MacBook Air M2 with possible malware/spyware coding?

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MacBook Air M2 with possible malware/spyware coding?

Are these normal MacBook Air M2 codings for someone who is not a computer coder to have on their MacBook?

_AuthenticationServices_SwiftUI.framework

dyld_shared_cache_arm64e

And many other extensions, plugins, cups (whatever that is), remote viewer server launched at random, etc. I am not a computer coder nor have jailbroke any of my devices.

Now I am dealing with pervasive identity theft. Any correlation with these hardware or malware files? I really need more tech support and I've been to the Apple Store three times, but unless they send it out (which I can't afford) they cannot help me very much...anyone else having these issues?

MacBook Air, macOS 13.5

Posted on Sep 14, 2023 1:39 PM

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VikingOSX

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Sep 14, 2023 2:13 PM in response to icequeen90

Your M2 MacBook Air has Apple's optional Command Line Tools for Xcode installed which has a _AuthenticationServices_SwiftUI.framework installed as part of it. Either you deliberately installed this Command Line tools or they were installed by the Homebrew package manager as part of its requirements. Same drill with the dyld_shared_cache_arm64e.

You would not know the items in the first paragraph existed unless you have installed an anti-virus or so-called Mac Cleaner application that is falsely identifying these as malware. If you have done that, fully uninstall that third-party crap per the vendor's instructions as you don't need false positives raising your blood pressure.

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Answer 2

Sep 14, 2023 2:50 PM in response to icequeen90

In addition to VikingOSX's excellent advice, see here:

Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community

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MacBook Air M2 with possible malware/spyware coding?

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