malware:.8AE4963D-4C91-4A9B-81DB-31E19FAC726C Unix Executable file

lathaa cinemas said:

"malware:.8AE4963D-4C91-4A9B-81DB-31E19FAC726C Unix Executable file: Hi There , can a file name be /folder name be like this .8AE4963D-4C91-4A9B-81DB-31E19FAC726C .its type is unix Executable file , which is hidden.[...]"

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Deciphering Something as Malware:

• About the Coding:

Being hexadecimal, it is a bit suspicious.

• Scan with Malwarebytes for Mac:

Malwarebytes searches for malware (short for (malicious software) and spyware. Those make your Mac act in a mislead manor. So scan with it, and remove what is found from the quarantine. It is created by longtime users of these forums making it the only reliable Security Software for a Mac. If synced with iPad connected, it may have got installed on your Mac.

Downloads:

1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac
2. Malwarebytes Uninstaller

Hello,

You definitely need to delete this file as it is part of an Adware application called AdLoad.

Here is a brief description:

The malicious file is hidden in a subfolder that has a UUID-hexadecimal pattern of 8-4-4-4-12 characters, and the executable file inside it has a name that has a different UUID-hexadecanimal pattern with the same 8-4-4-4-12 pattern.

If you cannot remove it manually, you can use free scanners of antimalware programs. Just remember that you do not need to buy anything.

It is possible to have a hidden folder, and in this case, whatever created it used the uuidgen program included with macOS to name the folder.

In Terminal:

man uuidgen

It might simply be a machine specific folder for hiding an application license key, or it could be anything else. The name alone does not mark it as malware. The recommendation to use Malwarebytes is sensible and if any malware is found, it will handle it for you. You can remove Malwarebytes from its Help menu, or keep it around.

I would also be suspicious of that Creative Assist Chrome browser extension, especially if you obtained it from anywhere other than the original developer site, as that is how ad/malware is introduced to the Mac.