ChristmasStoriesNutcrackerCE what is it an how to delete?

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ChristmasStoriesNutcrackerCE what is it an how to delete?

Hey everyone, I just found a process running in background by the Name of "ChristmasStoriesNutcrackerCE". It takes up to 18% of my CPU power and I dont know what is it and how to delete it. I found a an executable file here:

/Users/XXX/Library/Application Support/MacXiPhoneDVDVideoConverterPack/ChristmasStoriesNutcrackerCE

I deleted it twice by putting it in the trash, but a second later it appears again.

Is there anyone who knows how to fix that problem, cause I need every single percent of my little CPU:)

I´m running an old Macbook pro 2010 with OS High Sierra.

iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Dec 5, 2023 8:43 AM

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John Galt

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Dec 5, 2023 9:52 AM in response to jo-mighty

Please inspect the contents of the following three separate folders:

/Library/LaunchDaemons

/Library/LaunchAgents

~/Library/LaunchAgents

A new Mac ships with those folders — mostly — empty. You may find one or two files Apple included with macOS, or with some macOS updates, but that's it. Everything else they contain will be for products you deliberately installed on your Mac. One or more of them is responsible for installing and subsequently launching the process you found in Application Support.

Dragging them to the Trash will require that you first start your Mac in "Safe Mode": Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support. Otherwise, they will just continue to spawn an executable file in ~/Application Support and the problem will persist.

Post screenshots if you wish. If you need more comprehensive instructions please write back.

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