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• What is the best software to improve performance and free hard disk cleanup. I used MacKeeper, but I'm tired of paying annual fees for this service.

  What is the best software to improve performance and free hard drive cleanup? I used MacKeeper, but I'm tired of paying annual fees for this service.

  You shouldn't have these software.  See discussion of Klaus1

  Do not install MacKeeper

  See also this one by Klaus1

  Viruses, Trojans, Malware - and other aspects of Internet Security

• If you are using Safari a warning appeared, i.e. computer can have 3 viruses. Suggest download MacKeeper you and scan your computer. IP address: 78.146.23.13 What should I do?

  In Safari, an alert appeared: the computer can have 3 viruses, download MacKeeper and scan your computer, the IP address: 78.146.23.13

  What should I do?

  Ignore it. Close the tab that you opened when he appeared.

• What to do on install MACKEEPER. Should I?

  I get on these ads saying Download mackepper obviously now I adblocker but should I?

  Guys I need an answer

• Mackeeper IS safe to download?

  I have a problem on my new MacBook than Mackeeper pop up and asks me to download to my Mac clean.  Is it safe to download?

  Lol do not download MacKeeper. It is not necessary to use on your Mac.

  Third of what Mac utility for cleaning are not necessary on a Mac. Your Mac runs the maintenance in the background for you.

• MacKeeper. Yes or no?

  Hi, I would like to know whether it is desirable to install MacKeeper.

  If this isn't the case, I want to know what application or program is recommended to keep my Macbook Pro.

  Best regards and many thanks.

  MacKeeper is essentially the malware application.

  You can read this thread: do not install MacKeeper

• Removal of Mac Mackeeper

  I was reading messages on how to remove the virus Mackeeper from Mac.

  Nothing worked until I removed a hidden folder named "Myshopmate" in the list of applications (you can see the list of applications through 'Finder'). Would like to know if this is what makes the means by which the virus Mackeeper is that hides behind.

  Myshopmate is an adware and is independent of MacKeeper which is practically malware itself. Remove the two with uninstalling programs provided. If you have trouble with Myshopmate, download and run MalwareBytes.

• Help with new Mackeeper Sep/2016

  Hello guys, just made a big mistake apparently (and I'm an experienced user).

  I have a macbook pro mid 2012 running El Capitan 10.11.5.

  last night I went to the new site of mackeeper (not a pop-up) and downloaded and bought (via paypal) kromtech mackeeper 3.11.3 version (1407). all goes well until now, but I'm panic after reading the reviews right now (my eldest son has just warned me). My cousin has been around and helped to check something on my computer.

  Help! What is best to do now? I have specific programs to the internet bank to protect my account/data, but am really panic! Please let me know? best and thanks, Rod

  How to uninstall MacKeeper - updated (as of Apple help Writer):

  http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-MacKeeper-malware/

• MacKeeper Mac application?

  I need to ask MacKeeper is always a bad Mac Application to be used for the Apple computer iMac?

  cause there in The International CES Event in Las Vegas Nevada & I visited the site here, seems pretty good about what they do, but I had to make sure if it's a good mac app or a piece of garbage yet? Years ago I had it but I removed it years ago so I just need to know what you think on this issue yet?

  I visited the site, I see not what is happening, that I should get or do not understand? I have to ask you guys what you think again?

  It of still scam-ware and adversely affect the proper functioning of your Mac.

• Attack of the MacKeeper

  Running the current software Mini and 10.6.8 on an older laptop.

  The two blinking MacKeeper and other advertising windows. I deleted cookies several times and checked the popup block, but to no avail.

  The killer solution need to stop this.

  Hello Bigtex221,

  This sounds like adware. I wrote a small diagnostic program to help show what adware is installed. Download EtreCheck from http://www.etrecheck.com, run it and paste the results here. EtreCheck is perfectly safe to run, don't request your password to install and is signed with my developer Apple ID.

  If adware is installed, EtreCheck will help remove you, although you may need to provide a password. If you are not comfortable with that, just after the report of EtreCheck here and other AIDS can tell you exactly which files should be deleted and the way to do it.

  WARNING: Although EtreCheck is free, there are other links on my site that could give me some form of compensation, financial or otherwise.

• Is "com.historiograph.plist" something that people know? It was created at the same, I accidentally downloaded MacKeeper

  Average of horrible judgment, I downloaded something that turned out to be just another way for MacKeeper Run Amok.  I turn on my firewall before you download anything either, and I'm glad that I did because weird things happened.  Chrome unexpectedly quit without even reporting it closes unexpectedly.  I also got a message asking to allow connections from the application "historiograph.  After made what I thought was a good uninstall of MacKeeper, I found this 'com.historiograph.plist' in hand > library > LaunchDaemons with the same created as MacKeeper.  In addition, there were two other .plists created at the exact same time com.lymphangiotomyUpd.plist and com.apple.sideb.plist

  Is one of this natural look or will I be paranoid?

  Hello That_One_Guy,

  Historiograph is not a known demon so I can't tell you if it is harmful. It is not part of any Apple software, so removing it will not cause problems with any Apple software. It is possible, that it is bundled with other software on your Mac that you would like to keep and could cause problems with this. It is also possible that the software that created it will recreate when you remove it. To remove it, I would recommend starting in safe mode (combinations of keys start for Mac - Apple Support) and then removing to make sure that the demon is not running when removed.

