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Q: is it safe to download the mackeeper?

i think my mac book pro has a bug, and i had a popup called mackeeper that says it can clean up my mac, is it safe to download the mac keeper?

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Posted on May 14, 2011 1:45 PM

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Q: is it safe to download the mackeeper?

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  • by jorn1234,

    jorn1234 jorn1234 Nov 7, 2011 6:39 AM in response to I AM LEGEND
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    Nov 7, 2011 6:39 AM in response to I AM LEGEND

    No it is not a virus, it is just a software that make your mac do weird things.

     

    Read the forum and make your own opinion. I tryid it at it made my Mac into a pop-up machine.

    The only way I could remove it was by formating and reinstalling, but dont take my word for it read more on forums.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Nov 7, 2011 8:29 AM in response to jorn1234
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    Nov 7, 2011 8:29 AM in response to jorn1234

    You need to stop resurrecting threads that are 5+ months old (and answered) and posting the same or very similar post in each; else you will be considered a troll.

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Nov 7, 2011 8:31 AM in response to babowa
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    Nov 7, 2011 8:31 AM in response to babowa

    Thank you babowa.

     

    I was just getting ready to say that.

     

    Allan

  • by jorn1234,

    jorn1234 jorn1234 Nov 7, 2011 8:49 AM in response to Allan Eckert
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    Nov 7, 2011 8:49 AM in response to Allan Eckert

    Well i said what i needed so i am off, people got the message. I just want to make a warning against this kind of software. I was stupid to install it. so now i hope people are careful.

  • by mec@myoffice,

    mec@myoffice mec@myoffice Nov 16, 2011 6:45 PM in response to yanique
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    Nov 16, 2011 6:45 PM in response to yanique

    I regret checking the forum just now. I bought Mackeeper recently & noticed that there are Ads opened in my browser everytime I turn on my Mac book.

  • by eww,

    eww eww Nov 16, 2011 6:57 PM in response to premx99
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    Nov 16, 2011 6:57 PM in response to premx99

    premx99 wrote:

     

    This is why I don't Subscribe to Mac forums.

     

    Feel free to stay away from this one. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

  • by jorn1234,

    jorn1234 jorn1234 Nov 17, 2011 5:07 AM in response to mec@myoffice
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    Nov 17, 2011 5:07 AM in response to mec@myoffice

    Sorry to hear that. If I was you I would un-install it and demand my money back.

    Please read this

     

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

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Nov 17, 2011 5:58 AM in response to premx99
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    Nov 17, 2011 5:58 AM in response to premx99

    premx99 wrote:

     

    This is why I don't Subscribe to Mac forums.I've never met a group of people,that were so Strident,and closed minded and Militant in all their views,from everything to copying dvd's to antivirusware to Anything even remotly

    outside of mainstream Apple thinking...You people are truly UNBELIVABLE!!!!!!!

    Actually I always considered myself fairly LIVABLE

  • by zenorac,

    zenorac zenorac Nov 26, 2011 10:43 AM in response to Sana_Paul
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    Nov 26, 2011 10:43 AM in response to Sana_Paul

    I installed Mackeeper, but have noted the issues of constant pop-ups and aggrevating slow-downs in my Mac's performance.  After reading these threads, I decided to remove it.  Thanks to whomever recommended AppDelete as this seems to have worked wonderfully.  I must add that I was convinced to remove Mackeeper when I read the reply of the supposed "representative".  It was so poorly written, it convinced me that the program itself was junk as I suspected.  About the only thing this program did for me was continually remind me it was there with those annoying "legit" pop-ups and the frustrating stop-and-go performance of my Mac.  So, if you are looking for my opinion about Mackeeper, I would say don't bother.  Look at established and respected companies if you feel you need protection.  I heard Macafee was working on something for Macs.  Anything has to be better than Mackeeper. 

  • by Ronda Wilson,

    Ronda Wilson Ronda Wilson Dec 4, 2011 1:09 AM in response to premx99
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    Dec 4, 2011 1:09 AM in response to premx99

    premx99 wrote:

     

    This is why I don't Subscribe to Mac forums.I've never met a group of people,that were so Strident,and closed minded and Militant in all their views,from everything to copying dvd's to antivirusware to Anything even remotly

    outside of mainstream Apple thinking...You people are truly UNBELIVABLE!!!!!!!

