To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your Mac with legitimate antivirus software. Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites, loss of private information. Your Mac became slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you get redirected to shady websites.ĭeceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers, torrent file downloads. Mac Cleanup Pro potentially unwanted applicationĪvast (MacOS:AMC-FR ), BitDefender (), ESET-NOD32 (a variant of OSX/GT32SupportGeeks.V potentially unwanted), Full List Of Detections ( VirusTotal) Therefore, as well as uninstalling Mac Cleanup Pro, you should remove other dubious applications (especially if you experience the aforementioned ads and redirects). In most cases, users visit fake error-displaying websites inadvertently - they are redirected to them by unwanted applications. These apps deliver intrusive advertisements, cause unwanted redirects, and gather sensitive information. In most cases, 'bundling' is used to distribute adware and browser hijackers.

Therefore, Mac Cleanup Pro may not be the only PUA that has infiltrated your computer. Be aware that 'bundling' is often used to proliferate several unwanted applications at once. Therefore, we recommend that you consider uninstalling this application. Mac Cleanup Pro might also be one of these rogue apps. They deliver false scan results just to trick users into purchasing so-called full versions (to resolve issues that do not exist). Note, however, that system cleaners distributed using the 'bundling' method are often fake. To remove detected files, users must purchase the 'full version'. For these reasons, Mac Cleanup Pro is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA).Īfter scanning the system, Mac Cleanup Pro delivers a list of files that should be deleted to improve system performance, however, the 'free version' of is supposedly only able to detect files, not remove them.

It is also proliferated using fake error messages delivered by malicious websites.

Its appearance suggests that Mac Cleanup Pro is legitimate and useful, however, it often infiltrates systems without permission, since developers promote it using a deceptive marketing method called 'bundling'.

This is a new variant of another questionable app called Advanced Mac Cleaner. Mac Cleanup Pro is a dubious application presented as a high quality system optimization/cleaning tool.

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