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To learn how to avoid installing adware to begin with, read How to install adware. Please read Effective defenses against malware and other threats.
The only way to avoid succumbing to these scams is to think before you click. Select any items named Mac Adware Cleaner or Advanced Mac Cleaner and click the (minus) button to delete the now nonexistent programs from your Login Items.
Open System Preferences > Users & Groups > select your User Account > Login Items. Locate all folders containing the names pcvark, Mac Adware Cleaner, or Advanced Mac Cleaner, and drag them to the Trash. Return to the Library folder again, and open the folder Saved Application State. Locate all files containing the names Mac Adware Cleaner, hlpramc, hlprawc, amc, or awc, and drag them to the Trash. Return to the Library folder again (back arrow), and open the folder named Logs. Locate all files containing the names Mac Adware Cleaner, adware, adwarecleaner or pcvark, and drag them to the Trash. Then, return to the Library folder again (back arrow), and open the folder named Preferences. 
Mac Adware Cleaner (You will be asked to authenticate). Locate any folders containing the following names, and drag them to the Trash: Open the Application Support folder and open it. Return to the Library folder (you can use the "back arrow" button to do that). Inside there will be files containing the name adwarecleaner, hlpramc or hlprawc. Then, locate the LaunchAgents folder, and open it. Locate any folders bearing the following names, and drag them to the Trash. Then, hold an Option key while selecting the Finder's Go menu. A popup window may open when you do that, pleading for you to reconsider. Open your Mac's Applications folder, and drag the Mac Adware Cleaner icon to the Trash. Select "No Thanks" when harassed to purchase it. If you have questions regarding a file you're not sure about removing, ask. Like all similarly categorized Mac "cleaning" products, "Advanced Mac Cleaner" is a scam whose only purpose is to coerce you into spending money. To learn how to use Time Machine read Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac.īe advised this procedure applies only to the "Advanced Mac Cleaner" version available as of this writing. To remove it follow the instructions below.īack up your Mac if you have not done so already. 
The key to removing the "pcvark" adware variants is to quit any open processes they spawn, followed by removing the system-altering components that create them. You do not need to download, install, or purchase anything to remove the adware you inadvertently installed.
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