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Aug 29, 2012 1:01 PM in response to rainedayby Michael Black,★HelpfulIf she knew what she was doing, then you may never be sure. The only way to be sure would be to erase and reformat the drive, reinstall the OS and reinstall programs from original sources (not a backup, if you fear you have backed up since the intrusion).
However, if she did not have admin access, she could not have installed any such spyware, as it would require admin authentication to get write permissions to the areas of the OS it would need place files as well as alter system files.
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Aug 29, 2012 1:12 PM in response to Michael Blackby raineday,He did have admin access, unfortunately. Now he seems to know every move I make on my MacBook. So there is no way to know what was installed, if that happens to be the case? I would like to cover all bases and be 100% sure how he is getting his info on me.. it's creeping me out.
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Aug 29, 2012 1:35 PM in response to rainedayby laundry bleach,★HelpfulIf you want to be 100% sure, you'll need to reformat the hard drive, as Michael says. The good news is that WILL get anything installed. PITA, but if you want to be certain that is the way to go.
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Aug 25, 2016 1:53 AM in response to rainedayby carollight,To detect a keylogger on Mac, here is the tips:
Step 1 Open the Activity Monitor to check for unknown process. This system tool will allow you to view the programs (processes) currently running on your computer.
Step 2 Check and Research any unfamiliar processes running in your “Activity Monitor.” Critical system processes sometimes have unrecognizable names, however, and keyloggers may have a name that sounds legitimate.
Step 3 Download and install a mac keylogger detector or another software firewall. This type of mac software alerts you when another program tries to connect to the Internet. It will detect a keylogger for mac before it sends information over the Internet , and allow you to block it.