How to remove Spaceshellvpn.com pop-up scam (Virus removal guide)

Spaceshellvpn.com is a website designed to trick visitors, so it cannot be trusted. It promotes various browser-based scams such as Your Apple iPhone is severely damaged. Scammers created this website and others like it to advertise and distribute various untrustworthy applications. The most common among these apps are trojans, PUAs (potentially unwanted applications), adware, browser hijackers and spyware.

Spaceshellvpn.com and similar websites are designed to deceive gullible visitors. Therefore, such websites cannot be trusted in any case, you need to try to close them immediately after they appear in the browser. Security experts warn that it is very dangerous to install any apps recommended by scam websites, and in case of accidental installation of such programs, immediately remove it and check the device for malware. If you would like to free your Apple device of the Spaceshellvpn.com pop ups and are unable to do so, you can follow the instructions below.

Cyber threat analysts have determined that users are redirected to Spaceshellvpn.com by PUAs, adware or from suspicious advertisements. Adware is type of malicious software that can cause problems for your Apple device. It can generate numerous additional popup, banner, pop-under and in-text link advertisements flooding on your browser; gather your privacy data like login details, online searches, etc; run in the background and drag down the Apple OS running speed; give more chances for other adware, PUAs even malware to get on the Apple device.

Text presented on this scam website:

Apple Security

Important notice. Your device is currently infected with a Trojan virus!
Your phone’s memory is already having 17% of damage. Prompt action is required, otherwise,the device will become defective and all your data including

the device will become defective and all your data including accounts, photos, and payment data will be available to third parties.

Follow the instruction
Step 1
Tap remove virus to install trusted Security App from the App Store.

Step 2
Open the app and follow the instructions to protect your device.

Remove Virus
Detected By Apple.

Threat Summary

Name	Spaceshellvpn.com
Type	scam, fake alerts, tech support scam
Symptoms	you experience lots of of unexpected ads your web browser is rerouted to web-pages you did not want there is an unwanted apps in the Finder section of your Apple device settings an unwanted toolbar appears in your web-browser your web browser homepage has modified without your permission slow browsing Internet your web browser crashes
Removal	Spaceshellvpn.com removal guide

How does Adware get on your Apple device

Adware gets onto Apple devices by being attached to certain free software. So always read carefully the installation screens, disclaimers, ‘Terms of Use’ and ‘Software license’ appearing during the install process. Additionally pay attention for third-party apps which are being installed along with the main program. Ensure that you unchecked all of them! Also, use an ad blocker application that will allow to stop shady and untrustworthy web sites.

If you want to remove Spaceshellvpn.com pop up, you will not succeed, because the adware is very stubborn. But with the help of the following instructions, you surely can get rid of Spaceshellvpn.com popup scam completely from your internet browsers.

How to remove Spaceshellvpn.com pop ups

In the steps below we will have a look at the adware and how to remove Spaceshellvpn.com from Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers for Mac, natively or by using a few free removal utilities. Read it once, after doing so, please bookmark this page (or open it on your smartphone) as you may need to close your internet browser or reboot your MAC.

To remove Spaceshellvpn.com, use the following steps:

1. Remove profiles created by Spaceshellvpn.com
2. Check the list of installed apps
3. Remove Spaceshellvpn.com related files and folders
4. Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes
5. Remove Spaceshellvpn.com from Safari, Chrome, Firefox
6. How to block Spaceshellvpn.com popup
7. Finish words

Remove profiles created by Spaceshellvpn.com

Adware can make changes to the Apple device such as malicious changes to browser settings, and the addition of malicious system profiles. You need to check the system preferences, find and remove malicious profiles and ensure your settings are as you expect.

Click Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences.

In System Preferences, select Profiles. if there is no Profiles in the list of preferences, that means there are no profiles installed on the Mac. If there is Profiles in the list, then click on it, then select a profile associated with Spaceshellvpn.com.

To delete a malicious profile, click on the minus button ( – ) located at the bottom-left of the Profiles screen.

Check the list of installed apps

In order to remove Spaceshellvpn.com you need to do is to remove unknown and questionable programs from your Apple Mac using the Finder. When uninstalling potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers and adware software, check the list of installed apps and try to find dubious programs and uninstall them all. Pay special attention to recently installed applications, as it’s most likely that Spaceshellvpn.com сame along with it.

Open Finder and click “Applications”.

Very carefully look around the entire list of programs installed on your computer. Most probably, one of them is the adware software that causes multiple unwanted pop ups. Once you have found a questionable, unwanted or unused application, right click to it and choose “Move to Trash”. Another way is drag the program from the Applications folder to the Trash.

