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daffo79 Author

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What is Helper-Tool?

Hey everyone!

Recently I have been checking out on how to stop apps from launching automatically on startup. Below, there is this section called "Allow in the Background" (irrelevant but added as an information). Out of curiosity, I decided to check on some apps. There's this executable file called "Helper-Tool" by an unidentified developer. Down below, you have some pictures on how it looks like and where the location is.

Is it something I have downloaded of the internet, since it's located in the Mac's read only files (or it least that's what I believe it is)? If it's in the Read Only Files, how come this exec file is an "item by an unidentified developer"?

Thanks!

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on Dec 31, 2023 5:02 PM

What is Helper-Tool?

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