Mac Viruses

Privatesearches.org is a dubious search engine that is promoted by a browser hijacker. Users reported this address started being used for displaying search queries after a fake Google Docs application/extension was downloaded from a misleading website. Upon installation, this fake application alters browser settings to set privatesearches.org as a default search engine and generate search results. searchesmia.com was also spotted to be another web address involved in the redirection chain of this hijacker. Please note that results generated by privatesearches.org can promote suspicious ads and redirects to potentially dangerous websites (e.g., phishing sites, scam affairs, websites promoting fake software, adult pages, and so forth). Shady software that changes browser settings can also enable data-tracking abilities to let cybercriminals collect sensitive data. Thus, it is strongly advised to not trust and interact with such results as it may otherwise lead to system and privacy threats. Similarly to other browser hijackers, the fake Google Docs application also installs the "Managed by your organization" feature to complicate the removal of unwanted changes. Thus, you might find our tutorial helpful to get rid of the shady application and restore your browser settings back to their defaults.

StackMist is browser adware, that targets MacOS and Safari browser. It installs an app and extension. This type of malware inserts its own ads into sites that the victim visits. Being installed into the system StackMist has access to browser history, search phrases, and surfing patterns and can share this private information with third parties. If you spot weird behavior on your computer, like unexpected popups from StackMist while browsing or unwanted changes to browser settings, calling fake technical support numbers, downloading potentially malicious software, then you are very likely infected by this advertising virus. Since StackMist permits advertisers to track users’ browsing data, it strongly recommended removing adware as soon as possible. In this article, we will show several simple methods to uninstall StackMist completely from your Mac.

Open.flintguard.top is a bogus domain, registered and exploited by adware developers. Malefactors are using browser notification feature to bombard user's desktops with tons of purposeless push-notifications, show pop-ups, and create endless redirections. Clicking on displayed advertisements may lead to severe adware infection or potentially unwanted application installation. It is similar to previously described pop-up websites. Hackers use hundreds of such domains and actively distribute them. This type of adware appeared recently, as a new type of social engineering attack, using push-notifications to deliver nasty ads via legal channel directly to the user's desktops. The general method to protect from such types of threats is to disable notifications function in all browsers and use internet security applications with ad-blocking and filtering features. Perform steps described below to remove Open.flintguard.top from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Edge, Safari, or Internet Explorer.

Search.totalav.com is a web engine that is part of the legitimate TotalAV Web Shield extension (Safe Search feature). It is designed to process the entered queries and filter potentially dangerous websites for extra internet security. TotalAV is considered a legitimate and accredited anti-malware company that sells a variety of system and web protection tools, including the WebShield extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera. However, sometimes users can unintentionally install its software through third-party installers and get confused about where it came from. In other cases, it may also be a browser hijacker that mimics the traits of legitimate software to perform some shady activities (e.g., collect personal data, promote redirects to other pages, generate ads, force-open suspicious websites, and so forth). If search.totalav.com appeared without your consent, we recommend you delete it from your system - to prevent possible privacy threats. It is likely to be a browser extension that causes such changes. Use our guide below to remove it without traces.

Arachidenews.com is a by-product of adware that could sneak into the system without your consent. The unwanted website installs in a browser to display various ads and promotional offers. Usually, the spectrum of such is highly untrusted and should be avoided. People infected with this adware are likely to see pornography ads, casino banners, and other types of potentially dangerous content. While adware is not a virus itself, it can aid other developers in promoting malicious software via its ads. As a result, clicking on them may lead to pages exposing users to malware. In addition to that, letting adware work on a PC might slow down your browser performance and prevent users from resetting the changes. If you do not have enough experience to delete such software, you are likely to fail and let Arachidenews.com continue its presence. For this reason, we recommend you follow our tutorial below to make sure it is removed completely and without traces. You can also familiarize yourself with how adware could infect your PC in the section below.

Captchaglow.top is a rogue type of website attempting to force users into allowing fake push notifications. This is a social engineering trick meant to earn money on advertising various content. Users will see a number of ad banners bombarding the desktop upon allowing push notifications. Initially, there is nothing wrong with the push-notification feature itself, however, some websites can use it to share dubious or even dangerous content. Captchaglow.top is exactly the case. It is a landing page instructing its users to click on the Allow button to confirm they are not a robot, watch a video, download files, open a page, or any other similar goal. Instead, it will simply permit the website to send promotional content straight to your desktop. These ads will endlessly feature until Captchaglow.top is removed from your browser settings. Sometimes users may see Captchaglow.top or similar pages open each time at browser setup despite removing them from notification lists, which means it is likely to have something related to adware. Adware is potentially unwanted software that could get stealthily installed on a system and start changing some browser properties without consent. If you see Captchaglow.top abusing your browser settings, make sure to follow our instructions below and remove it completely. Otherwise, it can put your privacy at significant risk and piss you off with extremely annoying activity.

Myreqdcompany.com is the domain used for hosting advertising content, ads and push notification serving, pop-ups display, and redirects in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer. The presence of Myreqdcompany.com ads on browsers can mean, that your computer is infected with adware, or that you've visited a malicious website and accidentally allowed push-notifications from the website. Myreqdcompany.com may redirect to sites with adult content, gambling sites and online casinos, phishing bank pages, shopping sites, third-party news portals. Users should avoid the transition to advertising sites, as they promote maleficent software or fraudulent pages. Our team prepared a complete tutorial to remove Myreqdcompany.com ads, pop-ups, and redirects from various browsers and operating systems.

Irevibele.com is another example similar to thousands of other social engineering websites. Such pages employ legitimate browser features to distribute potentially dangerous content. Irevibele.com asks its visitors to click on the "Allow" button in order to verify that you are not a robot, watch the video, download a file, verify that you are a human, etc. Allowing the action will open a buffer for Irevibele.com to send a lot of spam ads as notifications right to the desktop or activity bar on a smartphone. Such ads may be linked with unwanted resources - among them are adult pages, online casinos, fake download websites, and other suspicious redirects meant to generate traffic or promote something malicious. While being asked to permit the action, users may spot the "Block" button as well. Unfortunately, clicking on it will simply reopen the same page or lead to other resources similar to Irevibele.com. This is why a better decision is always to close such pages and do not click anywhere on them. If you became a victim of Irevibele.com notifications and other annoying features, follow our guide below to remove them.