MacBook Air :: Cursor Advert Popups - A Virus?
Jun 4, 2012
My cursor is poping up with inappropriate dialog boxes containing things like Facebook, Groupon, Apple computer, Google and other company names, even some in chinese characters. Behaves the same as other popups when you linger over over an active point on a page - eg. 'insert table' and dissappears after a few seconds. Doesn't seem malicious but is extremely annoying and perplexing.
Thought I had a virus and installed Norton which found and removed a Trojon.Sasfis virus which I thought had fixed the problem but it has returned.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Sep 1, 2014
whenever I search something in Google, the results will come up, and then about 2 seconds later, other random text and links will appear. The most annoying part though is that whenever I click on ANYTHING, whether it be a link or a field to fill in, it takes me to various "mac cleaner" websites. I haven't downloaded any of those sites, yet it's started happening in the last day and appears to be getting worse. There are also random ads appearing on every website I go to, that never appeared before. For example, at the google home page, there are now random ads all over the bottom of it.
I have tried to manage my cookies and pop ups, I've deleted chrome and reinstalled it again, I have restarted my computer, nothing seems to be working! I've tried all three of my web browsers - safari, chrome and firefox, and they all do the same thing.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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May 15, 2012
Why do I recieve mackeeper popups when I have pop ups blocked already? Is Mac-keeper really malware?
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MacBook
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Sep 11, 2014
As above. I cannot stop the advert from loading each time I start up Safari. I have clicked everything I can find in Adblock to no avail. Adblock tells me to:
If you see this message every time you start AdBlock, please make sure you are not using a file cleaner that also cleans 'localStorage' files.
I cannot find a file cleaner or localStorage files. Adblock can't seem to support?
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Apr 5, 2012
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Mar 12, 2009
I was wondering if any of you iMovie experts could come up with a way to create the same effect of the 2nd generation ipod touch advert.I have iMovie '09 and need to create an advert for an iPhone for my school project. I was going to use the same sort of method but for things such as the phone and texting.
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Aug 25, 2014
I have a macbook air that I just bought last year and I think I have malware. I have popups whenever I click on ANYTHING in any browser that I have tried. The most common popup is this mackeeper page. I've tried to follow to uninstall instructions but I can't even find that I have ever installed it in my applications or downloads or anywhere. I have tried to delete almost everything on my laptop and everything I have ever downloaded.
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MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Jul 14, 2008
is attached to word documents. a friend rid it from my husbands resume which he was trying to upload to monster. there doesn't seem to be a program to get rid of it on a mac. so everythng i open just gets infected on my 3 machines. other than taking it to a pc and running the program my friend had, is there a (program) that will allow me to get rid of it? i know it doesn't affect my machine but pcs will not take these docs. I don't work in word, just use it to open client documents and copy into quark.
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Apr 11, 2010
Anyone come across this? I 've been having it a lot recently on my imac, not my pbook though, and I can't seem to find how to fix it... very strange behaviour, as soon as you start writing the cursor vanishes...make for some very hard writing I tell you...
Well, that's ms, they might even have it as an option somewhere that I cannot find...
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Dec 6, 2014
I seem to have a bit of an issue on my MacBook Pro with pop-ups. I use Google Chrome and I thought this was a Chrome issue. I uninstalled the program and re-installed it, but when I used Safari to re-install, I had pop-ups come up on Safari, so it isn't a Chrome issue.
I am unsure if this is a Java plug-in issue or what, but I'm getting pop-ups everywhere and I do work quite a lot on my MacBook. I keep getting pop-ups such as MacKeeper, Purifier, EuroMillionaire, etc. I noticed I had MacKeeper and removed it. I will admit, I was working rapidly on Friday afternoon and I think I may have disabled Java or something. I am not sure how to go to the settings and adjust this.
How I can erase this. I've had this MacBook since late 2008 and haven't had this issue. I am on OS X 10.9.5 if that matters.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Dec 11, 2014
I have a mac book pro, and Mackeeper was downloaded on it somehow. Now every time I open Safari, or a new tab in it, there is a pop-up (even though I've blocked pop-ups). Im pretty sure I've deleted the program, although why am I still getting these pop-ups??
