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is it safe to download the mackeeper?

i think my mac book pro has a bug, and i had a popup called mackeeper that says it can clean up my mac, is it safe to download the mac keeper?

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Posted on May 14, 2011 1:45 PM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2017 4:10 AM

DO NOT install mackeeper..

i was surfing safari and suddenly my mac screen went black and froze then it came back on and on my top bar mackeeper was there. i didn't even install it! then i deleted it in library and applications also anything else i could find then mackeeper was gone.But i'm still watching closely to see if it comes back.😠

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Mar 12, 2017 4:10 AM in response to yanique

DO NOT install mackeeper..

i was surfing safari and suddenly my mac screen went black and froze then it came back on and on my top bar mackeeper was there. i didn't even install it! then i deleted it in library and applications also anything else i could find then mackeeper was gone.But i'm still watching closely to see if it comes back.😠

Sep 22, 2017 2:19 PM in response to yanique

I did a recent update On my MacBook air 3 days ago a pop-up called MacBook keeper said "clean up unnecessary files " and I downloaded it. I went to get some paperwork off my desktop and ALL of documents and files (hundreds) are gone! I was never able to do the backup to that external drive so I have no copies (except paper) of every download I had on my laptop. I don't know what to do!

May 14, 2011 2:04 PM in response to D82

There is a commercial product called MacKeeper, which is worthless junk but not a trojan as far as I know, and there is a trojan that sometimes also uses that name or a variation of it. If the OP was prompted by a website to install something called MacKeeper, it was probably the trojan. Even if it wasn't, he shouldn't install it.

May 21, 2011 11:35 PM in response to yanique

Don't download mackeeper!

1st: when you get the pop-ups, they will get worse over time. I heard from other people they even could'nt open their Safari anymore. The problem with mackeeper pop-ups is that they you can't view a website before you press some buttons of them (wich leeds to problems) and that they aren't pop-ups from the site you're viewing (so the site you're viewing don't get paid for it).


I never downloaded mackeeper but still the pop-up would show up more frequently over time, wich was really frustrating.


To avoid this pop-ups: download glimmerblocker!

Really search on internet if you can trust it (I also did), but you'll see it's safe. Really great software. Since I downloaded it, and put it on, I never got these problems anymore!


2nd: When you download it, you got some serious problems. It isn't good software at all. It slows your mac to a new level. I don't know what to do in this case.

May 31, 2011 10:00 AM in response to Onedimensional

As a representative of Zeobit LLC - the developers of MacKeeper, I would like to persuade you it's safe indeed to download our app. It has nothing in common with malware - vice versa, it's one of the apps that can help you fight with MacDefender threat you can read about it in the article at CNet 'How to protect your Mac from recent malware' - http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20063683-263.html -


The pop-ups you may have seen are the part of advertizing campaign that is completely legit, in case you click them you'll be redirected to the page giving extra info about our app - the app isn't downloaded or installed.


Speaking about system slowdowns, it's not in the nature of MacKeeper to be the reason of them - and we give you an opportunity to make sure in it yourself - MacKeeper has 15 days full-functional trial so you'll be able to give a try to all its tools, clean your system, try the antivirus and undelete features and more. In case you will notice any slowdowns (while you have to notice the increasing of speed) you can easily remove MacKeeper as it has its own uninstaller so all the components of the app are removed in several clicks with no leftovers.


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May 31, 2011 11:32 AM in response to yanique

Anything that promises to clean up your system by installing something and runs in the background is rather an oxymoron.


Even useful things like SMART and temperature monitoring apps and processes should be to a minimum if at all - they affect any system's performance, stability, and usefulessness.


Just hit delete / clear etc on your browsers cache/history/temp files if you need to clean up and limit junk.


Every known AV type software, and there are cases where they can be essential on your network or business, can only try to minimize and be optimized (run when system is idle, something Spotlight needs to laearn how to do).

Jun 1, 2011 7:13 AM in response to premx99

This is a great piece of software,I bought it and use it.No problems at all.


So you registered today and made your first post ever in order to tell us that. Someone using the same name also registered with an anonymizing VPN service. Isn't that a strange coincidence, considering that the developer of the MacKeeper garbage promotes his product on fake review sites that hide his identity?

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