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I did something yesterday to mess up my Mac. I did two things that could be the problem. Yesterday I finally got some motivation to download some music on this ridiculously long list of mine. I usually buy the music I like, but I test it out first by torrenting it. I went to thepiratebay and my friends use this site for their music/movie downloads, so I figured it was safe. I downloaded their music downloader thing (and I did the click and drag test, to make sure it was the proper thing to download on a page filled with things that say "click here to download"), but shortly after this, I went to search something for work, and I clicked a new tab and it opened 2 tabs with ads and there's ads all over pretty much every website now, and if I click on anything, a new tab opens trying to get me to download stuff.
I also synced my google chrome account to my mac within five minutes of doing the thing mentioned above. The google chrome account was on my old PC which had numerous problems with viruses and malware (it was a dinosaur of a computer, so it's understandable). Is it possible for the malware to be transferred by syncing the accounts? I read google forums that made this seem possible, even though it sounds impossible to me.
Either way, I went and cleared my cache and cookies, deleted all that I had downloaded that day, unsynced my account, searched my downloads for suspicious/unknown programs, searched my files for the same programs, and I deleted anything i didn't recognize. Any suggestions? I was planning on bringing it into Apple and seeing the Genius Bar, but if anyone could help me before I make the trip, that would be awesome.

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There is no need to download anything to solve this problem.
You may have installed one or more of the common types of ad-injection malware. Follow the instructions on this Apple Support page to remove it. It's been reported that some variants of the "VSearch" malware block access to the page. If that happens, start in safe mode by holding down the shift key at the startup chime, then try again.
Back up all data before making any changes.
One of the steps in the article is to remove malicious Safari extensions. Do the equivalent in the Chrome and Firefox browsers, if you use either of those. If Safari crashes on launch, skip that step and come back to it after you've done everything else.
If you don't find any of the files or extensions listed, or if removing them doesn't stop the ad injection, ask for further instructions.
Make sure you don't repeat the mistake that led you to install the malware. It may have come from an Internet cesspit such as "Softonic" or "CNET Download." Never visit either of those sites again. You might also have downloaded it from an ad in a page on some other site. The ad would probably have included a large green button labeled "Download" or "Download Now" in white letters. The button is designed to confuse people who intend to download something else on the same page. If you ever download a file that isn't obviously what you expected, delete it immediately.
Malware is also found on websites that traffic in pirated content such as video. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect more of the same, and worse, to follow. Never install any software that you downloaded from a bittorrent, or that was downloaded by someone else from an unknown source.
In the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences, select the General tab. The radio button marked Anywhere should not be selected. If it is, click the lock icon to unlock the settings, then select one of the other buttons. After that, don't ignore a warning that you are about to run or install an application from an unknown developer.
Still in System Preferences, open the App Store or Software Update pane and check the box marked
Install system data files and security updates (OS X 10.10 or later)
or
Download updates automatically (OS X 10.9 or earlier)
if it's not already checked.

Every time that i click somewhere "ads by name" pop up!PLZ help me . i done everything and still ads everywhere.

i downloaded like every anti - malware/adware/spyware and none of this found the problem. they are all saying that my pc is ok! i also used avg and bitdefender antivirus. i found that "ads by name" is my problem and that is very bad and that i have to delete it by control panel/uninstall programms but i can't find it there.
firefox is full by ads and pop ups in about 3 seconds(2-3 ads and pop ups in every click i make)
i hope you know something more
looking forward your answer
thank you in advance
P.S. please,excuse my english

These unwanted ads are injected into web pages where they don't usually appear? The most likely culprit is a bad add-on.
Here's my suggested procedure for tracking down and cleaning up bad add-ons and other ad injectors. I know it seems long, but it's not that bad.
(1) Open the Windows '''Control Panel''', Uninstall a Program. After the list loads, click the "Installed on" column heading to group the infections, I mean, additions, by date. This can help in smoking out undisclosed bundle items that snuck in with some software you agreed to install. Take out as much trash as possible here.
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* Ctrl+Shift+a
* "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click '''Plugins'''. Set nonessential and unrecognized plugins to "Never Activate".
In the left column, click '''Extensions'''. Then, if in doubt, disable (or Remove, if possible) unrecognized and unwanted extensions.
Often a link will appear above at least one disabled extension to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links as the last step.
Any improvement?
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I already deleted what I downloaded and the assistant files but there's still a lot of ads like theses.

