GeneralOperation Adware is an Annoyance for Mac Computer Users

GeneralOperation is a strain of adware that affects Mac systems. It belongs to the wider family of AdLoad adware clones.

GeneralOperation has a lot in common with the dozens of AdLoad clones that share its features and even its icon. All those applications use the same icon - a generic grey circle with a white looking glass image inside it. All those adware clones also share the same naming convention - two words strung together to produce a name that is hopefully not too ridiculous.

Other variants of the same AdLoad adware have been spotted under the names AuraLookup and CompellingEntry. It's easy to see that some of the names simply make no sense.

GeneralOperation will display intrusive and potentially harmful ads on your Mac. The ads displayed by most adware applications are sourced from rogue advertising networks. This means a lot of them can link to misleading pages, malicious sites, questionable content and potentially unwanted applications.

This makes the presence of AdLoad adware on your Mac unwanted and you should take care to get rid of ad-supported apps as quickly as possible to minimize your exposure to similar potentially harmful ads.