HT202225: How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware in Mac OS X v10.6 or earlier
Learn about How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware in Mac OS X v10.6 or earlier
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Mar 9, 2012 8:20 AM in response to jillfromayrby Klaus1,MacKeeper is highly invasive malware* that can de-stablize your operating system. It is also unethically marketed and a rip-off.
Further opinion on it and how to uninstall MacKeeper malware:
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/
Do NOT download or use the ‘MacKeeper uninstaller’ from the Zeobit site, as this will cause even more damage to your operating system.
This is also worth reading:
http://www.reedcorner.net/news.php/?p=245
Equally phoney is iAntivirus:
http://www.reedcorner.net/news.php/?p=341
* The expression ‘malware’ is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software.
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Mar 9, 2012 8:24 AM in response to jillfromayrby Allan Eckert,MacKeeper is something to stay away from, far away from.
It does far more harm then good.
Allan
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Mar 9, 2012 10:22 AM in response to jillfromayrby BDAqua,It's a shame that they can advertise it everywhere.
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Apr 7, 2012 1:18 PM in response to Klaus1by Chirag R Gawde,Thanks Klaus1....
I was about to install MacKeeper.....
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Apr 7, 2012 6:52 PM in response to jillfromayrby HACKINT0SH,Your post doens't make sense. Your title is referencing a different app entirely.
Read carefully.
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Apr 7, 2012 6:56 PM in response to HACKINT0SHby BDAqua,Good catch, 2 different things & I completey missed that!
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Feb 13, 2013 1:51 PM in response to Klaus1by secota,Thanks! I'm relieved I never tried it. Thank god for this forum.