Mac advertising software cleaner pop up?

I get a pop for a recommended download. The pop-up is recommended, I download "Mac clean Adware" and I don't know if it is a legitimate source, or to ignore it. So far, I ignored it, but he continues to appear. If it's something I should be avoiding, any advice on how to stop the pop up?

Any help would be welcome. Thank you in advance.

May have installed a fake 'utility' called 'Mac advanced cleaner.' Like any software that aims to 'clean up' or to 'speed up' a Mac automatically, it's a scam, and some variants of it are ad-injecting malware.

To remove it, please take the following steps. Some of the files listed may be absent in your case. Back up all data before proceeding.

Malware is constantly evolving to work around defenses against it. This procedure works now, I know. It will not work in the future. Anyone finding this comment a couple of days or more after it was published should look for a more recent discussion, or start a new one.

If you paid for the software with a credit card, consider the load statement to the Bank as fraudulent.

Step 1

Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select this option:

~/Library/LaunchAgents

Right-click or Ctrl-click on the highlighted line and select

Services ▹ Open

the contextual menu.* can open a folder that is named "LaunchAgents. If so, take a look inside it for files whose name begins in one of these ways:

com PCV.

com WebShoppy

Place such a file in the Recycle Bin.

* If you do not see the item context menu copy the selected text in the Clipboard by pressing Control-C key combination. In the Finder, select

Go ▹ go to the folder...

from the menu bar and paste it into the box that opens by pressing command + V. You won't see what you pasted a newline being included. Press return.

Step 2

Open this folder as in step 1:

/Library/LaunchAgents

Inside, there may be one or more files with name starting in

com WebTools

If so, move these files and only those who, in the trash. You may be prompted for administrator login password.

Do not remove the LaunchAgents folder or anything else inside.

Log off or restart the computer.

Step 3

Open the Applications folder and move an item named "Advanced Mac Cleaner" (if it exists) to the trash. Also remove all items with a name like "Shoppy" or "WebShoppy." Empty the trash.

Step 4

Tab Extensions of Safari preferences window, uninstall an extension named "XSearch" if it is present. Also delete other extensions that you don't know that you need. When in doubt, remove all of them. None is required for normal operation. You may need to do the equivalent with Chrome and Firefox browsers, if you use one of the people.

Step 5

The malware is now permanently inactivated, as long as you don't reinstall it. This step is optional.

Remove the following, if they exist, as in step 1:

/Library/Application Support/amc
~/Library/AdvancedMacCleaner
~/Library/Application Support/WebTools

There is no need to log out or restart after this step.

The problem may have started when you have something, like the application "FileZilla", downloaded from the 'Sourceforge' site or some other Internet cesspit. Never to visit this site again. All software must be downloaded on the Web site or on the Mac App Store, as appropriate.

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