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Monday, December 14, 2015

Remove Macsafarihelp.info Pop-up Scam

Infected with Macsafarihelp.info? How frustrated.


Complains from computer user:

What is macsafarihelp.info? Got a virus warning from this entity. Said someone was trying to access my computer. Legit?

Macsafarihelp.info is a kind of adware infection which is capable to change your browser setting and redirect your webpage to unwanted websites. Macsafarihelp.info is designed to prevent access to sites that redirect users or perform actions to trick users into calling the scammer. Macsafarihelp.info may also use intermediate sites that redirect users from the site they are visiting to another one offering misleading applications for download. Once gets into the computer, Macsafarihelp.info will compromise your browser and modify browser setting. When you surf the Internet, Macsafarihelp.info is capable to redirect you to its own domain and display the fake message states that windows / Mac has detected some suspicious activity from your IP address. The false message asks you to call a number to get help.

Macsafarihelp.info performs fake scans of the hard disk and then report multiple non-existent threats. To remove the threats, Macsafarihelp.info tells the user to call the number and connect with the fake tech support. The salesman asks the users to purchase a license for the software or service. Of course the software and any support packages offered by Macsafarihelp.info are bogus and will offer no help whatsoever in cleaning up the problem or protecting against any other threats. It is suggested to remove Macsafarihelp.info from the computer as soon as possible to avoid further damage. It is better to scan your computer with a powerful anti-spyware program like Spyhunter to check out the problem and remove viruses.

How to remove Macsafarihelp.info

Method 1: Manually removal of Macsafarihelp.info from the browser completely


Method 2: Automatically remove Macsafarihelp.info with SpyHunter safely

Method 1: Manual removal


Step 1: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.

Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.



Step 2: Remove any infection related program from Control Panel.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.





Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.


Windows 8

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.



Step 3: Remove Macsafarihelp.info from your browsers.

Reset Internet Explorer




Reset Google Chrome





Reset Mozilla Firefox





Step 4: Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files.

(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).


Step 5: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all related registry entries.
(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)




Method  2:  Remove with SpyHunter

It is safe and easy to remove  Macsafarihelp.info by Spyhunter.

Step 1: Click the following button to download SpyHunter.



Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.




Step 3: Scan the computer and delete all threats.

Note: To keep  Macsafarihelp.info on the computer is not a wise choice. This infection can bring in many other potentially virus and damage. Install Spyhunter can help you remove  Macsafarihelp.info and also protect your computer.

(Gary)

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