Remove FilterIdea
FilterIdea is an intrusive application for Macs. It is usually installed without your knowledge since it tends to be distributed through fake downloads, software bundles, or misleading content. We assure you that FilterIdea has no redeemable features that you can make use of. It is meant to work in the background and silently manipulate your Web browser's behavior. Thankfully, it does not have harmful intentions. However, its presence on your system may often lead to annoying changes concerning your Web browser – for example, these changes may cause redirects to random sites.
The sites that FilterIdea promotes focus on generating ad revenue for their administrators – usually these admins are also the developers of the low-quality apps like FilterIdea. This app is considered to be a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) – it can be removed from your device securely with the use of a reliable Mac security scanner.
While the removal of FilterIdea is not mandatory, it is certainly the best course of action. Once you dispose of this software, you can undo any changes it brought to your Web browser. To avoid interacting with such apps in the future, we suggest that you stick to browsing legitimate sites. Also, be careful with the software installers you download – only fetch them from official, trustworthy sources. Make sure to follow installation instructions carefully and to watch out for opt-in or opt-out offers to install 3rd-party content – this is the most common trick used to bring the FilterIdea to computers.
Users report that FilterIdea may sometimes be installed as a browser extension for Safari. In these cases, it might be possible to resolve the problem by resetting Safari - How to Reset Safari.