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Q: MacKeeper what is it

Has anyone any info on MacKeeper

Is it of any use

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Apr 11, 2012 5:32 AM

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Q: MacKeeper what is it

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  • by stedman1,

    stedman1 stedman1 Apr 11, 2012 5:35 AM in response to edwinfromgrantown-on-spey
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    Apr 11, 2012 5:35 AM in response to edwinfromgrantown-on-spey

    See the link below.

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3036

     

    Stedman

  • by WZZZ,

    WZZZ WZZZ Apr 11, 2012 5:36 AM in response to edwinfromgrantown-on-spey
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    Apr 11, 2012 5:36 AM in response to edwinfromgrantown-on-spey

    It's terrible. Avoid at all cost. If you've seen them, disregard all the positive reviews, which are "paid for" effectively by zeobit who promise a free upgrade to anyone who reviews.

  • by HACKINT0SH,Solvedanswer

    HACKINT0SH HACKINT0SH Apr 11, 2012 6:34 PM in response to WZZZ
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    Apr 11, 2012 6:34 PM in response to WZZZ

    The poster is rather confused, and is now confusing the whole thread.  Read carefully...

     

    He is referencing the Mac-Defender, yet talking about Mac-Keeper at the same time.

     

    These are two different things entirely.

  • by bentkitty100,

    bentkitty100 bentkitty100 Sep 29, 2013 2:24 PM in response to edwinfromgrantown-on-spey
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    Sep 29, 2013 2:24 PM in response to edwinfromgrantown-on-spey

    Okay, here's the deal with MacKeeper:

     

    Technically, MK is legitimate software. Many people and companies agree with this notion, including Apple themselves. It is NOT the same thing as MacDefender, MacProtector, etc etc, which is agreed by all to be legitimate malware. Apple considers this malware as well.

     

    However, MacKeeper is not something one should download onto their computers for a couple of reasons:

     

    1. MacKeeper is unnecessary. Every single task it performs can be performed by another app or built-in process for cheap or free. Moreover, some say that certain features of MK aren't needed at all, specifically, the "cache cleaning" feature. This is debatable, but cache cleaning is also available for less. I won't list all of the suggestions for alternatives, but they can be easily found.

     

    2. MacKeeper has been said to cause problems on computers. I've seen posts all over saying that MacKeeper slows computers down, cleans necessary files off of the system, and many users have had to reinstall their systems because of MacKeeper-related problems

     

    3. Finally, the company that started MacKeeper, ZeoBIT, is known for using marketing practices that range from annoying to unethical:

    • Popunders and popovers that aren't blocked by popup blockers. These popups use very Apple-like graphics, including the Spinning Beach Ball of Doom. Also, hasn't anyone noticed that the MK logo looks a ton like Apple's Automator logo? It nearly fooled me the first time I saw it....
    • ZeoBIT has been known to bribe people for positive reviews on web sites. The rewards have included free upgrades, and in one notable case, a job as a ZeoBIT consultant.
    • Worst of all was the clamxav.org scam. ClamXav, for those of you who don't know, is a competing AV software. Their site is clamxav.com. ZeoBIT bought a similar site, clamxav.org, and wrote a "review" of ClamXav. And then there was a Download button, which actually redirected to the MacKeeper website. I mean, honestly...