What is Spreediscount.com (Mac)?
Some MacOS users reports, that their Internet Browsers, such as Safari, Chrome or Firefox start to show an annoying advertisement, provided by Spreediscount.com. For example amazing amazon discount offers from spreediscount.com or walmartwalmart offers. It’s because your system was hit by a virus, called browser hijacker. Such malicious programs usually target all versions of MacOS. Spreediscount.com is similar with other hijackers, for example Search.search-bee.com. The main features of Spreediscount.com virus are:
- Implementation to user’s Internet browser on Mac/MacBook without any contests and replacing a default homepage.
- Showing a sponsored commercial offers without a user permission. The content of ads depends on affiliates of Spreediscount.com adware.
- Sharing a user personal data with third-parties.
In result, all above features can decrease Mac performance. Also, some Spreediscount.com visitors privacy issues remain outstanding. If you need to remove Spreediscount.com from MacOs, please read our article(below).
How Spreediscount.com gets on your Mac?
Potentially unwanted programs, such as Spreediscount.com, come with free programs and apps from the Internet. This can penetrate as an additional element in the installation processes of video players, downloaders and other programs. You need to follow the installation process and remove the tick from the unwanted points of the installation package by selecting the extended installation type. If Spreediscount.com has already penetrated your MacBook, please use our step-by-step instructions to get rid of it right now.
How to remove Spreediscount.com from your Mac or PC?
To uninstall Spreediscount.com remove it from Applications, then delete all leftover files and folders.
In our view, there are 2 products able to remove Spreediscount.com.
Recommended Solution:
CleanMyMac Antivirus – fully removes all instances of viruses, similar to Spreediscount.com from Mac and Safari.
Alternative Solution:
MacClean for Mac – finds Spreediscount.com and can clean up leftover items after removal.
Or uninstall Spreediscount.com manually.
Step 1: Remove Spreediscount.com from Mac
Spreediscount.com may not have app associated with it in Application. However, we recommend you to inspect the list of installed applications and remove unknown or suspicious ones.
Mac OSX:
- Open Finder
- In the Finder sidebar, click Applications
- If you see Uninstall Spreediscount.com or Search-mate Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
- Drag unwanted application from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Mac OSX
To remove leftover items of unwanted application on Mac we recommend you to use AppCleaner. Just drag application you want to remove to AppCleaner window and it will search for residual data on your hard drive. This will save space of your memory and will help to remove stubborn applications from Mac systems.After that remove Spreediscount.com from your browser.
Step 2: Remove Srpeediscount.com from browsers
Safari:
- Open Safari
- Click Safari menu.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Spreediscount.com.
- Click Uninstall button to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Safari.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Spreediscount.com.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Spreediscount.com.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Step 3: Remove following files and folders of Spreediscount.com:
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Written by Tim Kas