ArtemonPylyp wrote:
I've started getting 'Background items added' notifications for programs Figma, Google Updater, Chrome LLC and etc. I went Settings/Login Items and removed them from login items and removed notifications for them (didn't help). I removed all files from Library/Launch Agents & Launch Daemons and /Users/username/Library/Launch Agents, reboot, but it didn't help.
Yeah. It wouldn't help.
Also tried reset database with command sfltool resetbtm, reboot - anyway not help.
Been reading the internet again, eh? Just so you know, the internet is wrong. It's always wrong.
Moreover now I start getting one more notification from Chrome every time I restart my mac. As a result I have more than 10 notifications. I tryed to reinstall all the apps from which I was getting notifications, but no luck.
Do you have any ideas on how to remove them?
It's hard to say. People usually don't come here for questions. They come here after searching the internet and trying to follow instructions that were always wrong. I guess I shouldn't be so harsh. How are people to know the internet is wrong? They believe what they're told. It's human nature to believe lies. The less sincere the lie, the more likely it will be believed.
But the problem is that now you've hacked up your computer and scrambled internal databases. No one knows how to fix that. When this problem first started, all anyone ever did was complain and apply every hack they could find. As a result, no one ever came up with a good solution.
My recommendation would be to erase your hard drive and reinstall the operating system. When you restore from Time Machine backup (yes I mean Time Machine, not clone-app-du-jour), do not restore any apps, software, system settings, or "other files". You can safely restore your user files and user accounts, but that's all. Even so, this will restore some bits and pieces of the software in question, but it should be OK. Then, manually reinstall only the apps that you really, really want, and sincerely need, to use.
I realize this sounds extreme, but it's the quickest way to a solution. If you want to try hacking around on it for a few weeks, learning for yourself how you can't actually uninstall many apps anymore, and learning all about the internals of macOS file systems, security protection modes, permissions, etc., then be my guest. I think that stuff is fascinating, but most people probably don't.
Once you get your computer put back together again, if you ever feel the need to follow instructions from the internet - Stop! Don't do it!!!
It is normal to get these kinds of notifications when you install new software. You should get them any time you install software that wants to run 24/7 and collect your personal browsing habits, sexual preferences, finances, etc. That's normal. If you provide your administrator password to install, then you are exponentially increasing the control the software has and the amount of data it can collect. If you ever update the software, or if it automatically updates itself, then you may get these notifications in the future. That's what they are for - to notify you that the software is doing this stuff. It's normal.
There is a common bug where these notification never stop and take over your system. As far as I can tell, that only happens when people follow instructions from the internet and try to hack it. Good luck with that.
Finally, remember that all of this is 100% normal. When you install software, you are giving the software developer some level of control over your computer, your data, and your life.
Mac App Store software - least control, most privacy
Downloaded software - more control, less privacy
Administrator password required - total control, zero privacy, they own you now.
Another important factor is how much you pay for the software. If you pay for it, then you are the customer. You have rights, control, and privacy expectations. If you don't pay for the software, then you become the product. They sell you and your personal information to their real customers. You are the commodity, the product, the piece of meat.
