Others do, though. I think it is the responsibility of the user to not fall prey to a scam.

It is developed by one of our own ASC contributors here and comes recommended by others.

Disclaimer: I do not work for Malwarebytes but have been using this app for some time now without any issues.

If the recommendation came from trusted technical users who swear by it, and not just possibly phony recommendations on the vendors Web site, it may be worthwhile.

There could be a great product called adware removal pro (or ad aware removal pro) But you might actually be trying to download a copycat that is malware in disguise.

There is no way for us to tell which one you are talking about.

Its not perhaps the best way round to download and then finding yourself needing to ask if it was a good idea.

With any form of security aid, virus detecter and the like, write to us in these forums first.

Malwarebytes has detected that as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) for a while now, and it would appear that it has been removed from the App Store when I checked this morning.

If this is what you downloaded, you should delete it, but should note that it doesnt actually have any malicious behaviors (other than not really doing what it advertises being able to do).

If this isnt it, please let us know exactly what you downloaded, and from where.

Note that there are a large number of scam anti-adware and anti-virus apps on the Mac App Store right now.

Ad-Aware is a Windows-only anti-virus company, with no Mac products that I can find, so Im guessing your reference to ad aware must have been a typo.

Why Dont they know there is a problem Why dont they care This problem has been in place for a long time.

How many updates has OS-X gone through since then What did Apple do If a third party can write a program to fix this problem, whats the matter with the Apple programmers Why cant they make one themselves Why dont their programmers see this as an opportunity for job security.

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Why is a user error not Apples problem Does Apple sell computers only to those with a doctor degree in computer science If Apple is in the car business, will they sell cars that you must know how to double clutch before you can drive it Why is it so hard to build cars that my grandma can drive too This is so sad.

I guarantee they would never address a delicate subject like this.

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At one time, Apple published some half-hearted, difficult-to-follow, manual adware removal instructions but then withdrew those instructions.

Apple allows anti malware apps in the Mac App Store that cannot possibly work unless the developers blatantly violate Apples own rules for the Mac App Store.

This serves to make people affected by this adware think, falsely, that Apple has no security.

That, in turn, makes them vulnerable to a wide variety of scams.

We have a rapidly expanding 3rd party Mac security market that sells software that attempts to duplicate functionality that Apple already provides and generally does a poor job against the adware that so many Apple users suffer from.

The rules of this forum forbid us from speculating about why Apple is taking this approach.

But I can encourage people to send feedback to Apple and tell them directly how they feel about the situation.

Others do, though.

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