How to avoid redirects to and from carlbendergogo.com

What is carlbendergogo[.]com?

carlbendergogo[.]com is the address of a website that should be avoided. If opened, it redirects people to various other untrustworthy, deceptive websites.

Generally, people do not open websites such as carlbendergogo[.]com intentionally - they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on their browsers and/or operating systems. PUAs often display ads and gather information. These apps are termed PUAs, since most people download and install them unintentionally.

Research shows that carlbendergogo[.]com is designed redirect visitors to scam web pages (such as apple.com-mac-optimizer[.]live), which are used to trick people into downloading and installing dubious applications (for example, Cleanup My Mac).

These sites notify visitors that their computers are infected with viruses and encourage them to remove malware with another app immediately. Note that carlbendergogo[.]com also opens other untrustworthy websites. For example, it might open web pages that encourage visitors to participate in a lottery without any real prizes.

Typically, these sites are used to gather information relating to visitors by encouraging them to complete surveys and answer questions. Furthermore, carlbendergogo[.]com could redirect visitors to web pages filled with deceptive advertisements. If clicked, these might download and install unwanted software.

No websites opened through carlbendergogo[.]com should be trusted. Avoid this web page - if your browser opens it automatically, remove PUAs that could be responsible for causing the redirects immediately.

Furthermore, these apps often display deceptive ads that, if clicked, lead users to potentially malicious web pages, or they download/install other unwanted applications. Examples of ads that PUAs deploy include pop-ups, banners, surveys, coupons, etc.

Furthermore, these apps are often used to gather user details (IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, etc.). Developers often misuse this data to generate revenue and share it with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) for the same purpose.

Threat Summary:

Name	carlbendergogo.com pop-up
Threat Type	Phishing, Scam, Mac malware, Mac virus.
Detection Names	Netcraft (Malicious), Full List (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	142.93.226.180
Symptoms	Your Mac becomes slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you are redirected to dubious websites.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites, loss of private information.
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PUAs supposedly provide various features (developers advertise them as legitimate, useful applications), however, they rarely function as promised. They cause unwanted redirects, gather data, and/or display ads to help developers to generate revenue.

People with PUAs installed on their systems and/or browsers risk experiencing problems relating to browsing safety, privacy, or they might even become victims of identity theft.

How did potentially unwanted applications install on my computer?

People often download and install PUAs inadvertently when they click deceptive advertisements or when they download/install certain software. Developers often include unwanted apps into the set-ups of other (usually free) software. This distribution method is called "bundling".

Developers hide information about additional apps in settings such as "Advanced", "Custom", and so on. Furthermore, many people leave these settings unchanged, thereby granting permission for PUAs to be downloaded and installed with regular software.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download programs and files from official websites and avoid using third party downloaders, Peer-to-Peer networks (eMule, torrent clients, etc.), dubious sites, and other similar channels. Install software using third party installers.

If download or installation setup contains settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", check them carefully and dismiss offers to download/install unwanted software.

If clicked, intrusive ads can open potentially malicious web pages or cause unwanted downloads/installations, especially if they are displayed on web pages relating to gambling, pornography, adult dating, etc. Therefore, do not click these ads.

Unwanted redirects and annoying ads can usually be prevented by uninstalling unknown, unwanted or suspicious add-ons, plug-ins, and extensions from the browser, and programs of this kind from the computer. If your computer is already infected with PUAs, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate them.

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Quick menu:

• What is carlbendergogo[.]com?
• STEP 1. Remove PUA related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove rogue extensions from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue add-ons from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove potentially unwanted plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove adware and browser hijackers from a Mac computer:

Potentially unwanted applications removal:

Remove potentially unwanted applications from your "Applications" folder:

Click the Finder icon. In the Finder window, select "Applications". In the applications folder, look for "MPlayerX", "NicePlayer", or other suspicious applications and drag them to the Trash. After removing the potentially unwanted application(s) that cause online ads, scan your Mac for any remaining unwanted components.

Remove adware-related files and folders

Click the Finder icon, from the menu bar. Choose Go, and click Go to Folder...

Check for adware generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by adware - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for adware generated files in the ~/Library/Application Support/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/Application Support/

In the "Application Support" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious folders. For example, "MplayerX" or "NicePlayer", and move these folders to the Trash.

Check for adware generated files in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by adware - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Adware commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for adware generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder:

In the "Go to Folder..." bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemons/

In the "LaunchDaemons" folder, look for recently-added suspicious files. For example "com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist", "com.myppes.net-preferences.plist", "com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist", "com.avickUpd.plist", etc., and move them to the Trash.

Scan your Mac with Combo Cleaner:

If you have followed all the steps correctly, your Mac should be clean of infections. To ensure your system is not infected, run a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus. Download it HERE. After downloading the file, double click combocleaner.dmg installer. In the opened window, drag and drop the Combo Cleaner icon on top of the Applications icon. Now open your launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon. Wait until Combo Cleaner updates its virus definition database and click the "Start Combo Scan" button.

Combo Cleaner will scan your Mac for malware infections. If the antivirus scan displays "no threats found" - this means that you can continue with the removal guide; otherwise, it's recommended to remove any found infections before continuing.

After removing files and folders generated by the adware, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

Remove malicious extensions from Internet browsers

Remove malicious Safari extensions:

Open the Safari browser, from the menu bar, select "Safari" and click "Preferences...".

In the preferences window, select "Extensions" and look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions. When located, click the "Uninstall" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Safari browser - none are crucial for regular browser operation.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Safari.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Google Chrome.

Remove malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) and select "Add-ons and themes". Click "Extensions", in the opened window locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, click on the three dots and then click "Remove".

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Mozilla Firefox.

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