JCM.MARKETING wrote:
I have two apps in my system report that have no source (unsigned?). Any chance this is malware?
Recent data usage spike has me concerned.
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Automator Application Stub:
Location: /System/Library/CoreServices/Automator Application Stub.app
No this is not malware there is no reason for concern.
/System files are wll protected by the macOS—you have no r/w permission here. This goes back to macOS Catalina
Big Sur/Monterey since it loads the System from a locked Macintosh HD...
Big Sur/Monterey use this snapshot of the current system for its SSV (Signed System Volume ) w/ strong cryptographic protections to store system content .
ref: About the read-only system volume in macOS Catalina - Apple ...
About the read-only system volume in macOS Catalina - Apple Support
Data usage you can see from Your Activity Monitor.app>Network
Activity Monitor User Guide for Mac - Apple Support
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.)
Adware Removal Guide—Manual removal of : http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-identification/
or
Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/
Effective defenses against malware and other threats… - Apple Community
Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community
Apple’s own built in security:
macOS - Security - Apple macOS - Security - Apple
Apple Platform Security - Apple Apple Platform Security - Apple Support
Protecting against malware in macOS - Apple Support
