Pop-ups can be ads, notices, offers, or other alerts that open over or under your browser window, in another tab, or in your current window. Some pop-ups use phishing tactics—like warnings or prizes—to trick you into believing they’re from Apple or another trusted company, so you’ll share personal or financial information. Others might claim to offer free downloads, software updates, or plugins, to try to trick you into installing unwanted software.
Unless you’re confident of an ad’s legitimacy, you should avoid interacting with pop-ups or webpages that seem to take over your screen. Here are additional tips that can help you manage pop-ups and other unwanted interruptions.
Check and update your software
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Always make sure you install the latest software updates for all your Apple products. Many software releases have important security updates and may include improvements that help control pop-ups.
The safest place to download apps for your Mac is the Mac App Store. If you need third-party software for your Mac, and it isn’t available in the App Store, get it directly from the developer or another reliable source, rather than through an ad or link.
Check Safari settings and security preferences
Make sure Safari security settings are turned on, particularly Block Pop-ups and Fraudulent Website Warning.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Safari and turn on Block Pop-ups and Fraudulent Website Warning.
On your Mac you can find these same options in the Security tab of Safari preferences. You can also click the Extensions tab in Safari preferences to check if you have any extensions installed that you prefer to turn off.
Pop-ups and ads in Safari
If you see an annoying pop-up in Safari, you can go to the Search field and enter a new URL or search term to browse to a new site. If you don’t see the Search field on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap the top of the screen to make it appear.
Some popups and ads have fake buttons that resemble the close button, so use caution if you try to close a pop-up or ad. If you're unsure, avoid interacting with the popup or ad and close the Safari window or tab.
If you might have installed adware or other unwanted software on your Mac
If you see pop-ups on your Mac that just won’t go away, you might have inadvertently downloaded and installed adware (advertising-supported software) or other unwanted software. Certain third-party download sites might include programs that you don’t want with the software that you install.
If you think that you might have malware or adware on your Mac, update to the latest version of macOS. If your Mac is already running the latest version, restart it. macOS includes a built-in tool that removes known malware when you restart your Mac.
Check your Applications folder to see if you have any apps that you didn’t expect and uninstall them. If you continue to see advertising or other unwanted programs on your Mac, contact Apple.
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CleanMyMac X is more than a Mac cleaner — it’s a maintenance powerhouse. When your Mac needs a performance boost, CleanMyMac steps in with a set of maintenance tools. You can free up some RAM, reindex Spotlight, or speed up Mail to help your Mac run smoothly.
With CleanMyMac X, it’s easy to monitor your Mac’s performance. The Menu shows real-time statuses of your hard drive, memory, battery, CPU, network speed, and even your Dropbox space. And if anything goes wrong, you can fix the issue right away.
There’s more than music and pics in your iTunes and Photos — there’s also junk like iOS data and cache. CleanMyMac X cleans it up to make room for the stuff you need.
When you just drag an app to the Trash, it leaves a ton of files behind. To keep your Mac clean, remove apps the right way — uninstall them completely with CleanMyMac X.
CleanMyMac helps you keep private things private. It wipes out the traces of your online activity, like browser cookies, Skype Recents list, and Messages history.
Why waste space on files you haven’t opened in years? CleanMyMac brings old files out of the depths, so you could delete those you no longer need.
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A good Mac cleanup includes taking out the garbage. Empty all trash bins with one button: your Mac’s Trash, Mail Trash, and every other trash there is.
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