What is the purpose of adware? Adware delivers unwanted ads on your computer.
If any, you should first uninstall it from your Apple Mac. You can search whether there is ad-supported software in your control panel or undesired plugin on your web-browser.
If those alerts or pop ups keep appearing and greatly affect you, then it is a sign that your machine is infected by potentially unwanted application (PUA) or adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software). Fake Flash Player Update alerts constantly popping up! What can I do to stop this from happening and remove fake alerts and popups.Ī.