Don’t forget, select Finder -> “Empty Trash”.

Remove Spaceshellvpn.com related files and folders

Now you need to try to find Spaceshellvpn.com related files and folders, and then delete them manually. You need to look for these files in certain directories. To quickly open them, we recommend using the “Go to Folder…” command.

Click on the Finder icon. From the menu bar, select Go and click “Go to Folder…”. As a result, a small window opens that allows you to quickly open a specific directory.

Check for Spaceshellvpn.com generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
/Library/LaunchAgents

This will open the contents of the “/Library/LaunchAgents” folder. Look carefully at it and pay special attention to recently created files, as well as files that have a suspicious name. Move all suspicious files to the Trash. A few examples of files: Spaceshellvpn.com.plist, search.plist, com.machelper.plist, installapp.plist and macsearch.plist. Most often, PUPs, browser hijackers and adware create several files with similar names.

Check for Spaceshellvpn.com generated files in the /Library/Application Support folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
/Library/Application Support

This will open the contents of the “Application Support” folder. Look carefully at its contents, pay special attention to recently added/changed folder. Move all suspicious folders to the Trash.

Check for Spaceshellvpn.com generated files in the “~/Library/LaunchAgents” folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
~/Library/LaunchAgents

Proceed in the same way as with the “/Library/LaunchAgents” and “/Library/Application Support” folders. Look for suspicious and recently added files. Move all suspicious files to the Trash.

Check for Spaceshellvpn.com generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons folder

In the “Go to Folder…” window, type the following text and press Go:
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Carefully browse the entire list of files and pay special attention to recently created files, as well as files that have a suspicious name. Move all suspicious files to the Trash. A few examples of files to be deleted: com.installapp.plist, com.Spaceshellvpn.com.plist, com.macsearch.plist, com.machelper.plist and com.search.plist. In most cases, adware software, PUPs and browser hijackers create several files with similar names.

Scan your Mac with MalwareBytes

Manual Spaceshellvpn.com removal requires some computer skills. Some files and system entries that created by the adware software can be not fully removed. We suggest that use MalwareBytes Free to scan the Mac device. Moreover, this program will help you to remove toolbars, browser hijackers, adware software and PUPs that your MAC OS can be affected too.

1. Installing the MalwareBytes Free is simple. First you will need to download MalwareBytes on your MAC by clicking on the following link.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware (Mac)
   20851 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: September 10, 2020
   
2. When the downloading process is done, close all programs and windows on your MAC OS. Open a directory in which you saved it. Run the downloaded file and follow the prompts.
3. Click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the adware software responsible for Spaceshellvpn.com popups. This process can take some time, so please be patient.
4. When the scan get completed, MalwareBytes Free will show a list of found threats. Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and press “Quarantine”.

Remove Spaceshellvpn.com from Safari, Chrome, Firefox

If you are still getting Spaceshellvpn.com scam, then you can try to remove it by removing harmful plugins.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top right corner, click on Google Chrome’s main menu button, represented by three vertical dots. In the menu go to ‘More tools’, then ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to remove Spaceshellvpn.com pop up scam by reset Google Chrome settings.	Click on ‘menu’ button and select ‘Add-ons’. Go to ‘Extensions’ tab. To uninstall an add-on, click on ‘Remove’ button next to it. If you are still experiencing issues with Spaceshellvpn.com pop-ups removal, you need to reset Firefox browser.
Safari
On the top menu select ‘Safari’, then ‘Preferences’. Select ‘Extensions’ tab. Select an extension you want to delete and click ‘Uninstall’ button next to it.

How to block Spaceshellvpn.com popup

Running an ad blocker program such as AdGuard is an effective way to alleviate the risks. Additionally, ad blocking programs will also protect you from harmful advertisements and web pages, and, of course, block redirection chain to Spaceshellvpn.com and similar webpages.

Please go to the following link to download the latest version of AdGuard for Mac.

When downloading is done, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen. Follow the prompts.

Each time, when you launch your Apple Mac, AdGuard will run automatically and stop undesired popup advertisements, block Spaceshellvpn.com, as well as other harmful or misleading websites.

Finish words

Once you’ve done the step-by-step guide outlined above, your MAC system should be clean from this adware and other malicious software. The Chrome, Firefox and Safari will no longer show the Spaceshellvpn.com pop-ups when you surf the Internet. Unfortunately, if the instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new adware software, and then the best way – ask for help.

Please create a new question by using the “Ask Question” button in the Questions and Answers. Try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the annoying Spaceshellvpn.com popups.