Hello wonderful people,
So this keeps appearing in my Security preferences, which is odd as I'm not trying to install, well anything, and no profiles are appearing in preferences.
Has anyone else encountered this or similar?
MacBook Air (2020 or later)
EtreCheck report doesn't list the Configuration Profiles nor the kernel / system extensions. Please run the commands below and Terminal and copy paste the output in a reply.
List kernel extensions excluding Apple extensions
kextstat | grep -v com.apple
List the system extensions
systemextensionsctl list
It should list any unapproved extensions requiring activation which should list the MyApplication pending kernel extension
Next, let's capture all the Configuration Profile details.
By default this should return "There are no configuration profiles installed for user <username>"
profiles show
By default this should return "There are no configuration profiles installed in the system domain"
sudo profiles show
If you get a huge amount of results on this last profiles command run this to capture it to a file
sudo profiles show > /Users/Shared/profile_list.txt
Then attach the /Users/SHared/profile_list.txt by copying it's contents and using the Additional Text button in reply
Can you locate "MyApplication"?
I've been struggling to work out what application this is an identifier for.
Can you click on the Open Profiles button and take a screenshot of the profile it's trying to install?
Do not install it however.
Whenever I click Open Profiles, it shows as empty. Then when I go back to the Security it looks normal:
That's normal ^
Then randomly a few times an hour goes back to:
It's entirely possible I'm making a fuss over nothing
Ok so message returns without the Uni VPN profile. Should I just leave GK to do this or is there a certificate or some such in keychain I should be deleting?
*I have everything I need to have installed installed.
Ohokthen wrote:
Ps . I've removed the Cambridge VPN - the only one showing - to see if it happens again
At what point did you remove the VPN? And did you remove the profile too?
Are there any other users on this computer? EtreCheck is really not designed for managed devices. I'm sure this is all something that the university is doing.
+1
Only 1 profile for my university VPN. I'll run Etre and upload it here. Thanks :D
James Brickley wrote:
This could be dangerous malware.
It could be malware. But then when the OP mentioned “university”, all bets are off.
Yeah, but any Uni IT Dept that distributes an unsigned App called "MyApplication"... A damnable disgrace...
that's the weird thing - it's always empty. And it takes a while maybe 20-40 minutes for the GK warning to reappear.
It could just be a bug, nothing special I guess
This is deeply suspicious and very unprofessional. It is likely malware and if it did employe a Configuration Profile it is more dangerous than just adware.
Do you have a Profiles icon in System Preferences? Because it's normally not listed unless you have Configuration Profiles installed. Configuration Profiles are normally used by employers to manage fleets of Mac's. They can force settings well beyond what a normal user can typically accomplish under normal circumstances.
Please reply with a screen shot of the Profiles window. Along with the EtreCheck system report, attached as additional text.
Good idea and see what happens. The run another Etrecheck report for good measure IMHO
Since Gatekeeper keeps flashing the message about " Not A Trusted Developer " their Digital Certificate is Not Accepted by at least Apple - Thusly the message. Until that is resolved, most of the rest is rather mute.
Gatekeeper - Strange unknown application trying to constantly install and bypass GK and mention of a profile that doesn't seem to exist
