What is ZipCloud (Mac)?
ZipCloud is a program that comes in the form of an extension to the browser and hijacks Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. ZipCloud is a potentially unwanted program. ZipCloud is not a virus, but it can bring a lot of inconvenience to the user. After penetration of the PC ZipCloud begins to display a variety of promotional content such as banners, coupons and links to ad sites. The developers of this program are collaborating with some popular websites. According to the developers, this program is designed to help the user to find the best offers, but actually ZipCloud trying to get you to make a pointless purchase, since most of the proposals is a scam. ZipCloud also may collect personal data and send it to third parties. ZipCloud should be removed, if you find it on your PC.
How ZipCloud (Mac) gets on your PC?
Malicious software infects a computer without user consent. Usually, ZipCloud comes with free applications and programs that you can download from popular free sites such as download.com, Softpedia, Freewarefiles, Shareware, Soft32 and many others. These sites tend to create their own download managers that implement a potentially unwanted program. Users are not attentive during installation, so the computer can be infected. Always follow the important rules. Read user agreement. Take your time. Do not press the “Next” button, if you are not sure that the program will not harm your computer. Select advanced installation type. Do not settle for questionable deals and carefully follow the installation process. If ZipCloud has already penetrated to the PC, you can use our instructions to remove it immediately.
How to remove ZipCloud (Mac) from your Mac or PC?
To uninstall ZipCloud (Mac) remove it from Applications, then delete all leftover files and folders.
In our view, there are 2 products that potentially have ZipCloud (Mac) in their database. You can try to use them for removing ZipCloud (Mac).
Recommended Solution:
Bitdefender Antivirus- fully removes all instances of viruses, similar to ZipCloud (Mac) from Mac and Safari.
Alternative Solution:
MacClean for Mac – finds ZipCloud (Mac) and can clean up leftover items after removal.
Or uninstall ZipCloud (Mac) manually.
Step 1: Remove ZipCloud (Mac) from Mac
ZipCloud (Mac) may not have app associated with it in Application. However, we recommend you to inspect the list of installed applications and remove unknown or suspicious ones.
Mac OSX:
- Open Finder
- In the Finder sidebar, click Applications
- If you see Uninstall ZipCloud (Mac) or ZipCloud (Mac) Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
- Drag unwanted application from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Mac OSX
To remove leftover items of unwanted application on Mac we recommend you to use AppCleaner. Just drag application you want to remove to AppCleaner window and it will search for residual data on your hard drive. This will save space of your memory and will help to remove stubborn applications from Mac systems.
After that remove ZipCloud (Mac) from your browser.
Step 2: Remove ZipCloud (Mac) from browsers
Safari:
- Open Safari
- Click Safari menu.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find ZipCloud (Mac).
- Click Uninstall button to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Safari.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find ZipCloud (Mac).
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose ZipCloud (Mac).
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Step 3: Remove following files and folders of ZipCloud (Mac):
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There is also a manual way to uninstall zipcloud on mac.
First, remove the app to the Trash. Then go to the Library folder and find the following subfolders files related to Zipcloud:
~/Library/Application Support/…
~/Library/Caches/…
~/Library/Logs/…
~/Library/LaunchAgents/…
~/Library/Saved Application State/…
Remove all the leftovers of Zipcloud. Then don’t forget to clean up the Trash folders.