your search engine, you might have PlatformCache adware. This sneaky malware hijacks your browser, fills websites with ads, and tricks you into fake updates. But don’t worry—removing it is easier than you think! In this video, we’ll show you how to remove PlatformCache adware from your Mac in just a few simple steps. Learn how to uninstall suspicious programs, reset your browser, and run a malware scan to get rid of this pesky adware for good. Follow our easy guide to restore your Mac and keep it safe from future threats! #PlatformCache #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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if you're dealing with annoying popup
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ads browser redirects or changes in your
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search engine on your Mac then you might
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have fallen victim to adwar specifically
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platform cake today we're here to guide
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you through everything you need to know
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about platform cake adwar how it sneaks
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into your system and most importantly
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how to remove it so let's Dive Right
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In First Things First
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let's talk about what platform cake is
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platform cake is a sneaky type of edwar
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sometimes also referred to as Mac
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malware or even a Mac virus it's not as
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dangerous as a full-blown virus but it
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can still wreak havoc on your device
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platform cake typically infiltrates your
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Mac without your knowledge and once it's
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there it starts flooding websites you
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visit with ads and changing your online
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searches you may notice your search
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engine has switched to something
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familiar or that your browser homepage
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is no longer what it used to be and of
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course you'll see a lot more pop up as
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than usual but here's the thing the
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ultimate goal of platform cake is to
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make money by bombarding you with ads
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some of these ads can even trick you
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into fake software updates or tech
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support
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scams so how did platform cake get onto
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your device in the first place well in
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most cases you didn't install it on
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purpose adwar like platform cake usually
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arrives bundled with other programs this
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typically happens when you download free
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software or use cracked programs from
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unreliable
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sources sometimes you might even
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accidentally install it just by clicking
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on a popup ad or following a misleading
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instruction in an ad it's frustrating
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right but don't worrying there is
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definitely a way to remove this adware
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now let's get into the good stuff how to
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remove platform cake from from your Mac
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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 to 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 program
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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 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 rightclick on that and then
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click move to trash on the drop- down
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menu as shown in the screenshot step
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three find and remove files and folders
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related to adware firstly make sure you
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are in finder folder if not then follow
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the steps as mentioned in Step number
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two to go to the finder folder once you
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are in finder folder click on go at the
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top menu bar of your Mac and then go to
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folder on the drop- down menu as shown
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in the screenshot once you click on go a
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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 chalkar 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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adware usually puts many files with the
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same string step four clear browser
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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 set 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 in order to do it
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open Safari and click on Safari at the
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Top Apple menu then click preferences on
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dropdown 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 then
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click on empty caches reset Safari
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browsing data in order to do it click
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privacy on preferences window and click
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on manage website data next in a new
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window click remove all and then done
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set default search engine for your
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Safari to do it once again go to
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preferences window and click on search
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icon make sure there is your desire
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search engine listed such as Google for
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us set default homepage for your Safari
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you have to go to preferences window
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once again to do it where you have to
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click on General icon under General tab
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make sure there is your desire web
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address listed as your default home page
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such as google.com for us method to
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delete browser history and cookies from
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Google Chrome browser and reset it clear
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browser history and cookies in Chrome in
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order to do it open Chrome browser and
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click on the history at the Top Apple
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menu and click show full history on
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dropdown menu next in a new tab of
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chrome you will find history page on
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history page click clear browsing data
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on the leftand menu which will lead to a
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pop-up window where you have to click on
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Advanced and select all time check on
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all kinds of history and cookies there
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and then click on clear data reset
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Chrome settings to do it open Chrome
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browser and click on Chrome at the top
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of Apple menu after that click on
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preferences on the drop- down menu which
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will lead you to the settings page in
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settings page click on reset settings at
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the left hand side menu and then restore
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settings to their original defaults once
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you do it a popup window will appear
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where you have to click on reset
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settings button method to delete browser
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history and cookies from Opera browser
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and reset it you can follow these steps
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to find out how to reset Opera browser
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settings as well as delete the browser
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history and cookies clear browser
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history and cookies and Opera to do it
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firstly open Opera browser and then
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click on history at top of the Apple
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menu and click show all history on drop
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down menu after that click on clear
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browsing data when pop-up window appear
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click on Advanced select all time and
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click clear data Button as shown in the
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screenshots reset Opera browser settings
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to do it open Opera browser click opera
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on Top Apple menu and click preferences
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on dropdown menu when settings page
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appear scroll down and click on restore
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settings to their original defaults
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after that pop-up window will appear
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where you have to click reset button as
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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 the and then click on clear
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now reset AKA refresh Firefox browser
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settings in order reset or refresh
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Firefox browser settings firstly you
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have to click on bread come menu at the
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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 to make people aware of
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adware malware and viruses you can
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spread the word to your friends and
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family by sharing this adware video
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through your social media accounts to
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keep them informed you can find
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anti-malware anti- adware or antivirus
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programs in app store to remove adware
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easily but we recommend you to learn the
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manual way as mentioned earlier to
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remove adware because there is no
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guarantee that such programs can update
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for latest adware on time if the latest
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adware attack your device and if those
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programs are not up to date then you
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must remove them manually so we don't
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recommend particular anti-malware
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anti-ad Weare or antivirus program but
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you can find lots of such programs in
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app store by searching terms like adware
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or malware and so on we hope we've
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helped you keep your Mac safe from
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adware remember to like share and
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