What is Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com?
Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com pop-ups in your browser shows that your system is infected with adware. The adware is a sort of malware used for advertising purposes. That way crooks generate advertising revenue by promoting third-party products and spreading unwanted software. As a rule, it gets on victim’s computer bundled with shareware/freeware programs. That’s why you should always pay attention when installing new software and be very careful what you agree to install. In addition to annoying pop-ups, the user might also face constant redirections to other advertising websites, many of which can pose a risk to your system. To stop these pop-ups, we prepared this tutorial that we hope will help you to remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from MacOS computer.
How to remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com?
- Remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com automatically
- Uninstall Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com From Browsers
Automatic removal of Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com
To make sure that the adware won’t appear again, you need to delete Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com files and registry entries.
Norton is a powerful tool that is able to keep your Mac clean. It would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com but also the safest and most assuring one. By clicking the button, you agree to EULA and Privacy Policy. Downloading will start automatically.
Steps of Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com manual removal
Remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from Applications
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Try to find applications related to Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com using Terminal
- Open Terminal
- Copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
- Navigate to: /Users/yourmacname/Library/Application Support/
- Delete Folder: Agent
- Go back to Terminal and copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
Remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from browsers
Since most of the hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover Congratulations-you-won.com-yourprize.com.com.
