I just upgraded to Ventura 13.0.1 (22A400) on my MacBook Pro (16", 2019) and noticed an unknown entry 'Alec Carlson'. Nothing with those words was found when I searched the hard drive. Any idea what this entry could be and where it could be coming from and how to remove it?
Thanks,
Ramki.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0
Paul Conaway is correct. Apple is relatively new to the game of using its own developer signatures. I've been doing this for some time.
The easiest way to find software like this would be to use EtreCheck reports here in Apple Support Community. Just Google something like:
"Alec Carlson" etrecheck
And your one and only hit will be: WHY SO SLUGGISH? - Apple Community
Search for Alec Carlson in the report and you can see that this developer is associated with "com.smithmicro.vzwwirelessd.plist" about ten years ago.
Paul Conaway is correct. Apple is relatively new to the game of using its own developer signatures. I've been doing this for some time.
The easiest way to find software like this would be to use EtreCheck reports here in Apple Support Community. Just Google something like:
"Alec Carlson" etrecheck
And your one and only hit will be: WHY SO SLUGGISH? - Apple Community
Search for Alec Carlson in the report and you can see that this developer is associated with "com.smithmicro.vzwwirelessd.plist" about ten years ago.
I've got a couple of 'those' sort of login items. I'm assuming that is the name of the developer of one of the software you installed on your system. Try searching the App Store for 'Alec Carlson' and see if anything comes up. Also google Alec Carlson mac app developer and see if you get any hits.
Hope this helps.
Paul
Ramki wrote:
Thank you etresoft! Search for "com.smithmicro.vzwwirelessd.plist" on my Mac does not return any results.
Those files are in hidden system directories. You won't be able to find them with a default search. There is a Finder search option to add a "System Files" category and set it to "are included' and that might return the file. Make sure to search just for "smithmicro" and to choose "Filenames > contains". It is a little tricky. You'll have to type "smithmicro" and then wait about half a second. Then a drop-down menu will appear where you can specify that you want to search by file name.
Note that this particular filename was just one result that showed up in one particular EtreCheck report. From other searches I found, Alec Carlson has been a developer for Smith Micro since 2003 at least, if not earlier. So the file on your computer might have a different name.
And I should add that yet another method would be to just download and run EtreCheckPro. <sigh>
Thank you etresoft! Search for "com.smithmicro.vzwwirelessd.plist" on my Mac does not return any results.
Regards,
Ramki.
Thanks again. Found and removed it.
Ventura 13.0.1 (22A400): Unknown App 'Alec Carlson' on Login Items in Settings
