Mac Viruses

At first glance, SunnyDay-Apps might seem legitimate and useful, however, it is a ruse masked over unwanted features. The browser hijacker generates its own ads by using the so-called "virtual layer". This layer allows the software to display banners and ads on websites they do not originate from. In other words, you may see ads powered by SunnyDay-Apps even on some of the most legitimate and trusted websites ever existed. Clicking on them will most likely expose your session to various risks - they can redirect you to suspicious or even dangerous pages designed to spread other infections. In addition, unwanted software like adware is notorious for tracking browser data (e.g. passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, etc.) to gather and sell it to interested figures. SunnyDay-Apps Privacy Policy says it can use your information to share if they need to without restriction. Although SunnyDay-Apps is not a virus itself, its capabilities may be enough to put your identity and PC security at an escalating risk. This is why it is strongly advised to remove it from your computer and restore default browser settings. Use our guide below to do it completely and without traces.

Bestfaustcaptcha.top is a dubious domain designed to promote unwanted pop-up notifications and ads. The page asks its potential victims to click on the Allow button to Watch a video, Confirm that you are not a robot, Download a file, or similar actions. Users may receive different messages depending on their geolocation and latest browser activity prior to visiting this website. As a rule, these messages are nothing, but fake designed to trick users into allowing unwanted push notifications. This action will simply allow the website to send streams of different ads right to the desktop. Such ads are rarely useful and often contain redirects to suspicious or even compromised websites (e.g. adult pages, web casinos, fake updates, etc.). If you are a victim of such changes, we strongly encourage you to read our guide and remove them to prevent being tracked or infected with something else.

Searchie is categorized as a browser hijacker. This means it can access your browser settings to change the default search engine and promote deceptive content like ads. This, therefore, may lead to a diminished browsing experience due to increased data and CPU usage. It is also likely to raise a number of privacy and malware threats. Users affected by this browser hijacker usually have their homepage address replaced with searchie.net. Some users reported the hijacker redirects their queries through search.strtpoint.com - a suspicious search engine providing insecure results. As a rule, the promoted content may be linked with potentially unwanted or even dangerous resources (e.g. adult pages, casinos, scam pages, web games, etc.) which can be designed to spread other infections. Searchie usually has its own extension mainly targeting Windows users. However, such type of software may be developed for Mac systems as well. It may also be backed with some unwanted program functioning on a victim's PC to harden the process of manual deletion. There is no doubt Searchie must be removed from your system to stave off numerous threats we mentioned above. You can do it by following our tutorial below.

ConnectionOptimizer is the name of a browser hijacker that infects machines working on macOS. It may be installed on your system as an extension, separate program, or even both after downloading some freeware software. Browser hijackers are software designed to change browser settings to set up fake search engines and spread promotional content. ConnectionOptimizer does exactly the same on various popular browsers like Google Chrome or Safari. The new search engine assigned by it is fake and redirects users through legal Yahoo or Bing. It is also capable of generating additional content like ads to gather clicks and gain some money for the developers. Although ConnectionOptimizer may sound helpful, its functions are totally useless and can be unsafe. Furthermore, browser hijackers tend to have full control of a browser making it difficult to reset the changes via traditional means. You can see the "Managed by your organization" message somewhere in settings meaning your browser is controlled by the unwanted app. Browser hijackers may also have access to reading personal data and stealing sensitive data like passwords or geolocations for revenue goals. ConnectionOptimizer is definitely worth being removed unless you want to face serious threats. Do not worry that much, we will help you do this fast and completely in the instructions below.

With the most recent macOS Catalina released by Apple, developers have crossed out the combination of both 32 and 64-bit working together. Whilst such changes have made a good boost to system performance, most users remain unsettled as they are unable to run favorite 32-bit apps since the new version came out. If you attempt to open a 32-bit application on Catalina, you will face a message saying "The developer of this apps needs to update it to work with this version of macOS. Contact the developers for more information". Apple has already mentioned that change was planned out a long time ago, but some users were not ready for such a migration. Despite this, there is a lot of room for solutions to workaround this hiccup and go beyond initial capabilities. All of them will be put up for discussion down below.

Shlayer is a trojan-based infection designed to cause a chain of multiple malware infiltrations on your device. The number of malware may vary from typical adware or fake search engine tools to more dreadful types like Ransomware that inevitably encrypts users' data. Once the trojan sneaks into the system it starts running scripts that install malware along the way. For example, the adware can distribute deceptive on-screen advertisements that redirect users to malicious resources that trick inexperienced people into downloading malware. All of these methods are basically developed for gathering personal information like passwords, geolocations, credentials, and other data that is transferred to third parties for income purposes. Shlayer Trojan has been spotted bundling Chumsearch Safari browser extension, MyShopCoupon, and fake optimization utilities like Mac Cleanup Pro that can also put your data at risk. Getting rid of Shlayer Trojan is the number one thing that you should do to prevent further infections. Thereafter, you will have to uninstall everything caused by the trojan to relieve your device from malware pressure.

NoteIt is considered to be an adware infection. This is because it spreads obtrusive and low-quality ads along with its features. The program itself acts as an instrument for creating and sending private notes that will be deleted right after being read. Adware can be installed on your PC as a browser extension or separate app. You can therefore see various ads, notifications, banners, and pop-ups during browsing sessions or straight on your desktop. It may also be a combination of both. Such advertisements are usually meant to generate illegal traffic by redirecting users to third-party pages (e.g. casino, adult websites, online web games, click-bait pages, etc.). The presence of adware inside of your system means nothing but threats that grow over time. Although NoteIt is not a virus itself, it is able to lead to further problems like malware. Before it does, you should delete it along with its generated content as soon as possible. Our guide below will aid you in doing so.

Pureweb is a dubious browser extension that claims to protect its users from intrusive ads. Unfortunately, this add-on cannot be trusted and should be removed. The reasoning lies in contradiction to its own features as Pureweb itself gets paid for promoting unreliable ads (e.g. coupons, pop-ups, banners, etc.) from third-party vendors. The extension does it no matter what website you visit - it can be even an ad-free page hosted by trusted and popular vendors. Software with such capabilities is usually categorized as adware and comes with a number of unwanted features. For instance, Pureweb has access to what you do across the web meaning there is a chance it gathers valuable information like passwords, geolocations, or IP addresses for selling it in the future. Another big problem with unwanted software like adware is that it may be hard to remove. Most users struggle to do that using traditional ways due to additional settings or apps that got installed along with the extension onto a system. Although Pureweb is not a virus itself, it is an unwanted piece of software that should be removed from your PC. We have prepared dedicated instructions to help you do it fast and without traces.