Mac Viruses

"Your Chrome Is Severely Damaged By 13 Malware!" is a message hosted on various deceptive websites including high-benefits.com, letsprotectphone.com, and deviceunder-shield.com. It is claimed to be an official Google Security warning that says your Chrome browser data (e.g. passwords, messages, images, etc.) is at risk of leakage due to the so-called Tor.Jack Malware (or something else with other similar scams). The purpose of this pop-up scam is simply to trick users into believing their computer is under severe infection. It, therefore, encourages users to click on the "Allow" button and run a special Google Play-approved application promising to clean their PC from the afore-claimed danger. Unfortunately, complying with such requests will simply subscribe users to unwanted ads and notifications and cause redirects through tons of rogue pages. URL addresses spotted in the redirects chain after clicking on the "Allow" button are "get-advantage.com", "difice-milton.com", and "nomore-spam.com". The ostensible Google Play-approved application will end up unwanted or malicious, bringing a lot of problems that were not existent before. Software of this kind may be able to collect browser-related data (geolocations, IP addresses, passwords, log-in credentials, etc.), slow down system performance, or even ask victims to purchase some upgraded version for extended features. Note that the majority of applications distributed through scam pop-ups are fake and do carry nothing, but additional problems. If you became a victim of this scam, follow our tutorial below to make sure you are not in its dangerous grip.

VLC Addon tries to exploit users' familiarity with the legitimate VLC Media Player. In fact, it is fake and has nothing to do with the original program. Upon successful installation into a browser, the rogue extension triggers excessive generation of intrusive and suspicious ads across various pages. Since VLC Addon has access to essential browser features, it may also be able to surveil personal data (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.) and collect it for monetary incentives. Having such an unwanted add-on installed might bear potential privacy and security risks causing malware proliferations, for instance. It is thus important to make everything sure no such activity continues its functioning inside the system. Follow our guide below to perform complete removal and leave no traces behind it.

Trusted-captcha.top is a malicious website, that hosts phishing and fraudulent pages and subdomains, that trick user into subscribing to unwanted notifications in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Edge, Internet Explorer browsers, running on Windows, Mac or Android. Users land on websites like Trusted-captcha.top after multiple misleading redirects after visiting questionable online resources. After this, users start getting ads, pop-ups, tech support scam messages on their desktops. This text offers users to subscribe to notifications from this site, to be able to watch the content. At the same time, browsers show a default dialog box with options to allow or block notifications from the site you are visiting. If a person clicks on the "Allow" button, users will start receiving unwanted pop-up ads from Trusted-captcha.top directly on the desktop even when the browser is closed. This tutorial describes ways to remove Trusted-captcha.top and stop ads, pop-ups, and notifications from such sites.

Freecaptcha.top is another domain, used for social engineering attack. The main purpose of its developers is to create push-notifications in Google Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Mozilla Firefox, and display ads and pop-ups in those browsers. The website shows the page stating that you need to "Click "Allow" to confirm that you are not a robot". Malware can also perform redirects to advertising pages. Freecaptcha.top is one of the thousands of temporarily websites, used by large advertising network. Users grant access to show push notifications for Freecaptcha.top occasionally. Website, encourages people to click Allow button, using vague wording and false information. Once the site is allowed to do it, it becomes harder to eliminate it, as it may install adware on the PC and the consequences can be more severe. Use these simple instructions to remove Freecaptcha.top adware and get rid of push notifications.

Custom Search Bar is most often a browser extension that promotes unwanted features without the consent of users. It changes the default homepage URL-address to customsearchbar.me and redirects users through one of the most popular search engines, such as Yahoo.com. Software with this post-installation behavior falls under the category of browser hijackers. It brings no real value to users, at least due to the lack of authentic features. As said, instead of generating its own results, customsearchbar.me will redirect users to Yahoo.com or other legitimate search engines. Browser hijackers tend to exploit the usage of popular search platforms to generate fake traffic and earn additional revenues. Due to the fact that Custom Search Bar is given reading permissions, it may also be able to capture what users enter while visiting various websites (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, log-in credentials, etc.). In addition to this, it is worth mentioning that some browser hijackers have adware features as well. This means the generation of unwanted and suspicious ads that appear in random places across different websites. Note that Custom Search Bar is quite a generic name that can be used by other browser hijackers as well. If you became a victim of Custom Search Bar or anything similar, we recommend you follow our guide below to stop it from working. Many users struggle to do it on their own, as such extensions are often backed by additional changes in system settings disallowing their traditional removal.

Pulpysearch.com is part of a browser hijacker which alters the browser's homepage, new tab, and search properties as well. An unwanted program facilitating such changes can be installed on users' PCs in the form of a desktop application or browser add-on. Whatever it is, Pulpysearch.com will persistently downgrade the browsing experience - victims reported it is capable of redirecting users to dubious websites, displaying an increased number of ads and other compromised content. The main purpose of it is obviously to trick users into clicking on ads and interacting with other potentially unwanted content (e.g., online casinos, adult pages, unreliable download pages, etc.). Successful visits bring hijacker developers monetary gains through sponsors providing such content. It is also worth noting that software allowing Pulpysearch.com to work in your browser may also be able to trace your activity and gather various data like passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, and so forth. Browser hijackers can target the most popular browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and even Safari on Mac. We strongly advise you to remove Pulpysearch.com from your browser and prevent the above-mentioned threats. Feel free to follow our guide below to do so.

Get-content.site is a deceptive site, that, with the help of tricks, forces the user to subscribe to its push notifications in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. It may also affect Safari or Edge in rare cases. Usually, the website page is shown as an intermediary gateway before downloading a file or watching a video. The message states: "You need to be subscribed to be able to watch the videos. Click "Allow" to subscribe to Push Notifications. Please note that you might also receive promotional notifications". And "Allow" button is displayed, which, if clicked, runs the script showing a standard browser dialog window, offering to allow notifications from Get-content.site. After that, users begin to receive numerous notifications from this website in the bottom-right corner of the desktop, even with the closed browser window. Get-content.site promotes third-party news portals, services, and products of doubtful quality. It uses deceptive methods for distribution and annoys regular users with useless, unnecessary, and purely promotional notifications, ads, and pop-ups. This threat is categorized as adware and often comes along with potentially unwanted programs installed on your PC. Follow instructions below to remove Get-content.site and disable push notifications from it in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Saumeechoa.com is the domain used for displaying notifications, ads, pop-ups, and redirects in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, and Safari. The purpose of these ads is to gain subscription to website notifications, in order to push advertisements in future, so Saumeechoa.com can be called a "social engineering virus". After users click the "Allow" button, they will receive numerous push alerts in browsers that are really unwelcome. Besides, redirects may promote software and goods of low quality. In rare cases, ads by Saumeechoa.com can be powered by a browser extension or desktop application. Once you find and remove the program causing it, you will get rid of pop-ups. The malware hides under neutral or common names and inside system folders. It is hard to locate it without specialized tools. Please, use this tutorial to remove Saumeechoa.com ads and restore browser settings to default values.