Mac Viruses

Smartcaptcha.top is a suspicious domain designed to generate traffic by sending a flurry of unwanted ads or banners. If you are being asked to allow push-notifications to solve Captcha, download a file, or any other action, this means that your browser is manipulated by adware. The message on the main page encourages users to click on "Allow" button to let notifications be pushed. It says: Click "Allow" to confirm that you are not a robot!. Adware-type programs alter certain values and create profiles to open Smartcaptcha.top at browser startup. Sometimes it is possible to visit such websites as a result of accidental redirects through shady ads or buttons hanging over web pages. Programs that access browser settings, can spy on whatever you do in a browser. This means that your data can be gathered in the background mode and therefore sold to cybercriminals. Smartcaptcha.top is an intermediate website created for scam purposes, hence, we recommend you remove it by following our guidelines below.

Based on ad-generating algorithms, Advtpro.com is part of an adware program that gets installed on user's PCs inadvertently. Until a potentially unwanted program remains unsolved in your system, you will see this redirect each time at browser boot up. Domains like Advtpro.com are designed to clickbait users on fake "Allow" buttons to enable push notifications. Usually, these actions have to be done under the pretext of passing robot/captcha confirmation or downloading a file. The message on the page usually falsely states, that it is obligatory to click "Allow" button, to confirm, that "you are not a robot". However, allowing false push notifications will lead to the spam of malicious banners right on your desktop. Whilst received ads may seem safe and useful, they can put your privacy at a huge risk by exposing necessary data to cybercriminals. To prevent the aforementioned, you should delete adware related to Advtpro.com from your PC right now.

Ads4pc.com is a transient website that can be visited whilst crossing between pages. Sometimes, the constant appearance of such domains can dictate the presence of adware installed on your PC. Ads4pc.com targets a single purpose - trick users into allowing push notifications that can be seen in the top left corner of your screen. The main page of the site contains a message: Click "Allow" if you are not a robot with a robot image. Once done, your desktop will be overloaded with stubborn notifications about news, sales, product offers, and other types. Unfortunately, most of them are dangerous to click since they can throw users onto malicious websites that run the background installation of malware. Moreover, potentially unwanted programs like adware come to the risk of being spied by cybercriminals. In other words, as long as you have adware installed on your pc, extortionists can gather passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, and other information to capitalize on. Thus, you should remove a program that supports Ads4pc.com to prevent confidential leaks as soon as possible.

Looker is an unwanted browser extension that alters browser settings to install its own homepage address. Software of such is notorious for promoting fake search engines - which oftentimes display results provided by legitimate engines like Google, Yahoo, or Bing. The Looker hijacker is no different, as it redirects all search queries to Microsoft Bing. Developers in charge of such modifications use such a scheme to generate illegal traffic and gain money on various ads. It is also worth noting that some browser hijacker extensions may be able to control permissions, which prevent users from disabling or removing the add-on. The list of permissions may stretch even further and allow suspicious extensions to monitor browsing data (e.g., passwords, IP-addresses, history, geolocations, etc.) and collect it for selling purposes. Based on the clarifications above, we, therefore, advise you to remove the Looker extension and its residual files from your system. Use our guide below to do it fast and without traces.

Users may end up on websites claiming "You Have Won A Google Gift" or similar messages. Such websites are fake and must be avoided. It is possible that you could end up on it after clicking on some dubious ad. Alternatively, users may be forcefully redirected to such pages by unwanted software installed in the system. Pages displaying messages about prizes claim they selected some number of lucky winners, which will receive a guaranteed prize. The only thing necessary is to complete a survey of questions and choose any prize offered. Here is a more detailed overview of what text such messages may look like:

Being part of the AdLoad malware family, LuckyRelic is an unwanted piece of software known for generating ad content. Software of such is usually referred to as adware and is meant to display sponsored advertisements in various browsers. It can also send notification windows (pop-ups) right to the desktop. The content displayed is often categorized to be dangerous due to compromised redirects leading to adult pages, online scams, or even pages promoting fake/malicious software. Such websites may perform stealth installations and run malvertising operations on top of users' experience in the background mode. Additionally, an unwanted program like LuckyRelic may gain access to more explicit settings and become able to collect sensitive browser data (passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, history, etc.) to sell it on dark web resources. This could lead to potential privacy and identity threats. To avoid them, it is important to delete LuckyRelic from Mac to prevent its unwanted behavior. You can do it in our tutorial below.

Websearches.club is the name of a search engine promoted by browser hijackers. Such engines are usually considered fake due to their inability or poor quality of generating search results. It is also quite often for browser hijackers to use legitimate engines like Google, Yahoo, or Bing, to spoof traffic and generate revenue by displaying ads. The Websearches.club URL address has been reported to come along with hijacker extensions like Img downloadit, Newtab, GillCom, SysKey, and others as well. Unwanted programs like browser hijackers may also operate in the form of desktop apps (even together with extensions) that modify certain settings and put up handcuffs on them. This means that changes voluntarily done by users (extension removal, settings reset, etc.) can end up denied or reverted back to unwanted changes. In addition, it is also crucial to note that many browser hijackers (including those associated with Websearches.club) can monitor and collect browsing data like passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, and other sensitive information that cybercriminaks may capatilize on. For this reason, it is recommended to remove such software and reset your browser to regular settings. You can do it in our tutorial below.

RealAccount is another representative of large Adload family of malware aiming MacOS systems. It comes in form of small application for Mac and browser extension for Safari browser. Once installed, it starts producing ads and pop-ups, as well as search redirects, often changing your default search engine in Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Visually, its icon looks like a magnifying glass on a gray background, just like any other malware from Adload. Sometimes the icon has a green background. Search hijacks redirect users to Yahoo, Bing or some unknown third-party search engines. Generally, RealAccount can be uninstalled just like any regular extension or application in MacOS, however, many victims complain that it immediately re-installs itself or even won't allow users to remove it. For such cases, we provided detailed instructions and handy tools to help you remove RealAccount extension and application from Safari on Mac.