What is BackService in Privacy (System Preferences)

What is this? Looking at Security & Privacy in System Preferences I noticed this BackService? It is listed under Full Disk Access. Screenshot attached

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 1:14 PM

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etresoft

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Nov 29, 2022 1:58 PM in response to ILSchoolTech

It is apparently made by CleverFiles: https://www.cleverfiles.com/

ILSchoolTech Author

Level 1

21 points

Nov 30, 2022 7:38 AM in response to etresoft

Thank you etresoft. That would explain it. I know in the past the name backservice has been malware.

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