I manage myself to test out almost every tech out there and I’m experienced using both Windows and Mac for my work and home purposes. Based on my experience, I mustn’t falsely guide you so I’ll admit the fact that both these series of devices have some flaws of their own.
The matter on my hands today is regarding the scam adware that Safari on Mac keeps popping up. As far as I know, this is a frustrating and harmful issue that widely affects almost every Mac user we have today.
The good news is that this too has a solution or two that can help Safari from such harmful adware. In contrast, if you are experiencing the issue, then you must immediately take action. Below, I’ll take you through everything you should know regarding this adware as well as the fixes capable of solving the dangerous situation.
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The “Your Computer is Low on Memory” adware on Safari is caused by malicious website data or extensions that you may have intentionally or unintentionally given access to. The sole intention of such adware is to collect your data transferred through a browser, in this case, Safari, as well as gain control over your browser.
Such adware is also misleading. By interacting with such adware, you’re actually giving the hijacker your consent to gain control over your browser, install viruses, and perform other such fraudulent activities without you even realizing it.
With that out of the way, it’s time we get on to the point of this article. By applying the fixes below, you’ll essentially lift off the source that’s causing the scam message to appear on your Safari browser.
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Remove untrusted and suspicious extensions
The first fix we should consider applying is to delete any untrusted and suspicious extension from your Safari browser on Mac. As the scam is mostly caused by such extensions, this is what we’ll try out first.
Here are the steps to remove untrusted and suspicious extensions from the safari browser:
- Launch Safari on Mac computer.
- Click on the Safari menu at the top left side of the browser.
- From the list of options, go into Preferences…
- Go to the Extensions tab from the window that appears.
- From the list of extensions on the left pane, look out for the ones that seem suspicious, untrusted, or those that weren’t added by you and select them.
- Click on the button under the selected extension’s description.
- Follow the on-screen prompt to remove the extension from safari.
Doing so will remove the particular extension from Safari. For optimal security, we suggest that you remove all these extensions and start installing them again one by one.
After each installation of an extension, use Safari for some time and see if the last installed extension is what causing the issue.
Clear website data
The next possible fix is to clear all your website data stored on your Safari browser. Before doing so, please keep in mind that applying this method will clear website data, which ultimately means that you will be logged out of all website accounts.
- Launch the Safari browser on your system.
- Click on the Safari menu at the top left side of the browser.
- Head inside the Preferences option.
- Then, from the window that appears, go to the Privacy tab.
- From the Privacy tab, click on Manage website data.
- Click on the button at the bottom to clear all your website data on Safari.
Applying this fix will essentially clear cookies and other website data. This will prevent any website that you’re signed into from sending out the scam message while using the browser.
Bottom Line: Remove Safari AdWare
The Your Computer is Low on Memory AdWare from Safari is a scam message sourced out from malicious extensions and website data. Unlike other adware that we may be familiar with, we should be cautious of this one and must take immediate action against them.
The two possible fixes given above are capable of getting rid of this problem. In my case, clearing the website data finally did the job for me after investing my maximum effort with a bunch of other fixes that I derived myself.
It is also important to keep in mind that these solutions are for fixing the scam message on Safari alone. By taking immediate action, you’ll resolve the issue as well as keep yourself from getting harmed.
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