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To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your Mac with legitimate antivirus software. Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites, loss of private information. Your Mac becomes slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you are redirected to dubious websites.ĭeceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers, torrent file downloads. This application belongs to Adload malware family. Threat Summary: NameĪvast (MacOS:Adload-AD ), Combo Cleaner (.10), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of OSX/), Kaspersky (Not-a-virus:HEUR:), Full List ( VirusTotal) Fake search engines can generate misleading results (promote shady websites) or show results generate by other questionable search engines. It changes them to a fake search engine (its address). The web browser's settings that CleanSearch changes are a default search engine, homepage, and new tab. CleanSearch could generate pop-ups, banners, surveys, coupons, and other types of advertisements. It is distributed through a fake Adobe Flash Player installer.Īdvertisements displayed by CleanSearch could open untrustworthy websites designed to extract personal information (like passwords, credit card details, bank account numbers, and to promote other PUAs. CleanSearch is classified as adware and a browser hijacker. CleanSearch generates advertisements and makes changes in the affected browser's settings (hijacks a web browser).

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