Is MacKeeper a legitimate program?

I just visited a torrent provider that shall remain nameless and got a popup masking as a notification from Apple, saying my machine was infected with dangerous malware and to download MacKeeper immediately to fix the problem. What do you think?

That is nothing more than one of hundreds of similar scam pages. Nothing was installed on, or even downloaded to your Mac. It's just a persistent JavaScript popup to make it appear your browser is stuck to that page.

Force Quit Safari. Hold the Shift key down and relaunch it. Don't visit that site again.

Legitimate apps do not scam you into accessing your files so they can hard sell you into more costly services. I "upgraded" my MacKeeper but had to call an 800-number with an access number. That should have been a warning. Credit Card companies used to do the same thing, and then tried and sell you on lots of other services ... they stopped the practice because of public sentiment.

MacKeeper requires you to call an 800# before you can use their software. They told me they want to get it installed and show me how it works. But then all of a sudden they have a file-log they say if full of viruses that only an Apple technician can fix - an Apple technician they have on staff ... for an additional fee.

That's wrong. That's invasion of privacy. They scanned my computer and used that data as a sales tool against me. They said they were trying to help me learn how to run my software myself and wasted 10 minutes ... I was late for class - I skipped it altogether - who wants to walk in late? A real company sells the app, and lets the app offer an upgrade. They don't act like stormtroopers barging in and stealing data. I cancelled my MacKeeper account. It was easy - I just called the 800#. When they asked why, I told the operator that they had invaded my privacy ... and I was extremely calm. She kept fake happiness in her voice as she forced out, " have a nice day." I was impressed with her.

Nude pics of me from Kromtech. Am I supposed to thank them? Or sue them for the invasion of privacy?

Got a note a few days ago saying someone had unauthorized access to my Mac. They showed locations of that access with pics of the perp. Actually, 6 separate incidents. They finally noticed me on all of those in one day. They sent 2 more to me just now.

The perp was in 8 different locations within a 5-mile radius of my home. Some were close enough to be my house, others further away.

The perp was ME and, in 2 pics, I was nude.

They have gotten rid of lots of garbage, and found 3 questionable items, but

I am getting rid of MacKeeper.

deefromWondervu wrote:

Nude pics of me from Kromtech. Am I supposed to thank them? Or sue them for the invasion of privacy?

Got a note a few days ago saying someone had unauthorized access to my Mac. They showed locations of that access with pics of the perp. Actually, 6 separate incidents. They finally noticed me on all of those in one day. They sent 2 more to me just now.

The perp was in 8 different locations within a 5-mile radius of my home. Some were close enough to be my house, others further away.

The perp was ME and, in 2 pics, I was nude.

That sounds like something you should take to the police.

That download had nothing to do with Flash. You installed adware. Hopefully, nothing more severe than that. MacKeeper is not on your Mac, but they are heavy users of such advertising.

Download and run MalwareBytes for Mac. It will look for and offer to remove any such junk it finds.

In the future, never, ever believe any site that claims you need to download anything from them to use their site. Any such message is a lie, almost, but not quite 100% of the time. Legitimate messages will tell you to visit Adobe to get Flash. There are no legitimate messages of any kind that insist you download and install software from them.

The one and only place to acquire the Flash Player, or to update it if you already have it installed is directly from Adobe.

Thanks Kurt! Thought it was a media flash player to make a new car teacher add run. Good advise going directly to Adobe site. Interesting that all that megabackup cloud and mackeeper was installed on my doc, but now uninstalled. I'll run your suggested MalwareBytes for Mac

I've never had an issue before - Thanks!

I removed this app - it installed on my machine without my prompting which made me extremely nervous. I did some research and I saw it may be allegedely associated to other foreign and possibly russian companies. So better to be safe than sorry in my book.

This is the day i switched from a 500gb hard drive to a 1 tb hard drive.

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Here's a search of the app store for mackeeper.

When Mackeeper Software locks up your computer until you click on a paid service or force shutdown your system, it is NOT LEGIT.

Balanced? LOL! 😀

I have no vested interest in the product, nor do I ride a hobby horse.

Well Helen, at least you stand out from the crowd! 🙂

I would be imterested in knowing exactly who the developers have paid. We should know, or how can we make informed decisions. They should be named.