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MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
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Sep 3, 2014
my macbook air keeps getting popups like mac keeper and a few other random popups and every time i click on something in safari it pops up ? what do i do ? how do i stop this my pop up blocker is on ?
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Sep 2, 2014
Basically I just want to be able to use safari without so many interruptions that aren't necessary.
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MacBook Pro with Retina display
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Sep 5, 2014
There are so many pop ups showing up on safari. Do I have a virus?
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Dec 2, 2014
I have owned and worked on Apple computers for many years and never had any issues with any type of viruses or pop-ups and now I do. I cannot think of anything I did but now anytime I open a new Tab or do something on a web page new tabs immediately open.URL....Also, when I open other sites like Snapfish I get these pop-ups on the top and bottom of the website.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Jun 25, 2014
whenever I'm using safari, i keep getting a pop-up for MacKeeper, i have my pop-ups blocked in my settings but still continuously get this popping up, how can i stop this from happening?
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Aug 28, 2014
I do not understand, but I am getting a pop-up just about every time I click on a link or go to a new website on the internet.
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MacBook Pro
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Jun 6, 2014
whenever i am connected to the net,many unwanted pop ups keep on popping,is there anyways to get rid of them?
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1
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Aug 29, 2014
I have turned off third party extensions. I have made sure I had the correct version of adobe flash player. I have blocked popup windows
But no matter what I do bizarre pop ups continue. I have safari 6.16 and Max OS X 10.7.5. What to do to clean off these virus or malware?
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
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Dec 9, 2014
Using Google chrome and need to disable these "Pop-Ups" ads.
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MacBook Pro, iOS 7.0.5
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Aug 22, 2014
I think I got infected when downloading a torrent ap--now deleted, but the problem persists. Basically every time I click on anything (even on reputable sites, I get ridiculous popups and ads that should not be there. The internet tells me that my MacBook pro has been infected with malware.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)
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Aug 28, 2014
So I have my safari settings to block pop ups but something must have messed with my computer because i get pop ups now more than ever?
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MacBook Pro with Retina display
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Jun 3, 2014
in safari and now chrome I will click on a link and it will open up random spam window with games, mackeeper or inappropriate content.
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MacBook Pro, iOS 7.1.1, Safari and Chrome
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Dec 9, 2014
my friend has a mac and she said i should download google chrome and i did but i think there is a virus possibly.there are plenty of pop ups of something called "safe finder" when i first open google chrome and i want to get rid of the pop ups but i don't know how to get rid of them?
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MacBook Air
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Mar 17, 2009
I'm trying to read news sites and my eye is distracted by things bouncing around in adverts. It's even worse when they're playing obnoxious sounds until you click the mute button in them.Therefore I just thought I'd let people know about this wonderful piece of software. I've seen it mentioned a few times here but even if this thread only helps a few people I think it'll be worth it:[URL]Not only does it hide these horrific insults to humanity (ok a bit strong perhaps), it actually prevents them loading, therefore your pages load quicker! And it's completely unobtrusive! If you want to watch flash file, simply click on in.
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Aug 29, 2014
Well I think the title just about covers my problems! Didn't think I'd have so much trouble having forked out for a Mac!
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MacBook Air, iOS 7.1.2, 3 months old.
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Jun 4, 2014
I have recently discovered that on safari, on certain websites such as bbc.co.uk, there are words that are highlighted in green and underlined. Everytime i click on a 'green word' it takes me to some kind of pop-up style website that looks pretty dodgy. Also it happens on google chrome. My computer is running a tad slower, but nothing out of the ordinary. I fear something may have downloaded by accident via the internet.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.5), 2.5 years old.
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May 16, 2012
I accidentally clicked on a link in an email from a friend and was taken to a website which is obviously a scam. "Work from Home..." I have tried lots of things to get rid of it but it won't go away and won't let me do anything else with Safari. Do I have malware? How do I get rid of it?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Dec 7, 2014
downloading a (supposed) "media player" on my Mac a couple weeks ago. Ever since, I get a lot of pop-ups telling me (among other things) to download a new media player..find out where this garbage is on my computer and get rid of it?
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iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
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