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Remove MacProtector

How can I remove this program that automatically starts when I boot up?

Posted on May 7, 2011 1:57 PM

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Posted on May 7, 2011 2:15 PM

Go into you're Applications and scroll to the bottom and find whats called the Utilities folder and "click" it.

After doing that in that folder look for a Activity Monitor, once you find it click it. When your in the activity monitor

look in the box for the "macprotector" or possibly a another name it could be under and the top left corner

highlight the program an click Quit. After you do this in top right corner in the spotlight try finding the files and

deleting them. Was this helpful? Let me know.

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May 7, 2011 2:15 PM in response to don tishman

Go into you're Applications and scroll to the bottom and find whats called the Utilities folder and "click" it.

After doing that in that folder look for a Activity Monitor, once you find it click it. When your in the activity monitor

look in the box for the "macprotector" or possibly a another name it could be under and the top left corner

highlight the program an click Quit. After you do this in top right corner in the spotlight try finding the files and

deleting them. Was this helpful? Let me know.

May 9, 2011 10:11 AM in response to don tishman

REMOVE MacProtector, MacSecurity, MacDefendor


So finally someone has created Malware that effects the Wonderful Apple Computers.

Here is what happens....

you get a pop-up that says "Apple Security Alert : Mac Protector>...your computer has been infected with viruses, download our anti-virus software to clean your harddrive"


when you download their "software" you then start getting all sorts of **** pop-ups and ALERTS that wont go away....


Well this problem has a relativly easy solution.... Here it is.... Straight From Apple Tech Support


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1. Open Activity Monitor through Spotlight


2. Locate MacProtector, MacSecurity or MacDefendor


3. Quit Process> Force Quit Process


4. Close Acitvity Moniter


5. Open System Preferences/Accounts


6. Unlock Padlock in bottom left corner


7. Click Login Items


8. Select MacProtector, MacSecurity or MacDefendor


9. Click the " - " button


10. Close System Preferences


11. Open Finder (File > New Finder Window)


12. Follow path : Macintosh HD/Applications/MacProtector, MacSecurity or MacDefendor


13. Drag the MacProtector application to the Trash


14. Follow Path: Macintosh HD/Users/Home User/Downloads/ MacProtector, MacSecurity or MacDefendor


15. Drag the MacProtector downloads (there should be four) to the Trash


16. Empty Trash


17. Reset Safari


18. Restart Computer



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So I hope that this will help many of you very intelligent customers out there.... although Apple does want to get a detailed record of how wide spread this "Virus" is.

May 12, 2011 2:30 PM in response to WWhite2010

Thank you. I was finally able to trash that awful thing. This is the first time I've had to deal with malware of any sort. so I do appreciate the help and will remember how to access this should I ever need it again. I was especially upset about the gay **** site that began poping up on my screen. Not the thing an old lady wants to see, believe me!

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