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MacBook Security and iCloud

hello i placed a password canary on my MacBook on the desktop and cloud. i have received several notifications that the file has been opened. 26 tmes from several unique source ip's? I can’t find anything strange with my account. I have reset my appleid but still a bit concerned.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Apr 11, 2022 12:53 AM

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Apr 11, 2022 6:28 AM in response to Piero1990

Any Third Party Applications that will interfere with the normal operation of the OS, alter, modify, remove or delete or attempt to do so is an invitation for disaster and may require a Reinstallation of the OS in-order to replace any modified, altered, removed or corrupted elements of the OS this software has inflected on this computer 


Although some or all of these Applications maybe available on the Apple Apps Store, it does not mean Apple has verified what exactly the Application can do, does do or is doing to the Computer. That responsibility is left to the User to perform their due diligence on the Application before purchasing and installing it.


Any of the below should be removed as per Developers Instructions 


This includes AntiVirus, Disk Cleaners, Disk Optimizes, UnInstaller etc.


This will include CleanMyMac , This will include BitDefender


This will included Norton Antivirus , Sophos Av Software


Intego AntiVirus, McAfee, MacKeeper, Avast AntiVirus


Ad Guard, Webroot


The The Built in Security  is all that is required.

MacBook Security and iCloud

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