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HelperFormat Adware Could Be Messing with Your Browsing, Fix It Now!
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Feb 9, 2025
If your Mac is behaving oddly, with unwanted browser changes, slow speeds, and pop-up ads, you might have HelperFormat adware lurking in your system. This type of malware hijacks your browser and clutters your online experience with fake updates and tech support scams. In this video, we’ll explain how HelperFormat works, how it affects your browsing, and most importantly, how to remove it quickly and safely. Don’t let this adware ruin your Mac – watch our step-by-step removal guide now! #HelperFormat #scammer #foryou #fyp #foryoupage #adware #malware #mac #bestantimalwaremac #macsecurity #virusremoval #macvirus #macadware #browsersecurity
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hey everyone if your Mac is suddenly
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acting strange redirecting your searches
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displaying weird ads or changing your
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browser settings you might have hell
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perform it adware installed but don't
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panic we're here to explain what hell
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perform it is how it got on your device
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and most importantly how to remove it
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completely hell perform it is a type of
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adware designed to manipulate your
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browsing experience by injecting ads
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altering search results and redirecting
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you to suspicious websites
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while it's not technically a virus it
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can still be a major nuisance slowing
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down your system and making web browsing
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frustrating its purpose to make money by
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displaying intrusive ads some versions
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may even try to trick you with fake
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security warnings bogus software updates
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or misleading text support
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messages most users don't intentionally
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install helper format instead it sneaks
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in through bundle downloads meaning it
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comes attached to free software cracked
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programs or other files from unverified
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sources if you've recently installed a
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free app how perform it might have
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tagged along without your knowledge
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another way this adware spreads is
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through deceptive
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popups clicking on fake update prompts
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or misleading ads can lead to an
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automatic download and installation the
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good news you can remove helper format
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we'll walk you through the best way to
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clean your Mac reset your browser
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settings and ensure this annoying adwar
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doesn't return if you're tired of
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annoying popups sluggish performance and
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un wanted browser changes Now's the Time
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to take action stay tuned for our full
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step-by-step removal guide and reclaim
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control of your Mac there are four main
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steps to remove adware from your Mac
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step one 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 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 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
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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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adware 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 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 dropdown 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
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empty caches of Safari browser to empty
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caches again go to the preferences
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window as mentioned earlier there click
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the advanced Tab and then check on show
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features for web developers that will
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add develop on Top Apple menu click on
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that and then click on empty caches
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reset Safari browsing data in order to
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do it click privacy on preferences
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window and click on manage website data
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next in a new window click remove all
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and then done set default SE search
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engine for your Safari to do it once
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again go to preferences window and click
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on search icon make sure there is your
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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 drop-down 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 pop-up window where you
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have to click on advaned 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
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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- hand side menu and then
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restore settings to their original
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defaults once you do it a popup 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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dropdown 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 oper 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 drop-down 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 popup 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
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clear browser history and cookies and
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Firefox as shown in the screenshot first
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of all open Firefox and click on history
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at the top 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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bread come menu at the top right corner
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of
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Firefox after that click on help in more
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troubleshooting information once you do
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that click on refresh Firefox button and
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then again refresh Firefox button on
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popup window as shown in the screenshot
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now you know how to remove adware from
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your Mac so let's work together to make
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people aware of adware malware and
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viruses you can spread the word to your
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friends and family by sharing this adwar
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video through your social media accounts
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to keep them informed you can find
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anti-malware anti- adware or antivirus
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program 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 anti-
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adware or anti-virus program but you can
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find lots of such programs in app store
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by searching terms like adware or mal
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Ware and so on we hope we've helped you
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keep your Mac safe from adwar remember
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