Avoiding AbsoluteValue Mac Adware

AbsoluteValue is yet another AdLoad adware clone that can deploy on Mac computers.

AdLoad is a group or family of adware, also known as ad-supported software, which works on Mac computers. AbsoluteValue is just one of the dozens and dozens of similar versions of this AdLoad adware family.

All those clone apps are the same - they have the same generic icon and use the same name generation method - two random words put together. This would often produce nonsensical names like CladRumble and WheelInstant.

Adware apps like AbsoluteValue can often work in conjunction with rogue ad networks, which is where the real issue is. Rogue ads sourced through those networks and delivered to your computer by the adware may link to scam pages, misleading websites, potentially unwanted programs and questionable content.

Avoiding those issues or minimizing them is easy. If you see AbsoluteValue or another app with a strange name using the same icon in your applications folder and you don't remember installing it yourself, simply drag and drop it onto your Trash, then empty the Trash. This will at least eliminate any future exposure to potentially harmful ads served by the adware.