Sure MalwareBytes is a good recommend, but telling someone to download an app that will ask for admin privs and install a persistent root level helper is no way to educate users, and is far less "simple" than a quick copy and paste into Terminal. We all have our specialities around here, and your input is no less valuable than mine or anyone else's on these forums, but do stick to things that you actually know about. I've been removing adware, keyloggers and other junk from users' machines for almost as long. I first wrote about removing MacKeeper in 2011, see: Safe mode, cache clearing and other "voodoo" you mention has absolutely nothing to do with either adware or MacKeeper. I'm sorry, I don't mean this as an insult, but you're literally speaking from ignorance. Of course, not all files like this are unsafe, but you should exercise caution when opening any such downloaded file. Scripts, web archives, and Java archives have the potential to cause harm to your system. In addition to apps, other types of files may not be safe.
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You can always download it again later, after you make sure it isn’t malware.Īnd as per this article : OS X El Capitan: Protect your Mac from malware
If you are uncertain about the source, delete the item. More often, its intent is to control your Mac to collect personal and financial information, host illegal content, send spam, or harm other computers on the network.Īvoid opening items from websites and email messages unless you are certain that they come from a legitimate, trusted source. Malware can be installed when you download items from email, messages, and websites.
Malware is “malicious software,” which includes viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other programs that can harm your Mac or your privacy. If a message tells you that something you downloaded from the Internet is “malware,” the safest action is to put the item in the Trash, then empty the Trash. Read the article : OS X El Capitan: What is malware? I probably use it once a month.Īvoid viewing the sites that could harm the system. I also recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware program, but you have to launch it on your own, where as Intego's program I have set to be always on in the background. The newsletters Intego emails once a month, if you want them, are very informative too. It's actually saved our computers from being infected with malware many times. I've been using their Virus Barrier (the old name for their Internet Security app) for around 15 years now, with updates checked for and downloaded/installed weekly. If you're looking for a great security application for your Mac computer(s), that's always scanning in the background to find and isolate/remove malware, get Intego's Mac Internet Security X9, or a bundle if you think you need it. MacKeeper actually makes every computer it's installed on run horribly.
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Junkware is software that does little to nothing to improve anything it's installed on and may actually include hidden malware, backdoors, adware, etc.
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