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TokenFactory IFrame Issue
Dhuinda What is Token Factory iFrame Download on Safari, Mac, Outlook When you log into my working view created in Mac operating system and (token factory iframe) continues to download token factory iframe, error. Microsoft officials have not yet said anything about this, whether it is an error or on purpose.
SOURCE: https://chicagopopular.com/what-is-token-factory-iframe-download-on-safari-mac-outlook/
- https://howtoremove.guide/token-factory-iframe-mac/
What is Token Factory Iframe?
Token Factory Iframe is a page-redirecting app that will immediately begin to reroute your web traffic the moment it gets installed in your browser. Token Factory Iframe has been categorized as a browser hijacker that aims to aggressively promote sponsored sites on the user’s screen.
The main activity of these apps is related to online advertising and, for as long as they operate on your computer, most Browser Hijackers will only spam you with different sponsored ads, pay-per-click messages, pop-ups, banners, and redirects to predefined web pages. A real virus, on the other hand, is a threat that would do much more than simply spam your screen with commercials. For instance, a Ransomware infection can not only sneak in the system without any visible symptoms, but it can render your files inaccessible until you pay a ransom for them. A program like Token Factory Iframe is far less problematic and will never do such a thing, even if it tends to be extremely annoying and unpleasant to have in your browsing program.Two remarks about the posts above - just a kind of care: The suggestion from Luchotamblay to block downloads is surely a workaround - but as I wrote within my article, you are no longer able to download mail attachments. If you are affected, use Firefox as a temporary workaround - as I suggested within my original article.
The second suggestion from Luchotamblay with the link to howtoremove guide should be taken with care (I would not post this external link in MS forums without a warning). After the initial incident reported above - and after I wrote my initial article - several sites also created an article "what is Token Factory Iframe" - and explain it as a browser hijacker. While that's probably not false, all sites offers a "free" removal tool.I just read the terms of use of their "free removal tool" - they try to trick incautious users to a subscription of 48 € (or $) for 6 months. Imho suspicious ...
I have not seen (till yet) any report about an infection of a browser hijacker in the current case (although users has checked their macOS systems and browsers with tools like Bitdefender).I got today a feedback from a German blog reader, that the issue has been fixed by Microsoft. I haven't found a confirmation till yet. Can somebody confirm that? I can't test it (no Mac, no iPad, no Office 365/MS 365). See also my addendum a few comments above.