You installed the "DownLite" trojan, perhaps under a different name. Remove it as follows.
Malware is constantly changing to get around the defenses against it. The instructions in this comment are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
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Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
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/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/Jack.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Don't try to empty the Trash until you have restarted.
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
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Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

Safari: Pop-up windows for "Mac Keeper"; Random search results and ads everywhere!

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Pop ups and ads everywhere on mac air- virus?

Hi,
It's been about six months now that the problem has started. Everytime I click on something when browsing the internet another tab will open that usually is a link to mackeeper, random pics of naked ladies, dating sites with half naked women on them etc. It's really embarrassing and frustrating to have to continuously close these pop ups. The problem is worse when using google chrome and not so bad when using firefox. The mac has also become super slow- sites take forever to load and even typing is an issue because it lags a lot, in fact EVERYTHING lags. I'm not tech savy so would like some easy to follow help!!!!

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ANNOYING MACKEEPER TABS AND POPUP ADS

Hi there,
I bought a new macbook air 2 weeks ago, all has been well and good (new to mac products, always for android, still am).
Safari has also been good, as well as chrome, but as of recently, this whole "MacKeeper", "Zeobit.com" **** is completely taking over my search engines etc, problems including:
- Clean up mac ads everywhere, as well as the typical "Get a new iPhone 5' rubbish
- When clicking on links, my top sites tab shows up as well as the typical "MacKeeper" download page in another. I can only open links by pressing command to open in new tabs, however my top sites tab opens as well as the Mackeeper download page, along with it's fling annoying ads
- Ads as well before relevant google search links, like "Pages related to...." With zeobit.com on every inch of my ******* screen
Note that:
- I HAVE NOT downloaded anything to do with mackeeper, so uninstalling programs etc is unnecessary information - purely mackeeper tab and popup annoyances
- I have TRIED to 'restart' safari and remove cache, nothing works
- I have done the whole system preferences, privacy, remove all website data (which this zeobit.com **** is listed), and I remove zeobit.com but it just goes back on the list when I go through this process again
- Yes I have 'block popup ads' ticked
Can someone give me a solution to removing these popups with anything to do with zeobit.com and fling mackeeper which doesn't require me to read a long page of information? I'm about to smash my screen in here.

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/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
          Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item named "VSearch" selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/Jack.plist
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
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Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including any that have the word "Spigot" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
This trojan is distributed on illegal websites that traffic in pirated movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect much worse to happen in the future.
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*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

Can't get rid of ads by Browse to Save and I've disabled all plugins and add-ons

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This version of Firefox has SO many problems it is unusable. Ads in EVERYTHING. Autofill not working, more.

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I am getting pop up ads whenever on the web

Got a Macbook Air. After searching the web for a tool to convert a YOUTUBE video to MP4, and trying several, I am getting pop up ads everywhere no matter which search engine.
Tried to check for unusual things in applications, library etc.

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[SOLVED] Chromium 32 allows ads on youtube despite ad blocker.

Does anyone else experienced this?
I have AdBlock and I have also tried with with Adblock Plus with the same result.
This is build into chromium to not block ads on youtube player but blocks ads everywhere else, at least where I'm navigating.
I've downgraded to chromium 31.0.1650.63-2 and no more ads on youtube player.
I've also added chromium in IgnorePkg in /etc/pacman.conf .
This is very sad since I really liked chromium and chose it over firefox but when it's development is guided by google anything can happen, which is mostly bad.
Firefox does not have this issue with the same plugins/extensions.
I know there is SRWare Iron but I'd rather stay with a older version of chromium or switch to firefox.
Feel free to share you thoughts about this...
EDIT:
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EDIT 2 :
EPIC FAIL !
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https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issu … ?id=332481
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Since the new firefox version 20.0.1, '''no more of my add-ons work''' (except firebug ). They are installed '''but not visible '''(no toolbar, no menus) !!! same for the new add - ons that I installed. I tried everything: to reinstall add-on, to reinstall firefox.
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