Is MacKeeper a trustworthy anti-virus and malware application?

cupcakesandpie wrote:

is mackeeper a good anti virus and malware application? or is it a scam?

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Original Title: MacKeeper

Third party AntiVirus is not recommended— it typically does nothing but add issues to the macOS and competes directly with Apple’s own built in security:

macOS antivirus - Protecting against malware in macOS - Apple Support

Security and your Apple Account Security and your Apple Account - Apple Support

Apple Platform Security - Apple Apple Platform Security - Apple Support

Protecting against malware in macOS

Protecting against malware in macOS - Apple Support

It's a scam.

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In addition to the excellent references already provided, read this:

Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community