Problem with the Update bug in AppStore with 10.6.7

Howdie everyone --

After reading a few of the other threads that have talked about this issue, I've tried a bit of experimenting. It turns out that this issue is likely due to attempts to hack other (unpurchased) downloaded apps by replacing some of the contents of those app's packages. Some apps early on in the App Store's existence could be tricked into believing that they had been purchased, by replacing specific files. (There's a plethora of articles waiting to be Googled that detail the process.)

Anyway, deleting the apps that had been hacked using this method will very often fix this issue. No accusations here, so please don't be offended and stuff.

-- Beth

Ha, Good Tip! Worked for me.

I've had this issue with Alfred since I installed 10.6.6. Nothing has worked yet 😠

This happens because you have a cracked app with Twitter (or another apps permissions) Just delete them and the update should disappear or change the _MASReceipt from your illegal apps

People... I FIX MY PROBLEM.

The MAS show a upgrade for Angry Birds 1.0 to 1.5.1.

But, my app Angry Birds 1.0 was cracked for a guy in internet, that have ID ****@mail.ru.

So, MAS show a update, and all the time that i tried update, the MAS ask me for login and password this guy ****@mail.ru.

A tried delete the app and buy, but the update badge not go away, and the MAS show error all the time i tried buy a app with my accont.

So, a FIX this, and for test buy Angry Birds with my accont and all gone OK... 😀

STEPS:

DELETE THE APP THAT SHOW IN UPDATE NOTIFICATIONON MAS.

1_ Rebuilding the spotlight database.

• Launch System Preferences. You`ll find it hiding in the Apple menu.
• Select the Spotlight PreferencePane.
• Click the Privacy tab.
• Click ADD Button and add your hard drive into the Prevent Spotlight from searching these locations list.
• Close System Preference.

2_ OnyX.app

• Launch OnyX.app.
• Manutence.
• Fix Permition and execute. Wait for finished.
• When finished, close OnyX.
• Reboot MAC.

3_ MAC

• Launch MAC.
• In this time, the Badge Update NOT SHOW again.
• Buy the same app that MAS has notified after, in my example ANGRY BIRDS 1.5.1.
• Now, the MAS ask for my ID and Password;

4_ Rebuilding the spotlight database.

• Launch System Preferences. You`ll find it hiding in the Apple menu.
• Select the Spotlight PreferencePane.
• Click the Privacy tab.
• Click your Hard Drive on list, and click Delete Button above the list.
• Close System Preference.

All update notifications have gone. This is a fix........... for now.

for help, ask me: cacalvb@gmail.com

In short: When the Mac App Store first came out there was a blog post that said you could crack a paid app by using the receipt of a free app. You or someone with access to you computer probably tested this claim by copying the Poker HD Free receipt into for example an Angry Birds app. It didn't seem to do anything and you or the person soon forgot about it. But apparently it did do something. This!

Anyway, deleting the hacked app makes the update go away.

My issue is similar, but no less annoying ...

The Mac App Store routinely tells me that I have updates available, even though those are the same updates I successfully installed two days earlier. This has been happening consistently for about a month: I see an available update; I download it successfully; 2 days later I'm asked to download the same update again. Once I download it a second time, the prompt never reappears.

I've checked, and I am running the already updated version when I'm prompted to update it a second time.

Sorry George, I wasn't able to reply as when I signed up to MobileMe, it blocked me from signing in using my original account, so I gave up. Now I'm using my iPad to get around this problem.

To answer the question, it's about cracked apps. My kids downloaded a cracked app, thats what was causing the problem. Deleted it and everything is back to normal. Check your purchases and delete anything you know you haven't downloaded from the AppStore yourself, and don't let your kids screw with your computer. FIXED!

Good to hear you found a solution. I have no cracked apps but I found that if I ignore the problem it goes away eventually until I get another notice that some apps need to be updated then it appears again but then goes away. Must be some kind of bug in the system. Thanks for your response.