AMP Devices Agent
What is "AMP Devices Agent" who, after Catalina installation, asks for permission to access Key Chain? Thank you
Okay, that makes sense. Thanks!
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IMPORTANT - REVERSAL FROM APPLE: AMPDevicesAgent IS AN APPLE CATALINA PRODUCT.
After snooping around my system, I called Apple again -- there was too much inconsistency in what I found in my system, in what Apple told me, and in what I read in the Apple community threads.
AMPDevicesAgent is an Apple Catalina product, and replaces the IOS devices (e.g., backups) drivers that iTunes used to have. The Apple tech support fellow told me that he is 100% certain that is correct. The correct answer to that AMPDevicesAgent pop-up is "Allow" (one-time), or "Always Allow" (permanent).
My apologies to all for the earlier misinformation. I was just as confounded as you. Thank you for staying on this and questioning what I wrote -- ultimately it's the right answer that counts.
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what is AMP Devices Agent
This doesn't ring true to me, phishing exploits are usually email based -- were you encountering an AMPDevicesAgent prompt during the course of using email?
The prompt is only activated if the connected Mac is initiating a sync operation, which you probably didn't do?
So now I'm totally confused. Is this a legitimate pop up or is it a phishing scam? I just allowed it based on the early answers and now I read that it's phishing. Does anyone know for sure?
Never mind. It sounds like it's legit.
I can't find a solution do deactivate it also. It's bugging me repeatedly :(.
https://www.tenorshare.com/mac-os/macos-catalina-problems-and-fixes.html#p13
It's apparently part of the MacOS that allows iPhone syncing.
AMP Devices Agent