====== Safari is locked up with a message from www.mac-securities.com ======

I installed avast antivirus and scanned
found two items and deleted Then:

From: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7061442

MAC-SECURITIES.COM

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Safari is locked up with a message from www.mac-securities.com stating that I have a phishing 
problem with a phone number to call. 

Quit the application. Force quit if necessary.
Relaunch it by holding down the shift key and clicking its icon in the Dock. ( This will prevent 
windows from the last time Safari was running from reopening
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=== Reported Phishing Website Ahead. Another popup then tells me to call 1-855-267-4256 ===

From: https://discussions.apple.com/message/27635006#27635006

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Force quit the browser and relaunch it with the shift key held down.

Then:
Choose Go to Folder from the Finder’s Go menu, provide ~/Library/ as the path, and rename 
the Safari folder to Safari_old
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mac apple virus antivirus

From: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools.aspx


From: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition.aspx

From: http://www.howtogeek.com/63735/mac-os-x-viruses-how-to-remove-and-prevent-the-mac-protector-malware/

From: http://www.zdnet.com/article/crying-wolf-apple-support-forums-confirm-malware-explosion/

From: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-mac-protector

From: http://en.kioskea.net/faq/40005-mac-os-x-adware-removal-procedure-popup-ads-banners

====== Removal of Adware Popups (Unknown name) ======

Install Sophos and scan

Uninstall Sophos

Install Avast and scan : bingo on this one - removed the bothering stuff

From: http://en.kioskea.net/faq/40005-mac-os-x-adware-removal-procedure-popup-ads-banners

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Some free tools

To remove adware from your Mac, download and install the following tools:

AdwareMedic by Safe Mac: http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php

Adware Removal Tool by Bitdefender: http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/adware-removal-tool.html
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====== AdwareMedis ======

From: http://www.thesafemac.com/arg/

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AdwareMedic will scan your system and help you remove any known adware automatically. 
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