MacKeeper? What is that? REAL Review...

MacKeeper keeps coming up on YouTube. Having read about it being malware, I'm now concerned as I accidentally clicked on the word "MacKeeper" and opened their website. Although I closed it immediately and have not downloaded it, I am seriously worried that this action may have been enough to give MacKeeper access to my Mac laptop.

mackeeper has caused innumerable problems on peoples MAC, it is neither recommended nor desirable , nor needed to have same on your Mac.

You should not put same on / in your Mac

MacKeeper is not malware, but is known to cause "undesirable effects" on people's Macs, and it is indeed unethically marketed.

pol0 wrote:

... Although I closed it immediately and have not downloaded it, I am seriously worried that this action may have been enough to give MacKeeper access to my Mac laptop.

No, that did not happen. The reason its advertisements keep reappearing on websites you visit is probably that the marketing service used by MacKeeper deposited a "cookie" on your system upon visiting their website. It's one of many intrusive and annoying marketing tactics used by MK.

To get rid of them in Safari, go to Safari's Preferences > Privacy tab, and either click the Details... button to delete individual cookies, or just click the button Remove All Website Data... to delete all of them.

Just to add that the MacKeeper cookie is called "zeobit".

And thanks everybody for the help.

Thank you all for the support, I had downloaded MacKeeper yesterday but right before pushing the "install" button I told myself "Well f**k this ****, I'll research in the morning and than mayebe I'll download it". By the way this is the first mac I've bought and i have it since the day before yesterday.
So thanks again all! 🙂

nothing to research, its garbageware, if you install it, youll regret it.

However if you think endless people here with much skills in the topic are lying to you about how bad it is, then proceed to install it.

but you were warned. 😊

So glad I decided to research it. I've seen it pop up so many times and I thought I would try it but I'm so glad I researched first.

I just got my macbook today and downloaded MacKeeper. After opening the application, it told me that my BRAND NEW macbook was filled with junk files and stated that my computer's performance was at a deteriorating level. Obviously these were all lies and that was the proof I needed to know that this was a useless application.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD.

After opening the application, it told me that my BRAND NEW macbook was filled with junk files and stated that my computer's performance was at a deteriorating level.

It's been known to do that to many people's systems. I believe that this is the main reason its developer is facing multiple lawsuits.

I'm a 60 something small business owner. I use a 8 year old Macbook Pro. I use QB Pro for Mac for my business. My Mac was a mess. It really got worse when I downloaded Yosemite.

I called a few other old boys I know and I bought Mackeeper, pretty much based on the contents of this email below I received from my friend who has MacKeeper, and also is not a Mac Geek like me. This laptop is nothing other than a tool to me.

Email from Jack B in Port Townsend:

How I was encouraged to buy Mackeeper was because Sam who sits in that noodle joint half the day on his laptop the local geek told me that there was all sorts of cheap and even free software that I could download in order to keep my Mac running good.

I told Sam that I was pretty much an idiot when it came to using all the "stuff" be it freeware or not in order to keep my Mac running properly. I told him I would appreciate it if there were just a one stop software and service, because i cannot be bothered with learning "Mac Talk" in order to keep my Mac in good shape. That is when he suggested Mackeeper. He said they had a cut throat, not so nice marketing style but that it was in fact a one stop shop, and that they even have on line chat with their service if a guy really got in a jam.

He then said that Mackeeper was for people like me. People who cannot be bothered with making a hobby out of running a Mac, or looking for freeware and cheaperware (than Mackeeper) in order to save a buck. And that is why I went with them. It's a 100% money back guarantee, so I'll try is a few months and see what happens

If someone form MacKeeper has taken remote control of your computer, and or you have provided financial information to them, it would be advisable to contact your financial institution and inform them that you've been scammed.

MacKeeper is a scam and a ripoff, no matter how many of their Shills state otherwise.

So, you are stating that Mackeeper is a scam and is stealing?

Do you have absolute proof of this?

The reason I'm asking is that when I started my business over here in Port Townsend, WA USA back in 92', a local competitor was none too happy that I had set up business in "his" town. As a result he not only committed libel, but I was also was successful in my law suit against him for defamation of character.

Now, please do not get me wrong as I'm not here to defend Mackeeper, but I do get a little concerned based on my own life experience that if one does not have actual proof of such crimes, it does not lend any credibility to your accusations, and it is just pure falsehood on your part.

I get the part about their, not so ethical marketing, and such, But you and others however have stepped over a sort of line and are accusing them of breaking the law.

If you know of such crimes then please if you will, cite them herein, and I will use such information to my advantage with Maskeeper.

Thank you