I have a hand made key logger on my MacBook

evlaleah wrote:

My question was about keyloggers. Malwarebytes for personal use does not offer good protection for malware long term. It’s not the best out there but also not for the threat I have. It’s is not for root keylogger issues caused by corporate keylogger in play.

What I suggested will clear up any malware you have.

Malwarebytes is the only recommended anti-malware for Mac that works well. All others do not perform well on a Mac and cause performance issues, security issues, and make macOS appear buggy. 

Jack

Excellent advice and warning @Sonicray.

Regarding the second option "not a corporate keylogger": due to the OP's concern, performing a clean install of macOS by first erasing the drive before installing macOS is the best option to be completely safe, but the OP must not migrate or restore from a backup or risk having that "keylogger" return. This means manually picking & transferring the files to external media first, then do the reverse after the clean install. If the Mac is a 2018+ model with the T2 security chip or M1 CPU, then another way of quickly performing a clean install is by "Restoring" the T2 firmware (does require access to another Mac running macOS 10.15+):

Revive or restore an Intel-based Mac using Apple Configurator 2 - Apple Support

Revive or restore a Mac with Apple silicon using Apple Configurator 2 - Apple Support

Quote: “corporate keylogger”

IF this “keylogger’’ is owned by the company that is currently paying your wages( your employer ). There is nothing you can do about it since it may be in your contract somewhere in tiny lawyer’s letters ( to the tune of : if removed or disabled, you might be terminated / sued / jailed, etc…)

So, if this is something you want to pursue , seek legal help first before doing anything… Else, you are in the wrong forums to seek answers on how to circumvent a security measure used by that corporation.

If that “corporate keylogger” does not belong to your employer and is something that you might have installed from the internet inadvertently … then use Jack-19’s advice…or consult your IT department / help desk if this is a computer owned by a corporation.

Best of luck!

Great, finally, this is information that should have been included in the first post…

Since this is for your business, you need professional help, such as the following:

> Hire a professional cybersecurity analyst or an independent cybersecurity company.

( They have to evaluate and find weaknesses in your network and other points of entry and recommend technologies to stop intruders, etc, etc…)

> Hire a lawyer who specializes in cybercrime. Consult about your options…

As for the affected computer, erase it entirely including any backups… do an online restore of the OS (just to make sure you do have a 100% clean install).

After all that, you might want to install a physical “internet kill switch”. Stops anything while you are not at the office…or if you think someone is accessing your stuff in real time…

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.

Run Malwarebytes for Mac to remove any malware.

Jack