  If it does not or you have any other questions, feel free to ask me questions.

  Thank you ~ Bryce

• Beware of the MacKeeper

  When installing MacKeeper, claiming to be "clean and protect your Mac" software he installed several pieces of adware and scareware which not only bore you and invites you to buy stuff you don't want or need but are possible phishing sites. I downloaded and installed under the impression that he was free. The announcement led me to download, he stated that he was free. I discovered that it was free to download, but cost money to use. I ran and concluded that he would do nothing unless you paid, I paid for one month of use ($19.95) and he ran. He said that he found and repaired somewhere about 12 000. Immediately I started to receive Web pages popping up trying to sell me software Reimage and foreclosed homes, etc. I ran MacKeeper again and it found and corrected a number of problems. Then, I decided to check it out and ran a battery of 10 times and each time he finds and repaired several different issues. How can issues arise only once to another when I didn't do anything else? I uninstalled MacKeeper and requested a refund. I immediately started to receive Web pages supposed to be Apple and similar to official pages on the Apple site informing me that I had three viruses and that the only course of action was to download MacKeeper (I saved bookmarks to these sites just in case I could find a place to report them to and when I try to go there, I get a warning that it is a suspected phishing site.) This happen several times per hour. In the meantime, I will continue to get windows trying to me but Reimage, foreclosed homes, MacKeeper or what have you. Sometimes, I'd get a vertical Ribbon about 2.5 "wide ALLERT saying me do nothing at all until I called Apple Support to the number they give me or asking me to chat online with Apple support representatives. Finally, I used EtreCheck to find the malicious files on my system and crossed the tedious task to find and remove them. However EtreCheck has provided me with the paths to them.

  All the apps 'cleaning' are scams. There are still worse examples as 'MacKeeper.

  Extract of effective defenses against software malware and other threats:

  • Never install a product that claims to 'clean up', 'speed', 'optimize', 'boost' or 'speed up' your Mac; to "wash", "tune" or to make it "brilliant". These allegations are absurd.
    • These products are marketed very aggressively. They are all scams.
    • They usually operate on the erroneous premise that Mac builds 'junk' that must be systematically 'cleaned' for optimum performance.
    • Trial versions of these programs are successful because they provide more instant gratification of free space on the disk.
    • This increased space is the result of irreversible destruction of files, programs or operating system components normally protected against accidental tampering or removal. The eventual result will be the reliable operation, poor performance and random crashes that may not become evident for months, or even years after their use, when updates of programs or OS X are finally released.
    • Memory "cleaners" that bypass the work of OS x memory management algorithms by purging the memory contents inactive for mass storage, which can only result in performance degradation and accelerated the hardware failure.

• What is Malware?

  I went to a site that I had used in the past with no problems: Keepvid

  Today, there was a notice that says I could no longer use the site as a guest and create an account.  Yes, I did.  Thus, whip me, beat me, make me write cheques, but it turns out MacKeeper attached to this site and I fell for it.  Once I crossed the download process and seen MacKeeper pop up, I knew that I had been.

  I followed all of the suggestions about the removal, but two things are that I have not found the solution:

  1 yahoo now is my permanent search engine.  I checked, double checked and triple checked and Google is verified, but whenever I do a search in the window, it's Yahoo

  2. my favorites used to open with Safari and now they do not.

  I deleted cookies, entered in Library/cache and deleted everything and anything I could find remotely affiliated with MacKeeper whose name came when looking for a solution.

  What now?  Help... Please.

  Click here and follow the instructions, or if you do not delete rather manually the adware, launches MalwareBytes for Mac.

  MalwareBytes simplifies the process of removal of adware, but does not stop it or other malware from entering the computer. It should not be invoked to prevent future incidents; Instead, avoid downloading software from sources other than the Mac App Store or Developer Web sites.

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• Unable to access several sites and install apps in the appstore. A possible malware issue. What should I do?

  Hey guys,.

  I am using a 8 GB Mac Mini with an i5 processor clocked at 2.6 GHz Mac OSX Yosemite 10.10.5 (14F27).

  I don't have problems with this until I visited a torrent site (I hate invited but unfortunately I did this time). Since that unfortunate activity, I get mackeeper pop ups and my search engines by default on all my browsers like Safari, Firefox and chrome automatically replaced by trovi. I can't access to 90% of websites like YouTube except facebook, twitter, Netflix, gmail, google, yahoo and other email clients. I get a "cannot connect" on firefox and messages error 'Safari cannot connect to the server. I checked with the ISP settings and proxy but no problem there as my other devices such as the ipad and the iphone apple work fine on the same wifi network. I erased all the extensions, cookies and cache but without success.

  I am also unable to access the app store to install applications. I wanted to make its own memory and a removal of the malware, but couldn't that since the appstore could not contact the server.

  I mainly use this machine for audio production and browsing through Logic Pro X.

  What is a malware problem? If so, how to fight that? Should I format my HD and upgrade to El Capitan? Who will solve the problem?

  Kindly help.

  See you soon,.

  AR

  Try this first: https://www.malwarebytes.com/antimalware/mac/

  And if it does not help: http://etrecheck.com

• What is a good virusscanner for the mac?

  I used mackeeper, but was not happy with it, it made my computer slower.

  Can what advice you give me on a good virusscanner?

  GR E Postma, Weesp, Netherlands

  None is needed.

  MacKeeper is malware. Remove it completely.