I am trying to print to my HP & get the following message inkjet1.driver will damage your computer along with pde.plugin will damage your computer & HPDM.framework will damage your computer. Malware. How do I remove this in order to print please
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
I had the same issue. It started yesterday out of nowhere. First error message was about the PDE plugin. After deleting it, error messages happened with random components of the HP printer driver.
Deleted the HP folder and all
drivers; reinstalled, problem solved
Is it OK to delete the PDE plug in ? If not, which folder should it be in because I currently have it on my desktop.
I tried to install the update with the HP Easy Start apps still throws an error - screen attached.
HP moderator can you respond on an effective solution - carrying out platform level IT work is not possible for me.
I deleted the PDE plugin then did the HP fix but I still can't get it. In fact, I removed all the old HP stuff & now nothing shows up. no printer installed, nothing. But I'm not tech savvy, so this is a real struggle for me.
In my case, I downloaded HPPrinterDrivers5.1.dmg from https://support.hp.com/ie-en/drivers (I searched for my specific printer). I ran the installer and that's all I had to do (i.e. didn't have to delete HP related folders on my system or any other manual action) to get it working again. Nor did I have to restart my system either.
The .dmg is listed as a Mac Printer driver. version 5.1. The file size is 572.6 MB and the release date was Oct 25, 2020. I hope this helps folks.
I found this post on the HP Community and the instructions from IronBadger solved the problem for me.
I too am getting the problem with PDE.plugin (and others) and have the latest macOS Catalina 10.15.7 installed. I have HP Smart installed and the latest HP software. My printer is an HP ENVY 5530.
Please, I want to print out a document and can’t!
Can someone help?
Paul
I'm no expert and I don't have the same printer model as you. However, I think this worked for others (see post below):
"I found this post on the HP Community and the instructions from IronBadger solved the problem for me."
I followed the instructions where he says it shouldn't be necessary to uninstall everything, but I did that and my problem is cured after downloading HP Easy Start and running through that.
The same as with everyone on this site: am getting 'PDE.plugin will damage your computer' and
'HP DriveCore.framework will damage your computer' pop-ups and need to know how to proceed, as my printer will not work. Have been told that I need to remove HP file; don't know how. Please help.
Don't bother with Apple. I have talked with at least 5 different people, all of whom either contradicted each other, told me that what one of their support staff had told me to do was wrong, or just told me fixes that did not work. Don't waste your time.
Here is the fix for the odd problems with HP printing after the Catalina 10.15.7 update.
Go to System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners. Delete the HP Printer.
Go to your HD -> Library -> Printers. Delete the hp folder.
Reconnect your HP printer.
Go to System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners. Add the HP Printer.
System will auto update the required HP driver software.
You should be all set, as it was for me.
Good Luck.
Yesterday, I reported that the fix got my printer working. This morning when I turned on my computer, I still got the pop-up saying: "HP DriveCore.framework will damage your computer"
1) Should I be worried that in fact my computer is being damaged?
2) What do I do to make the pop-up stop or the warning resolve itself?
I had the same issue just now and I completely removed and reinstalled my printer from my mac and deleted the HP app and reinstalled it. It fixed it and now im able to print! hope this helps
pde.plugin
