Can anyone tell me if the Mackeeper/Zeobit security is a good idea.Cheers

No No No. Look at the comments in the More like this, to your right. >>>>> OR type MacKeeper into the search box.

Don't even touch it with a barge pole, but if you have by accident, do not use their Zeobit to get rid of it. There are independant programs to do that.

Just to echo sevety one - from reports on here and elsewhere it sounds like the worst idea possible. Don't do it.

The phrase used is social engineering, or more plainly a deception, for instead of adding security you will add malware to your Mac. Danger! ⚠

If you do some searches on here, and look at the block to the right of the post, More Like This, you will find almost everyone who posts having major problems with MacKeeper...this is an insidious program that is very difficult to remove once installed. Best to avoid as it actually adds nothing to your security.

How to maintain a Mac

1. Make redundant backups, keeping at least one off site at all times. One backup is not enough. Don’t back up your backups; make them independent of each other. Don’t rely completely on any single backup method, such as Time Machine.

2. Keep your software up to date. Software Update can be set to notify you automatically of updates to OS X. Some third-party applications have a similar feature, if you don’t mind letting them phone home. Otherwise you have to check yourself on a regular basis.

3. Don't install crapware, such as “themes,” "haxies," “add-ons,” “toolbars,” “enhancers," “optimizers,” “accelerators,” “extenders,” “cleaners,” “defragmenters,” “firewalls,” "barriers," “guardians,” “defenders,” “protectors,” most “plugins,” commercial "virus scanners,” or "utilities." With very few exceptions, this kind of material is useless, or worse than useless.

The more actively promoted the product, the more likely it is to be garbage. The most extreme example is the “MacKeeper” scam.

The only software you should install is that which directly enables you to do the things you use a computer for — such as creating, communicating, and playing — and does not modify the way other software works. Never install any third-party software unless you know how to uninstall it.

The free anti-malware application ClamXav is not crap, and although it’s not routinely needed, it may be useful in some environments, such as a mixed Mac-Windows enterprise network.

4. Beware of trojans. A trojan is malicious software (“malware”) that the user is duped into installing voluntarily. Such attacks were rare on the Mac platform until recently, but are now increasingly common, and increasingly dangerous.

There is some built-in protection against downloading malware, but you can’t rely on it — the attackers are always at least one day ahead of the defense. You can’t rely on third-party protection either. What you can rely on is common-sense awareness — not paranoia, which only makes you more vulnerable.

Never install software from an untrustworthy or unknown source. If in doubt, do some research. Any website that prompts you to install a “codec” or “plugin” that comes from the same site, or an unknown site, is untrustworthy. Software with a known corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash, must be acquired directly from the developer. No intermediary is acceptable, and don’t trust links unless you know how to parse them. Any file that is automatically downloaded from a web page without your having requested it should go straight into the Trash. A website that claims you have a “virus,” or that anything else is wrong with your computer, is rogue.

Because of recurring security issues in Java, it’s best to disable it in your web browsers, if it’s installed. Few websites have Java content nowadays, so you won’t be missing much. This action is mandatory if you’re running any version of OS X older than 10.6.8 with the latest Java update. Note: Java has nothing to do with JavaScript, despite the similar names.

5. Relax, don’t do it. Besides the above, no routine maintenance is necessary or beneficial for the vast majority of users; specifically not “cleaning caches,” “zapping the PRAM,” “rebuilding the directory,” “running periodic scripts,” “deleting log files,” “scanning for viruses,” or “repairing permissions.” Such measures are for solving problems as they arise, not for maintenance.

The very height of futility is running an expensive third-party application called “Disk Warrior” when nothing is wrong, or even when something is wrong and you have backups, which you must have. Don’t waste money on Disk Warrior or anything like it.

I don't know what other people are experiencing so I can't comment as to why they are having problems with MacKeeper. I installed it a little over a year ago and it works flawlessly. I detect no problems with anything on my Mac since the install - certainly it has not slowed down at all. I find it easy to use and if you do have a question - their people answer very quickly. If you are asking if the software actually does anything... guess I'd have to admit I really don't know but then there's no way to know for sure if any malware program really does anything to protect your computer. Too many downloads worldwide for such negative comments to be true in my opinion. My guess is that so many self proclaimed gurus have installed so much incompatible crap on their computers that they have scewed up themselves and need a scapegoat. But who knows? What can you really say about an antivirus program on a computer that (so far) doesn't need an antivirus program? The utility part of MacKeeper deleting all the junk and duplicate files is very easy.

If you are asking if the software actually does anything... guess I'd have to admit I really don't know...

That's what makes you a model Zeobit customer. Enjoy.

Yea OK big shot.... Apple has answered the question directly to me..... MacKeeper is NOT malware as far as THEY are concerned and yep, their opinion is worth and should be worth a tad more than yours. Whatever your motives are to blast the software, they are apparently YOURS to enjoy. ** Placing false information on APPLES support community forums (when found out) should prevent anyone from making any further comments at all.

If you look on the Internet, its full of people saying how bad it is. Well I down loaded this software in 2010 as there adds were all over the Internet. I basically got worried as my computer was getting slower, & a program claiming to speed it up sounded like a really good investment. I down loaded the program & cleaned of my hard drive. It was great to see all these files deleted. Everytime I started my computer though I have 50 to 100 files that needed deleting. Anyway, as for the speed of the computer. It was slightly better for a while then got a lot slower.i mean really slow. The virus software would take 8 hours to complete its virus checking. I got so fed up with it, contacted the plonkers at mac keeper. Just to be told that I should turn mac keeper off & only use it when I did a virus check. It speeded up once I did this. I basically threatened mac keeper with PayPal & got a refund. I had to fully wipe the hard drive to completely remove the software. I lost a lot out of downloading this software. Please don't make the same mistake I made.

Surely it's time to think about some facts instead of listening to gripes here. MacKeeper has just had a banner year. Literally millions of software downloads. If this software was really bad news, don't you think Apple would have come out with a warning or at least a statement by now?

MacKeeper has just had a banner year.

Or should that be scammer year?

I can only say about my experience as to owning mac keeper. If you go out & buy a car that does nothing but brake down. Your not gonna go back there. From what I've seen on the Internet. The same problems are happening with mac keeper. If you want to buy this software & take a chance be my guest. I'm not the one that will have nightmare a couple of months down the line. Have you heard of that Internet sensation mono hair removal system. Now that's won awards & is a bigger scam than mac keeper. They pay people that review it, as long as its a good review that is. Which would explain mac keeper. As for the App Store, apple will sell anything that doesn't have malware. Which I don't think it have. It just doesn't work very well.

Hoosier 1955 wrote:

Surely it's time to think about some facts instead of listening to gripes here. MacKeeper has just had a banner year. Literally millions of software downloads. If this software was really bad news, don't you think Apple would have come out with a warning or at least a statement by now?

Speculation is a waste of time, in my personal experience MacKeeper is an awful piece of software.

Why don't you go shill for zeobit somewhere else now.

How much is Hoosier getting paid, I wonder? A free Mac system every month to make up for broken OSX?