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MacKeeper keeps appearing in Safari tabs

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Minxy

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Hi.

I'm using Safari with Mountain Lion. I normally have multiple tabs open. I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that when I flick through my tabs I come to a tab with MacKeeper information page open although I never clicked on anything to open it. I suspect this is a very clever hijack done so its not noticed - but i've noticed. Anyone know how to stop this?
 
GGJstudios

GGJstudios

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Minxy said:
Hi.

I'm using Safari with Mountain Lion. I normally have multiple tabs open. I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that when I flick through my tabs I come to a tab with MacKeeper information page open although I never clicked on anything to open it. I suspect this is a very clever hijack done so its not noticed - but i've noticed. Anyone know how to stop this?
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It's a pop-up advertisement. That developer is notorious for such obnoxious ads. Make sure you have "Block Pop-Up Windows" checked in Safari.
 
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Minxy

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Nov 17, 2012
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GGJstudios said:
It's a pop-up advertisement. That developer is notorious for such obnoxious ads. Make sure you have "Block Pop-Up Windows" checked in Safari.
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Thanks for replying. I already have "Block Pop-Up Windows" checked. But what is happening is that MacKeeper is not appearing in a new Window but in a new tab. That might seem inoffensive but that means in some way MacKeeper has hijacked Safari and I don't want to see the ********** MacKeeper spamware webpage 30 times a day. This MacKeeper company spam should be made illegal.

Any ideas?
 
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jdcep

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Disgusting mackeeper popping up as new tab

How do I stop this really annoying website, mackeeper, from showing up unrequested as a new tab on my macbook air? I'm sure this must be illegal. Is Apple doing anything to prevent this on Safari? Thanks for your assistance.
 
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old-wiz

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jdcep said:
How do I stop this really annoying website, mackeeper, from showing up unrequested as a new tab on my macbook air? I'm sure this must be illegal. Is Apple doing anything to prevent this on Safari? Thanks for your assistance.
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Not illegal. Safari is running as designed - they don't distinguish from the annoying websites compared to legit ones. Not Apple's fault.
 
Weaselboy

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jdcep said:
How do I stop this really annoying website, mackeeper, from showing up unrequested as a new tab on my macbook air? I'm sure this must be illegal. Is Apple doing anything to prevent this on Safari? Thanks for your assistance.
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MacKeeper is using Javascript on web sites to popup that new tab. You can either turn off JS in your browser then manually enable it when a site needs it (a hassle), or you can use a Safari extension like Javascript Blocker to block JS except on sites you have allowed.
 
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Pdmes

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Minxy said:
Hi.

I'm using Safari with Mountain Lion. I normally have multiple tabs open. I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that when I flick through my tabs I come to a tab with MacKeeper information page open although I never clicked on anything to open it. I suspect this is a very clever hijack done so its not noticed - but i've noticed. Anyone know how to stop this?
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Check for:

/library/internet plugins/conduit -> remove

/library/launchagents/ -> remove any genieo or vsearch item
/library/launchdaemons/ -> remove any genieo or vsearch item
Repeat for ~/library/


Any safary extension like GoPhoto?

All this is adware. Installed by webs for "free" watching movies or series
 
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