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The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
I just downloaded Catalina and now I get a pop up every few seconds saying I've got Malware. I click "move to trash" or "cancel" and it keeps coming back. It repeats about every two pop ups. First is "helpermcp" and the second is "maftask". They just keep coming...
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MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15
If you suspect you have installed adware/malware. Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/
first, then try again your upgrade.
I get a pop up every few seconds saying I've got malware
