Major Issues:
Q - Time Machine backup out-of-date - The last Time Machine backup is over 10 days old.
A - Worth keeping it up-to-date more frequently.
Q - Malware - Malware detected.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed that could be malicious and should be reviewed.
A - The The Built in Security is all that is required to protect the computer.
Should “ Certain & Specific Software “ referenced from above be installed - it will negatively impact macOS. It is suggested, to download directly from a respected ASC Contributor, the application Malwarebytes for Mac.
It is free or paid for added features.
Run the Application and it should remove the malware / adware. Once done, restart computer and test.
Hardware Information:
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) - Vintage!
iMac Model: iMac15,1
Drives:
Q - disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0128G 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 120.99 GB
Q - disk0s3 - Boot OS X (Journaled HFS+) 134 MB
A - Not sure how this is possible as Every Version since Mojave macOS 10.14 requires the Drive be formatted as APFS
disk1 - Samsung SSD 870 QVO 2TB 2.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: No)
Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk1s2 [APFS Container] 2.00 TB
Q - SSD too slow - SSD is showing poor performance.
A - Check the Drive Health with DriveDX
Q - Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. These files could be old, incompatible, and cause problems. They should be reviewed.
A - Self explanatory
Q - System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.
A - Anytime there are large System Modification there are unintended effects to overall performance and may include the Safari Crash Issue
Malware:
Q - Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.spigot.ApplicationManager.plist
Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/Spigot/ApplicationManager --protect
Reason: Malware name match
Q - [Running] com.spigot.ApplicationManager.plist (Malware - installed 2021-09-13)
A - The The Built in Security is all that is required to protect the computer.
Should “ Certain & Specific Software “ referenced from above be installed - it will negatively impact macOS. It is suggested, to download directly from a respected ASC Contributor, the application Malwarebytes for Mac.
It is free or paid for added features.
Run the Application and it should remove the malware / adware. Once done, restart computer and test.
Unsigned Files:
Q - Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist
Executable: /Applications/uTorrent.app
Q - [Loaded] com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist (Not signed - installed 2016-12-26)
A - Risky, what gets downloaded and installed on this computer. It could also be the Source of the Above Malware
Q - [Running] CyberGhost VPN (Cyberghost SRL - installed 2022-04-27)
Q - 2022-04-27 Smart VPN (1.5.2)
A - Commercial VPNs should only be used if Mandated by Corporate Head Office for working remotely. Otherwise - ones Privacy and Security touted by the VPN is suspect.
