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What is Macitnow?

Macitnow claims to save time and money for users who shop online. Although this may seen legitimate and useful functionality, be aware that Macitnow is considered to be adware.

The company responsible for Macitnow development (picitup) employs a deceptive free software marketing method called 'bundling', which allows distribution of additional applications together with the user's chosen software.

For this reason, many users inadvertently install Macitnow when downloading free software from freeware download websites. After successful installation (without users' consent), Macitnow generates various intrusive advertisements such as coupon, comparison shopping, search, etc. that can lead to high-risk adware or malware infections.

Furthermore, information collected by this potentially unwanted program (PUP) includes IP addresses, websites visited, search queries, pages viewed, etc. This recorded information may also include personal details, and therefore, such behavior can lead to serious privacy issues or identity theft.

There are many applications identical to Macitnow, which offer identical features and use bundling as an installation method. BestPricesApp, PriceLess, MySavings, and BetterDeals are just some examples.

None of these apps are useful to the user - they are developed simply to generate revenue by the display of intrusive ads and sharing collected data with third parties. You are strongly advised to eliminate Macitnow from your system immediately.

Close examination of Macitnow reveals that, in most cases, it is distributed via small programs called 'download clients' (also called 'download managers', 'installers', and so on) on freeware download websites including download.com, soft32.com, and softonic.com.

Download clients are used by these websites as free services and traffic monetization tools, since they offer installation of additional browser add-ons (claimed to be '100% legitimate and virus-free') together with the chosen free software.

You can avoid this situation by inspecting each step when downloading free software and never accepting installation of any additional programs offered.

Furthermore, downloaded apps should be installed using the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' options - this will reveal any bundled programs listed for installation and allow you to opt-out. If you have installed Macitnow, the following instructions will help you to remove this adware from your system.

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Quick menu:

• What is Macitnow?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Macitnow application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Macitnow adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Macitnow ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Macitnow' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Macitnow extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

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

Macitnow adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Macitnow", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Macitnow ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Macitnow adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Macitnow did not install its browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your Internet browsers.

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the macitnow adware, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the macitnow adware, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with macitnow adware removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the macitnow adware, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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