agill72

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Q: Has anyone heard of MacKeeper ?

I keep getting a pop up saying help clean up your mac with Mackeeper 5 is this for real?

laptop, Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Posted on Dec 9, 2012 10:42 AM

I have this question too

Q: Has anyone heard of MacKeeper ?

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by Allan Eckert,

Allan Eckert Dec 9, 2012 10:44 AM in response to agill72
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Dec 9, 2012 10:44 AM in response to agill72

It is a real nightmare.

MacKeeper is nothing but worthless scamware that charges you to do what other applications can do for you in a safe manner.

It is best to avoid it at all cost.

Allan
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by Niel,

Niel Dec 9, 2012 10:43 AM in response to agill72
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Mac OS X

Dec 9, 2012 10:43 AM in response to agill72

You don't need or want it.

(72570)
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by AnaMusic,

AnaMusic Dec 9, 2012 10:46 AM in response to agill72
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Dec 9, 2012 10:46 AM in response to agill72

Also see here > Beware MacKeeper
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by agill72,

agill72 Dec 9, 2012 10:51 AM in response to agill72
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Dec 9, 2012 10:51 AM in response to agill72

Does anyone have a recomendation?
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by AnaMusic,

AnaMusic Dec 9, 2012 10:52 AM in response to agill72
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Dec 9, 2012 10:52 AM in response to agill72

No.

Mac OS X tends to look after itself...

To keep your Mac Happy... See Here...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html

Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks
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by Courcoul,

Courcoul Dec 9, 2012 10:59 AM in response to agill72
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Dec 9, 2012 10:59 AM in response to agill72

agill72 wrote:

Does anyone have a recomendation?
Yeah. Click away from that page immediately. Set your spam/virus/malware filters to block that content. Purge any knowledge or desire to use that insufferable piece of crap from your mind NOW.
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by Linc Davis,

Linc Davis Dec 9, 2012 12:44 PM in response to agill72
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Dec 9, 2012 12:44 PM in response to agill72

Does anyone have a recomendation?

Yes. Search this site before posting. Your original question has been asked hundreds of times, and the answer is always the same.
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