Q: Any inside information on the app called MacKeeper? Just got a pop-up ad stating best app to clean your MAC. Really?

Ignore those ads. If you think you need software, you're better off doing your own research or asking here instead of getting it in response to an ad.

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Do not install it under any circumstances nor purchase it. You don't need it nor want it.

In general you should ignore any popup ads from anywhere on the Internet telling you your computer has malware and needs to be checked. These are strictly for PCs, not Macs.

Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection

An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.

Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.

If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using ClamXav.

JAWS SD wrote:

 

Any inside information on the app called MacKeeper?...

Read this...

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

In General 3rd Party AV Software is Not Required as Mac OS X tends to look after itself.

Read Here  >  Antivirus Discussion

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

go into your router, add a keyword or the adserver and you can filter and block those pop-ups.

Turning off all pop-ups would be nice, but it interferes with too many sites. Odd because when I run Windows I don't - they know I am not using an OS X browser, IE 9 and the others seem to handle (block) and allow more fine tuning of alerts and pop-ups.

I think the router's firewall log section is useful though.

See Beware MacKeeper along with all those articles in the box to the right of your first posting "More Like This".