Remove MacCost Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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MacCost is an adware application. If one day you start seeing advertisements “Brought to you by MacCost”, you have a severe issue on your hands. A problems you shouldn’t ignore as it can, and probably will, lead to some serious damages. This infection is hazardous and harmful. It sneaks up on you by praying on your carelessness, and once it settles on your PC, make sure you are aware of its existence. How? Why, through its endless waterfall of pop-up ads, of course! Shortly after infection, the PUP commences an entire bombardment of advertisements, which it forces upon you every time you try to go online. Seeing as how that’s going to happen quite often, you see how this unwanted and unrequested appearance of the ads will lead to significant inconveniences. For one, due to that all-present popping up, your computer’s performance will slow down to a crawl. What’s more, your system will begin to crash frequently. But don’t think these vexatious issues will be the only ones the application will throw your way. Oh, no. It won’t just infuriate you by testing your patience. It also presents you with both a malware risk and a security threat. Don’t place your faith in this unreliable and hazardous program! You WILL regret it. Do yourself a favor, and get rid of it as soon as the first advertisement pops up. Your future self will be grateful for that.

How did I get infected with?

Take a wild guess as to how MacCost managed to slither into your system. Unless your answer was “through deceit and trickery”, you’re wrong. Like most adware, the application resorts to slyness and subtlety to sneak in, without you even sensing it. That requires great skill, considering the tool is bound to ask for your permission before it installs itself. Pretty impressive, isn’t it? The PUP is a full-on master when it comes to deception and finesse. It does indeed ask for your approval, but it does so covertly. For example, it can hide behind corrupted links or websites, or hitch a ride with freeware or spam email attachments. That’s why you should be extra attentive when installing a new program or a supposed update on your computer. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case as most users tend to give into carelessness, gullibility, and haste. They pay for their lack o attention when they find themselves dealing with a hazardous infection and its never-ending pile of troubles. If you wish to avoid getting stuck with an application like MacCost, be more cautious! A little extra attention goes a long way.

Why are these ads dangerous?

As you would gather from the name of the infection, MacCost tends to focus on Mac users. However, that doesn’t limit its attacks ONLY for that particular group. The adware also affects other users. So, don’t think you’re safe just because you don’t use Mac. Everyone is fair game, so don’t underestimate this adware. It’s quite damaging. Once it slithers its way in, it spends some time laying low. It doesn’t immediately start causing trouble. At least not obviously. Does that sound confusing? Well, at first the tool lurks somewhere in the corners of your PC, and spies on you. It observes your online activities so as to understand you better. You might be wondering why an adware infection aims to get to know you better. Easy. The tool tries to learn what you like and what appeals to you to increase its likelihood of success when it begins to bombard you with pop-ups. Don’t think it just throws random ads your way. Each ad you see was carefully selected for you, and you alone. The program leaves nothing to chance, considering its entire existence rests on your clicks. Each ad you press generates pay-per-click revenue for the third parties that support it and ensures its survival. Don’t fall for the ads seeming appeal. If you click on even a single advertisement, you WILL most certainly regret it as a click results in more unwanted malware installs. MacCost is a treacherous application that claims to assist you in increasing your savings. Supposedly, these pop-ups it shows you display all the best deals and bargains, and to some extent they do. But to take advantage of these seemingly fantastic offers, you have to click on the pop-ups. As was already stated, that would be a mistake. So, what’s the purpose of this program? Look past the smoke and mirrors of marketing, and you’ll realize the tool’s presence will lead to nothing positive for you. Only grief and headaches. So, save yourself the time and energy of dealing with  MacCost, and delete it immediately. Protect your privacy and your system’s well-being.

How Can I Remove MacCost Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the MacCost infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall MacCost from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete MacCost from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove MacCost from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall MacCost from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the MacCost program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove MacCost from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove MacCost Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.