Virus?

Are these normal tasks because their names make me think otherwise.

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Oct 18, 2020 3:35 AM

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Oct 18, 2020 8:05 AM in response to JackMBP19

Looking in system logs and lists of running tasks without a specific thing you are looking for is the path to madness.


When you install MacOS, it places over 350,000 files on your boot drive. MacOS is very complicated, and there are many, many many different options that can cause dozens to hundreds of tasks to run.


If your Mac is performing as expected, you probably do not have malware.

If your Mac is NOT performing as expected, please describe the symptoms you find alarming.

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