Q: Using OS10.11.5 on iMac early 2009 machine and keep getting pop up on Chrome saying to download media player for OSX from Media do ... Using OS10.11.5 on iMac early 2009 machine and keep getting pop up on Chrome saying to download media player for OSX from Media downloader. Apparently it is for HD support. Should I do it? more
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Jul 6, 2016 7:33 PM in response to laundryby babowa,Media Downloader is adware; do not download anything. You should remove it by either downloading this app or doing it manually following Apple's instructions:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac-download/
Stop pop-up ads in Safari - Apple Support
(not sure though if it'll work on a different browser).
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Jul 6, 2016 8:08 PM in response to laundryby Linc Davis,Should I do it?
No. You should never download anything merely because you're prompted to by something or someone on a website—any website. Only download software that you—not someone else—have decided that you need, after careful research into its safety.
Never use any "anti-malware" or "anti-virus" software on a Mac for any reason, no matter who tells you to. That's how you cause problems, not how you solve them.