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Q: Software Update on Acid

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Thing is, I don't even HAVE "Angry Birds" on this computer.

 

I did a search for any file named "Angry Brids" and nothing came up.

 

How do I get this crap off my Software Update, It's a silly marketing tactic.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Sep 13, 2013 12:41 PM

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  • by stevejobsfan0123,

    stevejobsfan0123 stevejobsfan0123 Sep 13, 2013 12:43 PM in response to JupiterSpaceport
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    Sep 13, 2013 12:43 PM in response to JupiterSpaceport
  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 13, 2013 12:45 PM in response to JupiterSpaceport
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    Sep 13, 2013 12:45 PM in response to JupiterSpaceport

    It's not a marketing tactic. You must have the application somewhere on your hard drive or an attached external drive.

     

    Did you ever purchase this game? If so, then it is in your Purchases list.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 13, 2013 12:46 PM in response to JupiterSpaceport
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  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Sep 13, 2013 1:51 PM in response to JupiterSpaceport
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    Sep 13, 2013 1:51 PM in response to JupiterSpaceport

    You installed a hacked app, originally from the Mac App Store. It contains the receipt for a different app, downloaded using an account that you don't control. You need to identify and remove the hacked app.

    Important: The app you need to remove is not necessarily the one named in the App Store notice. For example, if the App Store says you need to update "Twitter," the pirated app may be "Angry Birds" or something else entirely. Don't make any assumptions about which app you're looking for. To find it, you have to carry out a systematic search.

    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:

    kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1

    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).

    In the Finder, press the key combination command-F to open a search window, or select

    File Find

    from the menu bar. In the search window, select

    Search: This Mac

    from the row of tokens below the toolbar. Below that is a popup menu initially showing Kind. From that menu, select  Other...

    A sheet will drop down. In that sheet, select Raw Query and click OK or press return.

    Now there will be a text box to the right of popup menu. Click in that box and paste (command-V).

    The search window will show all the App Store products you've installed. Compare those search results with the list of your purchases from the App Store. To see the complete list, you may need to unhide hidden purchases. If any apps were download from the App Store using other Apple ID accounts that you control, sign in to the store under each of those ID's and check the purchases.

    At least one of the items listed in the search window is not among your purchases in the App Store. Move each such item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator password. Empty the Trash.

    Log out and log back in. Test.