Hi all,
Since a few weeks my Norton Anti Virus pops (every 10 minutes or so) up asking what I want to do with libexex.
I do not know what libexec is nor what to answer? Can I allow? Should I block? or remove it as I found on websites as https://sensorstechforum.com/nl/libexec-mac-virus-remove/ or hhttps://www.2-spyware.com/remove-libexec-virus.html
If anybody could help me, I'd be grateful!
Kind regards,
benajmin
MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15
Since the operating system installs the /usr/libexec contents, you should not consider its removal — unlike the source of the real problem — Norton.
On Catalina, the operating system areas like /usr/libexec are on a read-only partition, and you could not remove them anyway.
That /usr/libexec folder is installed by macOS and your unnecessary anti-virus tool is demonstrating what we have been telling users for years about false detections — flagging legitimate parts of the operating system as infections.
There are no viruses to be found on your Mac, or anyone else's Mac, so just completely uninstall your worthless, anti-virus product per the vendor's instructions, and trust the built-in macOS security of the operating system to do its thing.
:-)
so, what to do (beside removing norton? keep libexec because it is useful/necessary?
thx again!
Yes Yes. Nuke Norton.
Thanks! I'll get rid of Norton.
Thanks! I'll get rid of Norton.
You are welcome.
Get rid of Norton. It's entirely, unequivocally, 100% useless. It's reporting the standard macOS file, rapportd, as malware. Proof (yet again) that the makers of Norton have absolutely no clue what they're doing with Macs.
There are no Mac viruses. None. Zero. Nada. Zip. There's nothing for any AV software to look for. There are plenty of Trojans (malware YOU have to install in some manner). No AV software of any kind will even attempt to stop you from installing one. Since they literally do nothing useful, why do you want to keep Norton?
What is libexec? Is it safe?
