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Well, first I found the offending process: mohlp. They seem to have updated their software to place files in several places to ensure they wouldn't be found. I did another search, and couldn't find a (correct) solution to get rid of it. It was a notification on the system level (not from a browser), asking to download something along the lines of "Adware Cleaner" because her computer was "at risk." Unfortunately, a few days later she mentioned that she'd been getting a popup maybe twice a day. I quickly deleted the app from Applications, and ran an Avast (business license) scan. Sure enough, a quick search told me it was. From there, she clicked another link and downloaded an installer for Mac Optimizer, and proceeded to open and click through the entire install process before turning to me and and asking "hey… what's this?" I'll put aside the (big) user error for now, and focus on the issue.Įxasperated, I told her that could be a virus. So, a coworker of mine was trying to find and download an application online, but ended up clicking one of those fake "Download" links that redirects to an ad site.
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