" Will damage your computer." error pops up at reboot

@John


First, thank you for the excellent instructions. Indeed I had some suspicious files in the libraries and I deleted them and I emptied the trash and I rebooted the computer. I also found two suspicious files with the names of the error message and got rid of them as well. However, when I reboot that message still pops up but this time only once. When I click ok it goes away and doesn't pop-up any longer, however when I turn off the computer or reboot it that message is back again. I don't seem to be able to get rid of the message (it now only shows up at the beginning when I reboot and when I click ok it goes away).


Any idea what causes that message to still pop up when the computer gets rebooted? Is there anywhere else I need to check? I did go back into each Library folder just to make sure those files are gone, etc. and they are. The only ones remaining are legitimate ones (Adobe, Microsoft, Dropbox and Zoom).


Any tip, trick help is greatly appreciated :-). Thank you.


Andrea


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MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

Posted on Dec 10, 2023 3:31 PM

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Dec 12, 2023 9:38 AM in response to Charlie_Star

I understand you inspected the contents of the three folders described in About those "<app> will damage your computer" messages - Apple Community. You removed all the files in those three folders other than the few you described, yet the annoying "... will damage your computer" message persists.


Consider using EtreCheck and posting its report in a reply. Instructions are here: How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report - Apple Community.

Dec 12, 2023 9:49 AM in response to John Galt

Hi John,


thanks for your reply. I felt uneasy knowing that there are more files hiding which I can't find by myself. So I went ahead and installed the Intego virus app and scanned my computer with it. It found additional files of that app and eliminated them. Looks like things are working now properly again.


Thanks again for your help. Your instructions were great :-) and much appreciated!


Best,

Andrea

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