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hey everyone Welcome to our guide where
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we'll be talking about zsum a sneaky
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adwar that could be lurking on your Mac
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if you've been noticing strange ads
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popping up or your browser acting up
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this might be the culprit stick around
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as we walk you through how to remove
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zipom adware and keep your device safe
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threats so what is zipom well it's a
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type of edwar or Mac malware that can
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infect your system without you even
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realizing it you might not even know how
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it sneaks onto your device often without
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your permission and starts messing with
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your browsing experience it'll flood the
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websites you visit with ads or mess
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around with your search engine and
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settings the main goal of adwar like
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sysum is simple make money through ads
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some of these ads can be extremely
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annoying popping up in new tabs pushing
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fake software updates offering tech
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support scams or even trying to sell you
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products you don't need it's all about
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tricking you into clicking Those ads so
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cash now you're probably wondering how
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did this happen in most cases you didn't
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intentionally install it adwar like zsum
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often comes bundled with other programs
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usually free software or cracked
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programs you've downloaded if you're not
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careful while installing these programs
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dipsum could sneak in as an unwanted
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package you might have also accidentally
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installed it by click clicking on popup
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ads or following Shady links it's Sneaky
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and before you know it you've got an
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unwanted program on your Mac but don't
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worry there's a way to get rid of it
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we've got your back with a simple
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step-by-step guide on how to remove
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zipom from your device there are four
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main steps to remove adware from your
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Mac 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 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 dock 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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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 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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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 popup window will appear select
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all history there and then click on
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clear history delete malicious extension
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in Safari browser in order to do it open
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Safari and click on Safari at the Top
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Apple menu then click preferences on
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drop- down menu after that click on
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extensions and select the malicious or
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any suspicious extensions then click
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uninstall empty caches of Safari browser
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to empty caches again go to the
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preferences window as mentioned earlier
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there click the advanced Tab and then
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check on show features for web
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developers that will add develop on Top
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Apple menu click on that and then click
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on empty caches reset Safari browsing
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data in order to do it click privacy on
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preferences window and click on manage
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website data next in a new window click
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remove all and then done set default
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search engine for your Safari to do it
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once again go to preferences window and
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click on search icon make sure there is
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your desire search engine listed such as
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Google for us set default homepage for
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your Safari you have to go to
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preferences window once again to do it
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where you have to click on General icon
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under General tab make sure there is
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your desire web address listed as your
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default homepage such as google.com for
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us method to delete browser history and
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cookies from Google Chrome browser and
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reset it clear browser history and
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cookies in Chrome in order to do it open
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Chrome browser and click on the history
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at the Top Apple menu and click show
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full history on dropdown menu next in a
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new tab of chrome you will find history
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page on history page click clear
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browsing data on the left-and 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 Le hand side menu and then
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restore settings to their original
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defaults once you do it a pop-up window
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will appear where you have to click on
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reset settings button 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 and 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 clear
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browsing data when popup 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 popup window will appear
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where you have to click reset button as
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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 in 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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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 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
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adware video through your social media
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accounts to keep them informed you can
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find anti- malware anti- adware or
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antivirus programs in app store to
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remove adware easily but we recommend
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you to learn the manual way as mentioned
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earlier to remove adware because there
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is no guarantee that such programs can
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update for latest adware on time if the
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latest adware attack your device and if
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those programs are not up to dat then
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you must remove them manually so we
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don't recommend particular anti-malware
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anti- adware 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 adwar
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