Mind the adware

Adware installers from download sites have become ubiquitous and are now the norm rather than the exception. We therefore urge users to refrain from downloading Cyberduck from download sites such as download.com, softonic.com or macupdate.com which are or have in the past distributed adware (advertising-supported installers) without our consent. Always download software through the Mac App Store or directly from the developer’s site.

We are also sending out emails to these publishers urging them to stop wrapping our software with an adware concealing installer and additionally urge Apple to revoke their Developer ID certificate used to distribute the installers (radar://23550056) and/or add the installers to the list of known malware by Gatekeeper.

Update: MacUpdate has removed the adware installer in response to our email claiming the “Cyberduck listing will not be part of any future tests we do with app downloads”.

Update: Cnet.download.com has removed the adware installer in response to our email confirmed with “Download.com installer has been disabled for this company profile”.

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Stewards Ajani

Buscar Protect is a harmful adware, which can access the system even without your permission. This adwaree leads to generate numerous pop-up ads as soon as it invades your web browser like Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome. You should never ignore pop-up ads from Buscar Protect once you see it on your computer system. According to computer security experts its pop-up is considered as a threat to your Windows system. It allows installing of some more malicious software, adware, and other computer viruses. All the advertisement, pop up ads and links shows by this adware can redirect you to harmful and pesky web site.

Cyber criminals is utilizing Buscar Protect pop-up for illegal purposes. Mostly PC users considered this adware as a virus, only because of no any idea how such a adware get into their system. The reason behind this, it is usually comes along with freeware software and downloads. When users download any freeware software from internet, also chances to install this potentially unwanted program. Buscar Protect may not be a virus, however, the reason is that most of its activities can harm and put your entire system on high risk. In order to protect your system for further trouble, remove it as soon as you can http://www.hoeomspywaretereinigendutch.com
Joshua Shaw

I have try to download this installer in my MAC the mind adware. Will it run for all version of MAC?