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A dangerous webpage is taking over my Safari browser

This just takes over Safari with this....Then when I try to back out of it it cycles through these pages...

After some research, I have discovered it is called a browser hijacker. However, there seems to be no answer for how to remove it. I just suddenly started happening. I don't download apps unless they are from the Apple App Store. However, I have not downloaded any apps. When this appears the URL address changes to *** Except it's .xyz I put in the underscore so as not to create a link.


When I copy from the URL the following appears.... (I replaced the "tt" with "xx" and created a space after the slashes also to prevent creating a hot link)


I would appreciate anyone who can tell me how to get rid of this thing.



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MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jun 7, 2022 6:05 PM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2022 8:16 AM

Go step by step and test.


1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

    How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support

    About pop-up ads and windows in Safari - Apple Support


2. Clear History


    Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

    Please read the article before clearing history, 

    this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.


3.  If this doesn’t help:


     Download EtreCheck: https://etrecheck.com/maspro ,run it and post the report here.

     Click  “Click to download” button,    

     Open Downloads folder, click on it to open, and then select ”Open”.

     “Choose a problem” from the popup menu box, and then “Start EtreCheck” in the dialog.

     Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy report” .

     Paste the report when you reply.


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Jun 8, 2022 8:16 AM in response to Mr Omac

Go step by step and test.


1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

    How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support

    About pop-up ads and windows in Safari - Apple Support


2. Clear History


    Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

    Please read the article before clearing history, 

    this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.


3.  If this doesn’t help:


     Download EtreCheck: https://etrecheck.com/maspro ,run it and post the report here.

     Click  “Click to download” button,    

     Open Downloads folder, click on it to open, and then select ”Open”.

     “Choose a problem” from the popup menu box, and then “Start EtreCheck” in the dialog.

     Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy report” .

     Paste the report when you reply.


A dangerous webpage is taking over my Safari browser

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