Malware? Agents? Daemons? plz help :3

i cant seem to get rid of this, can someone please help me on what to do with this?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Mar 27, 2026 6:23 PM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2026 7:13 PM

Do not download anything.


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 each of those three folders to the Trash except those with the following in their names:


antares

avid

ea

google

paceap

valvesoftware

wibu

zoom


Trash all the others.


Then, restart your Mac normally. If you still experience the problem please write back for some additional steps that might be necessary.


As for net.protected.macos.AVhelper.plist, please read Mac Jim ID's comments in Receiving "<app> will damage your computer" messages - Apple Community, the salient point being such things are utterly useless.

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Mar 27, 2026 7:13 PM in response to thisismyemail777

Do not download anything.


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 each of those three folders to the Trash except those with the following in their names:


antares

avid

ea

google

paceap

valvesoftware

wibu

zoom


Trash all the others.


Then, restart your Mac normally. If you still experience the problem please write back for some additional steps that might be necessary.


As for net.protected.macos.AVhelper.plist, please read Mac Jim ID's comments in Receiving "<app> will damage your computer" messages - Apple Community, the salient point being such things are utterly useless.

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