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Jan 10, 2019 Did you get unwanted MacCleaner pop-ups and wonder where it came from? Then you need to know that you have an ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) installed on your MAC system. Here’s below how the MacCleaner pop up ads looked like when I got it on my Apple MAC.
Method to remove Advanced Mac Cleaner App .
Enter in System library .
Click on finder > Take the cursor on top menu bar > Go > computer > Macintosh HD
Search the app in following folder .
( a ) Applications - Advanced Mac cleaner
Enter in User library , click on finder > Go > hold option key > click on library .
( a ) Folder Advanced Mac cleaner - click on it , the followings .plist are found .
msets.plist
rlist.plist
( b) In Application Support folder of Mac , there is a subfolder Advanced Mac cleaner
params.plist
Settings.plist
( c) Folder amc
amcuninstall
com.pcv.amcuuninstall.plist
com.pcv.hlpramcn.plist
helperamc
Inf.Adit
( d ) Folder Caches of Mac these are two remnants of the app .
com.Pcv.hlpramc
com.pcv.hlpramc
( e ) Cookies folder of Mac
com.pcv.hlpramc.binarycookies
com.pcv.rlistupdater.binarycookies
com.techyutils.cleaner.binarycookies
( f ) Folder hlpramc
![Advanced Mac Cleaner Pop Up Advanced Mac Cleaner Pop Up](/uploads/1/2/5/8/125849046/328440376.png)
Web settings.plist
( g ) Folder Launch Agents of Mac
com.pcv.hlpramcn.plist
![Pop Pop](/uploads/1/2/5/8/125849046/758204529.jpg)
( h ) Folder logs of Mac there are two log files .
helperamc.log
Advanced Mac Cleaner.log
( I ) Preferences folder of Mac
com.pcvhlpramc.plist
com.techyutils.cleaner.plist
( j ) Click on download folder , right click on the advancer cleaner file and delete .
amc_amc apstm.pkg
( k) Users and groups - open the pad lock by entering admin password .
Click on Login items - Advanced Mac Cleaner select the box , the app will be highlighted and click on subtract sign .
These are the files of Advanced Mac cleaner found in system library and user library folders , the individual advanced Mac cleaner folder and .plists found in subfolders are to be deleted .
Open finder > in applications folder right click on Advanced Cleaner app a prompt appears .
Advanced Mac Cleaner helper requires permission to complete the uninstallation .
Please provide the admin password to the next screen continue .
( a ) cancel
( b ) ok
Click on ok .
Again a prompt will appear enter user password .
You have to enter it correctly the app is removed permanently with its remnants also .
Help! A window just opened on Safari as I was browsing and told me my Mac was 'heavily damaged' with three viruses (Tapsnake, CronDNS and Dubfishicv). It told me to download Advanced Mac Cleaner to clean them up.
I did not download AMC, having read comments on this forum. But now I'm worrying that I do have these viruses. Any suggestions, please!
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Comments:
Don't fall for it! It's a scam!
Your systems antivirus will pop with a warning nothing within safari or other web browser will show you a message that's believable. The only ones you should be leave if you have it enabled is Googles suspect maliware warning if you visit the given page. Here you back off and that's it.
You may want to get an antivirus app and make sure it's upto date. I also recommend you only buy it either within the Apple App Store or directly from the knowned name brand you want. Don't fall for the free offers from unknown sites. Stick with the real site and their product.
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