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IdeaReference.app

Someone can help me with this App... it's downloaded every time on my Mac HighSierra 10.13.6... and I don't know what's the utility... Is it a spyware? I didn't installed this.... Many times I have put this in the trash can, but coming back again and again... I can't find what this app is conceive to do! ... Please help me...


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Posted on May 31, 2020 12:03 PM

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User profile for user: BDAqua
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Posted on May 31, 2020 12:41 PM

Certainly sounds suspicious...


To remove a configuration profile in macOS:

  1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences....
  2. From the View menu in System Preferences, select Profiles.Note:
  3. Profiles won't be visible until you have at least one profile installed.
  4. Select the profile you want to remove, and then press the - (minus) button. Click Remove to remove the profile.


The free Malwarebytes which may take care of it...

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/


Or...

EtreCheck is a simple little app to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac.

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck


Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report if you capture the URL while there…

https://pastebin.com/


Workable but harder for me to work with...the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts..

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User profile for user: BDAqua
BDAqua
User level: Level 10
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May 31, 2020 12:41 PM in response to line1008

Certainly sounds suspicious...


To remove a configuration profile in macOS:

  1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences....
  2. From the View menu in System Preferences, select Profiles.Note:
  3. Profiles won't be visible until you have at least one profile installed.
  4. Select the profile you want to remove, and then press the - (minus) button. Click Remove to remove the profile.


The free Malwarebytes which may take care of it...

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/


Or...

EtreCheck is a simple little app to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac.

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck


Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report if you capture the URL while there…

https://pastebin.com/


Workable but harder for me to work with...the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts..

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