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What is OSX/Proxy.Agent?

Im getting kinda worried about what OSX/Proxy.Agent.Ihhoj is. My antivirus detected it and when i delete it it just keeps coming back.

Posted on May 18, 2022 10:44 AM

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Posted on May 18, 2022 11:15 AM

AQMNDNSIADI wrote:

The thing is that none of those symptoms are showing. (I use Avira antivirus)


My best advice—If you have no issues....


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN and compare you results.





https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/771267/mac-os-proxyagent-malware/

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May 18, 2022 11:15 AM in response to AQMNDNSIADI

AQMNDNSIADI wrote:

The thing is that none of those symptoms are showing. (I use Avira antivirus)


My best advice—If you have no issues....


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN and compare you results.





https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/771267/mac-os-proxyagent-malware/

May 18, 2022 10:59 AM in response to AQMNDNSIADI

AQMNDNSIADI wrote:

Im getting kinda worried about what OSX/Proxy.Agent.Ihhoj is. My antivirus detected it and when i delete it it just keeps coming back.


What anti-virus...?


If you suspect you have installed adware/malware:


>System Preferences>Profiles click into it and then remove all the suspicious things from the list. (This Preference pane will not be present if no profiles found.)


also Verify you are not using SOCKS proxy:

>System Preferences>Networks>Advanced>Proxy uncheck the box


Adware/malware launch daemons can set SOCKS proxies without user participation.

(SOCKS is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server.)





Typically third party Anti-Virus does nothing but add issues and compete directly with Apple’s® own built in Security:

Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN


macOS - Security - Apple macOS - Security - Apple


Apple Platform Security - Apple Apple Platform Security - Apple Support


more—https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1902/en_US/apple-platform-security-guide.pdf





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