Pop up: "app_updater" will damage your computer. You should move it to the Trash.

I keep clicking "Move to Trash" but nothing happens!

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.4

Posted on May 1, 2024 10:37 AM

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May 1, 2024 4:05 PM in response to spowchee

Everything in there looks good, have you deleted any files from those locations already? If you have deleted any files, make sure to restart your computer again. For other users who have had the same message, there was a file in your last screenshot called "com.app_updater.plist.


If you have not deleted anything and your are still seeing that message, post a screenshot at >System Settings > General > Login Item. Every time the "damage your computer" message has come up for other users, it was a file in one of those 3 locations, so it would surprise me to see anything wrong with your log in items, but the is the next best place to look.

Pop up: "app_updater" will damage your computer. You should move it to the Trash.

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