Guides describing features of rogue software and the ways to remove it. Easy instructions to uninstall rogue software completely and tips on how to avoid it.
Advanced Mac Tuneup is a fake optimization tool similar to Mac Tonic, Mac Keeper, Secure Mac Tuneup. In fact, they are all useless and focused on inexperienced users. The workflow of all above-mentioned programs is the same: at first, it finds out critical system errors allegedly affects a system’s performance and then imposes paid services to fix them.
Smart Mac Care is a fraudulent software which is designed to trick users into paying for imposed services. The scheme of the program’s work is simple enough – it encourages people to purchase the license by showing a lot of system issues allegedly detected on the system. Actually, this program just simulates the search process and most probably your system is clean.
Mac Auto Fixer is a bogus application that shows fabricated issues allegedly detected on your system. That’s why having it on the computer is not reasonable and you should remove Mac Auto Fixer right away. Though you hardly installed it of your own free will, most probably, it got on a computer along with fake Adobe Flash updates in form of optional offer.
Mac File Opener is presented as a useful application allowing to open various file types that Mac doesn’t support by default. Actually, it’s PUP developed by infamous PCVark that has also released many similar rogue programs including Mac Tonic, Disk Cleanup Pro, Mac Space Reviver, Duplicates Cleaner, eSecure, Disk Reviver and so on. Like other potentially unwanted programs, Mac File Opener is distributed in conjunction with dubious applications. Users may be asked to install search toolbars or adware programs during installation.
Mac Tonic is a rogue software which supposedly is able to detect and fix system errors on Mac computer. The first sign that should be a matter of concern to users is a distribution method. It might get on your PC without being noticed together with some freeware programs you’ve downloaded from the Web.
Mac Ads Cleaner is a deceptive application stating that it can boost up a computer performance. However, it’s exactly the opposite. Once launched, it starts to display a lot of non-existent threat messages in order to persuade you to buy the full version of Mac Ads Cleaner. And Mac Ads Cleaner will do it persistently displaying commercial content every time you work in front of a computer.
Cloudfront is a malicious application that aims to make you install more unwanted third-party applications. This is being done through the appearance of fake notifications claiming that your system is infected with viruses. Advertising is also the source of income for developers, therefore, you’ll have to face lots of intrusive pop-up ads and sudden redirects enforcing you to visit affiliate websites.
Spigot virus is the collective name for the group of software that is closely connected with malware. The installation of one of the applications by Spigot Inc usually leads to the problems that are typical for adware and browser hijacker threats. That means that you may experience the change of your browser settings, involving the altering the start page and the main search engine, or overflowing a browser with ads of all kinds.
Ardamax is an application with the twofold reputation and possible uses. It was originally created as a program for parental control for people who want to monitor their children’s activities and to narrow the circle of sources they may visit. This is possible due to the operational principle of a keylogger – these utilities allow to intercept the information inputted with a keyboard. However, Ardamax Keylogger is also often employed as a method of illegal spying.
Hallmark eCard scam is another fraud that uses fake Windows alert and telephone hotline. When it is launched for the first time, the threat displays the notification about the expiration of your eCard. It blocks the screen masquerading the background installation of other scam components.
