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Mac Virus?

by RedWaterDub
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Hi Program Warriors,

Not sure if this is the best forum category for this question but hopefully a programmer might know;

I use Mas OSX 6.8

Problem: On Firefox, a pop up advert slides up from the bottom of screen on random pages I go to on the net. And, some times a page will redirect to an advert or somewhere else like an answers page.

Is this a virus? or has some kind of plugin installed itself or something else?

I did use Clamxav on my whole computers files but no recent virus was detected.

How can I get rid of this?

Thanks
#mac #virus
  • Profile picture of the author David V
    I seriously doubt it's your Mac.
    It sounds like a plugin/addon you have in Firefox that was auto installed, or something you installed that has superfine print about sponsors.
    I would dig into the plugins and addons and see what's there.
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    • Profile picture of the author RedWaterDub
      Thanks.. that was it.. was the firefox seo quake plugin.. I removed it and problem gone... shame coz I like that seo quake toolbar.

      Originally Posted by David V View Post

      I seriously doubt it's your Mac.
      It sounds like a plugin/addon you have in Firefox that was auto installed, or something you installed that has superfine print about sponsors.
      I would dig into the plugins and addons and see what's there.
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  • Profile picture of the author David V
    Glad you found it, but it's odd, I've used that addon many times without issue.
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    • Profile picture of the author RedWaterDub
      Me too.. I've had it for ages.. but it seems to have either been hacked or they have added those redirects and ads on purpose, coz taking it away definitely solved the problem.
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      • Profile picture of the author RedWaterDub
        UPDATE.. The pop up ads have come back again, so perhaps it wasnt the seo quake after all.. now I am confused
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