Apple Security Alert scam removal from Mac OS X.

Apple Security Alert (fake) is a sudden alert that may appear in your Mac browser and keep telling you that the system is infected and that you need to do something urgently to get it fixed. The pop-up does not appear without any reason, of course. It’s quite likely that your Mac is infected by some adware that is currently active. It is formalized either in the way of some unwanted application, or as the extension in your Mac browser that spews out such Apple Security Alert pop-ups. What you should realize is that you must not interact with such alerts, no matter how tricky they are. Instead, please carefully follow this guide below that explains the steps you need to perform to get your Mac fixed and repaired.

Apple Security Alert scam removal menu.

How does your browser function with Apple Security Alert pop-ups enabled?

Apple Security Alert alerts may appear through all Mac browsers today, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari. The pop-up intends to create the impression in user’s mind that it tries to help him/her in fixing some Mac errors, quoting certain error codes and toll free numbers for users to call. Or, alternatively, the pop-up may suggest to download and install some really doubtful software that is only designed to make users waste their money for nothing.

The text of Apple Security Alert pop-up warning is as follows:

Apple Security Alert
4 viruses are found monitoring and recording your screen. Follow instructions on this page immediately.

Do not ever trust this scam! Its only intention is to make you spend your money for nothing. Just do not call those toll free numbers, since they are controlled by the frauds. As we have mentioned above, appearance of Apple Security Alert pop-ups is explained by the activity of adware in your computer. Please follow the guidelines below to fix this issue with your computer.

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Recommended application and important milestones to get rid of Apple Security Alert pop-ups from Mac computers.

• Download Combo Cleaner for your Mac by clicking on the “Download Now” button below.

• You will be redirected to the App Store:



• Install the application and start it.
• Wait until Combo Cleaner downloads new updates (mandatory step):



• Once updates are downloaded and installed, click on “Start Combo Scan” button:



• To enable full functionality of Combo Cleaner and in order to delete detected malware, click on “Upgrade to Premium and Remove” button:

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Detailed instructions to fix your browsers manually.

After you clean your computer from Apple Security Alert pop-up infection it might be additionally useful that you follow additional steps that will help you to reset your browser back to the fully functional mode. These additional steps are manual and include removing suspicious extensions or complete reset of these infected browsers.

STEP 1. Fixing Google Chrome browser.

• In Google Chrome, click on its “Settings” button in the form of three vertical dots, then choose “Settings“.
• Choose “Extensions” in the left section of the window. Uncheck suspicious extensions, then click on the Trash icon related to it.
• NOTE. Final optional steps. Use these steps only if the above-mentioned methods to remove Apple Security Alert pop-ups from Google Chrome did not help. When in Google Chrome settings mode, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Show advanced settings“.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Reset settings” button.
• In the pop-up window, click on “Reset“.

Detailed video guide explaining how to fix your Google Chrome browser.

STEP 2. Fixing Mozilla Firefox.

• In Mozilla Firefox, click on the icon that looks in the form of three horizontal lines in the upper-right section of the browser window. Click on “Add-ons“.
• Click on the “Extensions” tab in the left part of the windows. Check suspicious extensions. If you identify them, click on “Disable“, then on “Remove“.
• NOTE. Final optional steps. Use these steps only if the above-mentioned methods to remove Apple Security Alert pop-ups from Mozilla Firefox did not help. Click on the icon that looks in the form of three horizontal lines in the upper-right section of Mozilla Firefox and select the question-mark icon at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
• Click on “Troubleshooting information” in the slide-out menu.
• Select the “Refresh Firefox” button at the top right of the new web page.
• Finally, click on “Refresh Firefox” again to confirm the action.

Detailed video guide explaining how to fix Mozilla Firefox.

STEP 4. How to fix Opera browser.

• Click on “Opera” menu in the upper-right part of the browser. Select “Extensions“, then click on “Manage extensions“.
• If you find anything suspicious, disable and delete it.

Detailed video guide explaining how to fix Opera.

Milestones to fix Safari in Mac OS X.

• Milestone 1. Click on “Safari” menu, then go to “Preferences“.
• Milestone 2. In the “General” tab set the home page back to google.com or other start page of your preference.
• Milestone 3. In the “Extensions” tab, locate suspicious extensions and click on “Uninstall“.
• Milestone 4. In Safari menu, select “Clear history” and click on “Clear History again“.
• Milestone 5. Get back to Safari menu, then click on “Preferences“.
• Milestone 6. Click on “Privacy” tab, then choose “Manage Website Data…“.
• Milestone 7. Click on “Remove All“, then on “Done“.

Video tutorial.