Deceiving domain - imobie.com/macclean/
The website imobie.com is the China-based software provider page where various programs get to be distributed and promoted as useful applications for macOS machines. However, there is nothing positive from these optimization utilities because rogue tools fall in the category of potentially unwanted programs and cyber infections with all the intrusive symptoms and redirects, ad-tracking functionalities.
The particular Mac Clean is a program that gets some concerning comments in forums online from customers who encountered the application installed out of nowhere. Those reports about possible relation to malware spreading scared the ones that installed the program themselves due to convincing commercial content from imobie.com/macclean/.
This program supposedly optimizes the machine and helps with malicious programs, junk files, outdated files. However, this is only a tool created to cause frustration for the victim with all the redirects, predetermined scan results, promotional ads, and material exposing the person to potentially harmful pages.
| The website | imobie.com/macclean/ |
|---|---|
| Name of the threat | MacClean |
| Distribution | Freeware installations with pre-packed PUPs, shady advertisements, other unwanted applications, deceptive sites, and advertisements |
| Type of the threat | Mac malware/ Rogue system tool |
| Symptoms | The alleged system scan shows results with issues that are pre-determined and don't resemble any real issues with the particular device. The purpose of such a false error list is to encourage people to install or purchase a promoted program |
| Danger | Loss of money, exposure to harmful content, installation of shady tools and redirects with possibly malicious commercial material |
| Pricing of the tool | The price for the license starts with $19.99 per year |
imobie.com/macclean/ violations
2CR-015: The page is included on the AV database due to suspicious installer file
2CR-013: Displays commercial content that generates clicks and requires entering personal data
2CR-002: The page shows false claims about features and functionalities to trick people into installing the rogue tool
