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Malware redirects me to another webpage

When I browse, it redirects me to another webpage. How do I get rid of this? I have Catalina.


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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 1, 2022 2:53 PM

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Posted on Jul 1, 2022 3:03 PM

shindledeckerdesigns wrote:

When I browse, it redirects me to another webpage. How do I get rid of this? I have Catalina.


you have installed adware/malware:


>System Preferences>Profiles click into it and then remove all the suspicious things from the list. (This Preference pane will not be present if no profiles found.)


also Verify you are not using SOCKS proxy:

>System Preferences>Networks>Advanced>Proxy uncheck the box


Adware/malware launch daemons can set SOCKS proxies without user participation.

(SOCKS is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server.)


Adware Removal Guide—Manual removal of : http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-identification/

or

Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/



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Jul 1, 2022 3:03 PM in response to shindledeckerdesigns

shindledeckerdesigns wrote:

When I browse, it redirects me to another webpage. How do I get rid of this? I have Catalina.


you have installed adware/malware:


>System Preferences>Profiles click into it and then remove all the suspicious things from the list. (This Preference pane will not be present if no profiles found.)


also Verify you are not using SOCKS proxy:

>System Preferences>Networks>Advanced>Proxy uncheck the box


Adware/malware launch daemons can set SOCKS proxies without user participation.

(SOCKS is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server.)


Adware Removal Guide—Manual removal of : http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-identification/

or

Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/



Effective defenses against malware and other threats… - Apple Community

Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community




Malware redirects me to another webpage

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