Adware Doctor
Adware Doctor was a purported Mac cleaning utility that claimed to remove adware, browser extensions, caches and other junk files from your Mac. Despite its stated purpose, it was identified in 2018 as malicious spyware that secretly collected users' browsing history from Chrome, Firefox and Safari, encrypted the data, and transmitted it to servers in China without user knowledge or consent.
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1 suggestionAdware Doctor is malicious spyware, not a legitimate security tool, and was removed from the Mac App Store in September 2018 after being exposed by security researcher Patrick Wardle. If you still have this app installed on your Mac, uninstall it immediately — it has no legitimate purpose and poses a direct threat to your privacy. Do not run it under any circumstances. For actual Mac security and cleaning needs, use trusted alternatives like Malwarebytes (which scans for genuine threats) or the built-in macOS tools like Storage Management in System Settings for freeing disk space. If you are concerned about data that may have been collected while Adware Doctor was installed, consider changing passwords for sensitive accounts and reviewing your privacy settings across browsers and services.
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