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MotionOptimizer Adware Or A Virus? Remove MotionOptimizer Adware Before It Hijacks Your Browser
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Feb 9, 2025
MotionOptimizer adware could be lurking on your Mac, disrupting your browsing experience and putting your data at risk. This persistent malware changes your search engine, hijacks your homepage, and bombards you with ads. It even opens fake tech support pages and pushes fraudulent software updates to trick you. Wondering how it got on your device? MotionOptimizer often comes bundled with free downloads or is accidentally installed via deceptive ads. But there’s hope! In this guide, we explain step-by-step how to remove MotionOptimizer adware and protect your Mac. Learn how to spot suspicious apps, reset browser settings, and prevent future infections. Say goodbye to MotionOptimizer and hello to a secure browsing experience! #MotionOptimizer #scammer #foryou #fyp #foryoupage #adware #malware #mac #bestantimalwaremac #macsecurity #virusremoval #macvirus #macadware #browsersecurity
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Hey There techsavvy community welcome
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back to the channel today we're tackling
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a sneaky little troublemaker you might
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not even know is lurking on your Mac
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motion Optimizer at wear is it just at
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wear or something more Sinister like a
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virus and most importantly how do we get
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rid of it don't worry we've got you
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covered all right let's clear up the
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confusion motion Optimizer is what we
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call itwar a type of program designed to
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bombard you with ads and disrupt your
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online experience while it's not Tech
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technically a virus it's still bad news
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why because it hijacks your browser
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fills websites with Annoying ads and
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even messes with your searches it's
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Sneaky disruptive and downright
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annoying here's what motion Optimizer
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itwar does it changes your browser's
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homepage and search engine do.it sneaks
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adds on to every website you visit and
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worst of all it might open new tabs with
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fake software updates or fake tech
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support scams the goal to make money off
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your click sore worse trick you into
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downloading even more
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malware now how did this pesky program
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end up on your Mac well it's Sneaky most
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of the time we unknowingly install it
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ourselves here's how it hides in
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software bundles when you download free
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programs or use crack software do.it
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slips and when you click on sketchy
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popup ads or it tricks you with
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misleading instructions on fake ads it's
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frustrating right but don't worry we'll
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help you kick it off your device okay
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time to roll up our sleeves and remove
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motion Optimizer adware follow these
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steps there are four main steps to
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remove adware from your Mac step one
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remove doubtful
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profiles to remove doubtful profiles go
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to the system preferences by clicking
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Apple logo at the top of your Mac menu
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as shown in the screenshot search for
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profiles icon in system preferences
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section however don't worry if you can't
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find the profiles icon that means there
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is not any infection in this section
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thus you can relax and ignore the step
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one and follow the step number two
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directly but if you can find profiles
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icon there as shown in screenshot then
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click on that once you click on profiles
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icon you will be landed on the window
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like this as shown in the screenshot
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select unknown or doubtful profile and
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then click on 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
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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 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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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 brows
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browser and need to reset your browser
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note before you reset your browser
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setting it is always a good idea to back
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up your
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bookmarks method to delete history
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cookies and malicious extensions from
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Safari browser and reset it clear
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browser history and cookies in Safari to
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do it open Safari click on the history
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at the Top Apple menu and then click
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clear history on drop-down menu after
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that a pop-up window will appear select
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all history there and then click on
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clear history delete malicious extension
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in Safari browser in order to do it open
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Safari and click on Safari at the Top
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Apple menu then click preferences on
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drop- down menu after that click on
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extensions and select the malicious or
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any suspicious extensions then click
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uninstall empty caches of Safari browser
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to empty caches again go to the
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preferences window as mentioned earlier
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there click the advanced Tab and then
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check on show features for web
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developers that will add develop on Top
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Apple menu click on that and then click
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on empty caches reset Safari browsing
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data in order to do it click privacy on
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preferences window and click on manage
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website data next in a new window click
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remove all and then done set default
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search engine for your Safari to do it
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once again go to preferences window and
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click on search icon make sure there is
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your desire search 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 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 leth 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 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 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 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 clear browser
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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 menu
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after that click on clear recent history
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select everything on pop-up window and
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then click on clear now reset AKA
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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 up update for latest adware
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on 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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