Checkingforward Pop-up Scam - How to remove

Checkingforward stands for a misleading page intended to promote Smart Mac Booster PUP (potentially unwanted program). The alert solely attacks Mac computers and its associated browsers – Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. The main intention of Checkingforward pop-ups is to force Mac users into downloading and installing this software by means of extremely deceptive statements.

The peculiarity of the checkingforward pop-up scam is that there are several malicious websites involved, for example, checkingforward54.life, checkingforward72.life, checkingforward53.life – these addresses are similar to other URLs used for the same scam, like game3303.wedyoulife7.live. Unfortunately, these pop-ups are often not properly detected by many anti-virus programs. Therefore, the faulty alert may suddenly hijack the browser and prevent the users from properly using it. This guide will provide you with the detailed guidelines to remove Checkingforward scam and delete other malware from your device.

Checkingforward scam description.

The trick of Checkingforward is that it falsely marks your computer to be infected with serious malware as a result of you visiting some malicious website recently. The following misleading statement is typically used to scare the people:

Virus Found
A website you visited today has infected your Mac with a virus. Press OK to begin the repair process.

The pop-up eventually instructs the people that downloading some “recommended” software is required. When the scared Mac users eventually agree with the proposal they automatically end up installing Smart Mac Booster program. We recommend you not to trust this application, considering the fact that it is promoted through this scary practice. In case your browser opens the pages similar to Checkingforward, make sure to ignore their faulty statements and close the pop-up window.

How did Checkingforward attack your Mac?

There are several reasons why the Checkingforward scam may appear in your Mac browser. Even though it is not certain what exactly caused this alert to attack your screen, its occurrence may be explained by the following factors:

• absence of powerful anti-virus software on your Mac;
• the user’s failure to be careful while browsing the web;
• installation of adware bundled with free applications.

The problem of many computers today, including those run on Mac OS X, is that there are various tricks that may be used by adware to infiltrate the systems stealthily. For example, the adware may be bundled with certain free utilities that the users may decide to install. They may proceed with the installation quickly, without paying attention to important details during the setup process. When clicking on the “Next” or “I agree” buttons the users often allow a lot of other additional programs to be installed without their direct intention.

The adware generating the Checkingforward scam may be installed as a result of poor protection of your Mac by existing anti-virus software. Therefore, you may visit some malicious or hacked online page and thus the potentially unwanted program may secretly infiltrate your system.

Definitely, your personal caution while browsing the web matters a lot. You ought to be very selective as to what sites you typically visit, making sure you do not download any pirated (cracked) software that may be by default interconnected with malicious programs. After all, Macs are targeted by many deceptive sites, like Apple.com-scan-mac.live, Advancemactools.live, or Yourmonday.

How to remove Checkingforward scam?

You should immediately close the Checkingforward pop-up windows once it attacks your browser, however, this action will not stop the pop-up occurrence when your Mac is infected by adware. In order to fully fix your device, thorough research and cleanup of the system is mandatory. We recommend that you undertake the following steps:

1. Access your Mac applications;
2. Remove suspicious software by moving it into the Trash;
3. Check your browser extensions, delete suspicious entries;
4. Get rid of unauthorized profiles from the System Preferences.

The milestones mentioned above should partially help you to block the Checkingforward scam, however, there may be some other adware remnants still negatively damaging your Mac and possibly redirecting your browser to random websites beyond your control. We recommend that you thoroughly follow this guide explaining how to properly fix your browser using the automatic malware removal software — Spyhunter, Combo-Cleaner, or another security program that you trust.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopRemoving Checkingforward Pop-up Scam from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Checkingforward. Click on the trash bin icon next to Checkingforward Pop-up Scam or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Checkingforward, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Checkingforward Pop-up Scam from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Checkingforward. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Checkingforward Pop-up Scam, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Checkingforward from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Checkingforward Pop-up Scam related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Checkingforward, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.