What is this App?

From Etrecheck— it may be able to remove the adware.

If not you are recommended to run the trusted utility Malwarebytes to remove

 installed adware/malware.

Gordypix wrote:

This appeared in the dock on my iMac after I had installed Mohave. It actually specifically appeared after I opened Safari and opened a new tab. SEE PIC ATTACHED.

Can anyone tell me more about what it is or may be...

It says NameSync above it when I hover over it.

I don't want to open it unknowingly as I had a problem the other day with a darned flash update installing some wacky malware that messed up Safari until I could delete it.

If you suspect you have installed adware/malware. Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/

I just spent 2.5 hours on the phone with apple support. Remove the namesync app from your computer, then go to system preferences, network, highlight WiFi network, select advanced and then proxies. Make sure none of the proxies are selected. In my case the SOCKS proxy was selected. Once I unselected the SOCKS proxy it corrected my problem. Once you are done make sure you apply the settings then download Malwarebytes and run a scan to make sure all is well.

The guys were wrong.

It is true that you should not have antivirus running on your mac.

Malwarebytes is a legitimate application that can eliminate most of the adware - which is a different sort of malware that relies on social engineering tricks to fool the user into installing ****.

Yes, a clean install will get rid of it too. But it is probably overkill unless your system is severely borked - and that does actually happen as the result of people installing some “antivirus” that are worse than the threats they claim to protect you from...

Gordypix wrote:

I don't want to open it unknowingly as I had a problem the other day

with a darned flash update installing some wacky malware that messed up

Safari until I could delete it.

Does nobody recognise this Namesync App? Even google is not helping on this one...

Looks like it could be an extension /plug-in for a browser:

keyboard_arrow_right Install NameSync

NameSync allows for the name, email, and subject fields to be used on boards where these are disabled.

Boards affected: /b/, /soc/, /s4s/, /trash/

Make sure you fill in the fields in the NS settings window, and not in the Quick Reply fields.

Chrome: Install (or use the Extension)

Firefox: Install

Gordypix wrote:

All deleted and scanned again. Report runs clean now.

Much appreciated for the links and knowledge.

Good computing Gordypix !

Something like this happened to me too. My Mac was charging and I booted it up and it (NameSync) automatically appeared on my dock and it was asking me something and I couldn't even move my mouse.

Gordypix wrote:

The guys at the Apple store said to absolutely not run anything like that

Does nobody recognise this Namesync App? Even google is not helping on this one...

Suit your self—you came here because the apple store did not help you. That Namesync App followed you, it is not a native Mojave app.

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sailE-S wrote:

Something like this happened to me too. My Mac was charging and I booted it up and it (NameSync) automatically appeared on my dock and it was asking me something and I couldn't even move my mouse.

I suggest you start your own thread and provide your system and issue details. "Something like this" provides no information for us to start to help you. "My Mac tells us nothing about the model/year computer nor what operating system you are running.

Start you own thread and provide some details.

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