     

    Well, if you don't subscribe to Mac forums, then it's not very nice to make such a blanket statement about people who do frequent them. Over and over again, people find that some so-called optimizing software (Mackeeper being among them) is problematic.

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/15925449#15925449

     

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

     

    So, with Phil Stokes giving detailed instructions on how to remove the blankety-blank thing, why not just save the trouble by skipping the download and installation in the first place?

     

    This is not close-mindedness; this is the straight story, with a lot of research into the subject.

     

    Some day, Macs may get hit with viruses, but that day is not today.

     

    There are quite a few other good utilities that can actually benefit a Mac. Mackeeper is not one of them.

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Dec 4, 2011 1:30 AM in response to zenorac
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    Dec 4, 2011 1:30 AM in response to zenorac

    Hi zenorac, although Appdelete is a wonderful app, Mackeeper is that bad, that even Appdelete does not delete all the entries. Read the links Ronda gave in her post, you have to dlete some more entries. And don't forget to check the Keychain Access for zeobit entries.

    Success, Lex

  • by filmandy,

    filmandy filmandy Dec 5, 2011 3:21 PM in response to yanique
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    Dec 5, 2011 3:21 PM in response to yanique

    This thread is a summer. I'm by no means an expert on such things, but I just thought I should throw my 2 cents in.

     

    I downloaded MacKeeper earlier this year and have used it constantly ever since. I do primarily video work with my macbook pro and use MacKeeper to clean out my chaches, etc. I've noticed no problems and have used it on two different computers. I'm sorry to see that so many people are opposed to the software, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't use it and like it.

     

    - Andy

  • by eww,

    eww eww Dec 5, 2011 3:32 PM in response to filmandy
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    Dec 5, 2011 3:32 PM in response to filmandy

    Andy, we have no idea who you are, but I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that after the flagrantly dishonest and deceptive efforts Zeobit has made to promote MacKeeper in these forums and many other places on the web, anyone who signs up here and makes a single post praising MacKeeper is bound to be suspected by many of being a shill for it. If you aren't one, fine, but if you are, let this post be your last on the subject.

  • by filmandy,

    filmandy filmandy Dec 5, 2011 4:29 PM in response to eww
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    Dec 5, 2011 4:29 PM in response to eww

    eww (the user, not the sound)--

     

    Understood. I knew it would sound odd if I just jumped in in such a way. I assure you, I am a real person with no affiliation to MacKeeper, but, of course, me saying that doesn't mean much, which is okay. Also, I would not consider myself tremendously knowledgable in this area, so I'm not even sure my opinion matters too terribly much. I use my computer constantly, but really only live in the video and photo side of things. As far as any viruses and the like, I am sadly quite simple-minded. That's why something like MacKeeper treated me well. At its best, it cleared out a couple gigs of space on an overloaded computer. I have noticed ads for it popping up, but I can't say that it seems to have increased since I bought the program.

     

    I guess, bottom line, I am sorry to hear that MacKeeper has a bad reputation. It's treated me well and I felt the need to express that. I haven't noticed any issues, but as I've said, I'm fairly simple-minded when it comes to most of the innerworkings of my lovely macbook pro. It sounds like enough people have had bad experiences with either the prgram or the company to make me think twice about their software, but to this point, this is the first negative experience I've had. I just got a new computer this week and am now wondering if I should keep is MacKeeper free (although it's already too late...)

  • by thomas_r.,

    thomas_r. thomas_r. Dec 5, 2011 4:35 PM in response to filmandy
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    Dec 5, 2011 4:35 PM in response to filmandy

    I'll refer once again to:

     

    http://www.reedcorner.net/news.php/?p=245

     

    Since I wrote that, Zeobit has put significant effort into trying to get me to change my story, including (no joke) offering me a job.  They will stop at nothing.  The company is completely unethical.

     

    Further, since I wrote that, I've received a number of reports from people getting pop-up ads all the time after removing MacKeeper.  It is very difficult to entirely remove and begins doing obnoxious things when you don't get it all.

     

    If you trusted this software before knowing what we know, you were duped.  But please don't continue to justify it.

     

    (Note that my pages contain links to other pages that promote my services, and this should not be taken as an endorsement of my services by Apple.)

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