Getting rid of a persistent (will damage your computer) pop up

Hello, I have followed John Galt's post "About those "<app> will damage your computer" messages" found here


I can see in my finder window the name of the file that matches the pop up's file name


My question : are the other appearing files suspicious and should also be deleted?


1 - pop up/



2 - ~/Library/LaunchAgents



3 - /Library/LaunchAgents



4 - /Library/LaunchdDaemons






MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Dec 10, 2023 6:40 AM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2023 9:52 AM

Yes. First, start your Mac in "Safe Mode": How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support. Starting in Safe Mode takes longer than usual so let it finish.


While in that mode, drag all the files in those three folders to the Trash except those with the following in their names:


Google

Malwarebytes

Zoom


Then, restart your Mac normally and confirm the alert messages cease to appear.


I assume "Malwarebytes" was not effective at removing the "<app> will damage your computer" messages. It's your choice whether to leave it installed or not, but in my opinion if something is not providing any benefit you might as well get rid of it.

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Dec 10, 2023 9:52 AM in response to Menina249

Yes. First, start your Mac in "Safe Mode": How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support. Starting in Safe Mode takes longer than usual so let it finish.


While in that mode, drag all the files in those three folders to the Trash except those with the following in their names:


Google

Malwarebytes

Zoom


Then, restart your Mac normally and confirm the alert messages cease to appear.


I assume "Malwarebytes" was not effective at removing the "<app> will damage your computer" messages. It's your choice whether to leave it installed or not, but in my opinion if something is not providing any benefit you might as well get rid of it.

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