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theonlywayisup

Can anyone help me get rid of this annoying thing that keeps overriding my page view when using some websites - run of the mill local news and national newspaper sites that have ads mostly. 

Using Safari on an iMac.  

Malwarebytes shows nothing and I can quit Safari and it goes but will come back. It takes over the entire page not a pop up. 

TIA

neilmcl

Install a popup/ad blocker perhaps.

theonlywayisup

neilmcl said:

Install a popup/ad blocker perhaps.

I have one.  This thing seems to divert the page I am on rather than pop up. 

debitcardmayhem

Run adwarecleaner and then malwarebytes https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner https://www.malwarebytes.com/

theonlywayisup

debitcardmayhem said:

Run adwarecleaner and then malwarebytes https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner https://www.malwarebytes.com/

I have Malwarebytes for Mac, Premium version and as per my OP it hasn't found anything.  Adwcleaner is not available for Mac afaik.

debitcardmayhem

theonlywayisup said:

debitcardmayhem said:

Run adwarecleaner and then malwarebytes https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner https://www.malwarebytes.com/

I have Malwarebytes for Mac, Premium version and as per my OP it hasn't found anything.  Adwcleaner is not available for Mac afaik.

Ooops my bad, I missed the mac bit

debitcardmayhem

You could add this line to your hosts file

0.0.0.0 eu.retailxseries.xyz

theonlywayisup

debitcardmayhem said:

You could add this line to your hosts file

0.0.0.0 euretailxseries.xyz

If I knew how to do it I could   Happy to be talked through....if anyone is willing 

debitcardmayhem

Not a mac man but it's similar as linux but look here https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/software/how-to-edit-your-hosts-file-on-a-mac/

theonlywayisup

debitcardmayhem said:

Not a mac man but it's similar as linux but look here https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/software/how-to-edit-your-hosts-file-on-a-mac/

What does that do exactly, does it block me going to that site?

debitcardmayhem

Yes it does it directs your mac to ignore that site oh and I was wrong it is eu.retailxeries.xyz I missed the . between eu and ret.....