Hi;
I've just noticed that there are some two dozen apps that appeared in my Application folder over the last few months. They share the same icon and are 12.9MB each. To name a few: ActivePower.app, ActiveSource.app, and AdvancedBrowser.app. What are they, how did they get there, and can I get rid of them. I'm running MacOS 10.13.6.
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Sounds like AdWare at the very least...
The free Malwarebytes may take care of it...
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/
Or...
EtreCheck is a simple little diagnostic tool 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. It will not display any personal info.
Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report if you capture the URL while there…
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...
Sounds like AdWare at the very least...
The free Malwarebytes may take care of it...
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/
Or...
EtreCheck is a simple little diagnostic tool 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. It will not display any personal info.
Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report if you capture the URL while there…
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...
BDAqua to the rescue once again!
Yup, I used Malwarebytes and it "quarantined" it. I assume it is gone from my computer and I need to do nothing further.
Great news, I think you're OK, take care my friend! :)
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