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“HPDeviceMonitoring.framework” will damage your computer.

i can't get rid of this pop up message can anyone help me please

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 23, 2020 2:26 AM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2020 3:05 AM

Hello Lindenbaum,


I've just got rid of it by:

  1. Using Finder to go to "Library/LaunchAgents" and moving the most recently added and suspicious looking file to the bin.
  2. Did the same here "Library/LaunchDemons"
  3. And here "~Library/LaunchAgents"
  4. I also went to "Applications" and sorted by most recently added to see if anything suspicious has been added, and removed that.
  5. Then I restarted my Mac and it's fixed!


Good luck!

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Jan 6, 2021 12:10 PM in response to DXLim

I feel like it is not good to update HP from apple although they have had plenty of time to update their files with the right SW. Apple has always downloaded the HP software like they do for all other printers and then allowed them to update automatically the way all other SW does. This is just a bad update file and to replace it quickly from HP should have been easy.

“HPDeviceMonitoring.framework” will damage your computer.

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