How to: Stop Pop Ups (mac keeper, zerobit, etc) Yosemite - Safari

You shouldn't need to use malware/ad blockers.  I tried all different searches in Google and nothing worked for Yosemite safari.
I did the following and it worked:
Safari - preferences - security - Internet plug-ins - click "website settings" - go through each point.  Mine was embedded in Adobe Flash player.  It was called "smart-search" so I blocked it and deleted it and this solved the issue.
Just a quick FYI

You shouldn't need to use malware/ad blockers.  I tried all different searches in Google and nothing worked for Yosemite safari.
I did the following and it worked:
Safari - preferences - security - Internet plug-ins - click "website settings" - go through each point.  Mine was embedded in Adobe Flash player.  It was called "smart-search" so I blocked it and deleted it and this solved the issue.
Just a quick FYI

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