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EDLAROCHE Author

Level 1

4 points

Unwanted file "SearchMasterDaemon"

Following message appears when I turn on my MacPro from a power down state(not sleep mode):

“SearchMasterDaemon” will damage your computer.

I have searched every file, application, on this computer and browser(s)(message appears before any browser is opened). As far as I can tell it has done NO harm to my computer....but it is aggravating to get this and not be able to eliminated it. Has anyone had that problem and gotten it fixed???

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 2:31 PM

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BDAqua

Level 10

245,189 points

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 9:38 PM

Hi Ed,

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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