SocratesResults
Does anybody know what SocratesResults is? It keeps running and eating lots of network bandwidth.
How can I get rid of it?
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It's probably adware. Download and run the free version of Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is well know in these forums and considered a must have app.
If it doesn't do the job download and run Etrecheck. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
Copy the report
and use the Add Text button to include the report in your reply. How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report
Before running Etrecheck assign Full Disk Access to Etrecheck so that it can get additional information from the Console and log files for the report:
Then we can examine the report and see if we can determine the culprit.