Adware:OSX/Genieo.[variant]!Online
Summary
This detection from the F-Secure Security Cloud identifies a program with features or behavior that match known products from the Genieo software company. Typically, these programs will alter the settings of the web browser to offer custom searches and advertising content.
Removal
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either automatically delete or quarantine the file, or ask you for a desired action.
Manual removal
Further instructions on how to control pop-up ads and manually remove adware are available on the Apple Support page:
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
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Technical Details
About Security Cloud
F-Secure's Security Cloud is an online service that tracks the security reputation of common programs, files and websites. If a questionable program or file is found during a scan, your F-Secure security product will send a query to the Security Cloud to get its most recent reputation rating. The product will then use that information (and if needed, further analysis) to choose whether to block, quarantine or remove the program or file.
The Security Cloud rating for the identified program indicates that it has features or behavior for displaying third-party advertising content to the user.
The adware or application may have been distributed and silently installed as part of an application bundle. Depending on how it is presented during the installation process for the bundle, users may be unaware that they have inadvertently installed this program along with the other bundled software.
When active, the program displays advertising content based on the user's web browsing activities.
There have been reports that the program is difficult to remove, as the uninstaller does not fully remove all installed components.
If the user was not clearly informed of the program's presence and behavior before its installation, it may be considered a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).
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