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Q: why does MacKeeper ad keep popping up and its not installed on my mac

MacKeeper ad keeps popping up.  Its not installed in my apps

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Aug 16, 2014 5:09 PM

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Q: why does MacKeeper ad keep popping up and its not installed on my mac

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  • by cmatyjasik,

    cmatyjasik cmatyjasik Dec 7, 2014 7:26 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Dec 7, 2014 7:26 AM in response to Linc Davis

    and i thought these kinds of issues were only on Windows.  thanks for the fix!

  • by tariqaah,

    tariqaah tariqaah Jan 18, 2015 8:05 AM in response to dgjie
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    Jan 18, 2015 8:05 AM in response to dgjie

    Thank u Linc Davis

     

    I followed your guidelines... it worked tile now ....

    your guidelines still valid

     

    Thank u once again

  • by Sindeyrella,

    Sindeyrella Sindeyrella Jan 18, 2015 3:55 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 18, 2015 3:55 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Thanks Linc Davis!  This fix worked for me

  • by capnhart,

    capnhart capnhart Jan 19, 2015 12:46 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 19, 2015 12:46 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Thank you Linc!  Although none of the files were installed on my computer, so I got the "could not find file" message every time, but I followed your instructions exactly and when I checked the Chrome Extensions installed and deleted the suspicious one, that seems to have fixed it!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!.

  • by capnhart,

    capnhart capnhart Jan 19, 2015 1:31 PM in response to capnhart
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    Jan 19, 2015 1:31 PM in response to capnhart

    Whoops!  A little too fast.  Still dealing with MacKeeper tabs popping up on Chrome after doing all you said LInc. Followed all your steps exactly. No help.  Any other suggestions?

  • by Almamun,

    Almamun Almamun Jan 20, 2015 1:33 PM in response to kac7799
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    Jan 20, 2015 1:33 PM in response to kac7799
  • by musaicsong,

    musaicsong musaicsong Feb 14, 2015 10:48 AM in response to kac7799
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    Feb 14, 2015 10:48 AM in response to kac7799

    Mackeeper is a malicious pop-up, probably generated by the government. No matter how many times I use the Terminal method to block Mackeeper, it or they create/generate a new web domain by adding a number just to get around the blocks:

    127.0.0.1        http://mackeeperapp2.mackeeper.com/

    127.0.0.1        http://mackeeperapp3.mackeeper.com/

    127.0.0.1       http://mackeeperapp4.mackeeper.com/

    127.0.0.1        http://mackeeperapp5.mackeeper.com/

    127.0.0.1        http://mackeeperapp2.mackeeper.com/landings/land/1/ron_cleanprot17/

     

    Or, this crap comes from Apple, or some other corporation that spends lots of money for endless domains, or controls the domain realm for free. How else has it gotten around Safari's pop up blocker for so many years, or more than a decade, and just keeps generating new domain with the same template?  I'd hate to test how many Mackeeper domains they would actually create just to get around my blocks.

  • by oleya,

    oleya oleya Mar 12, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Mar 12, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Linc Davis

    This is helpful, thank you!!!

     

    I didn't see exact names as you've written here under the different Library folders but I know the date when I downloaded search engine and a player to run streams.  I just moved all those files of said date to trash.

     

    And I think I was actually able to clean my computer of those annoying non-stop ads.

     

    Thank you!!!

  • by anshul_voaep,

    anshul_voaep anshul_voaep May 4, 2015 8:38 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    May 4, 2015 8:38 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Please help

     

    Start time: 20:24:27 05/04/15

     

     

    Model Identifier: Macmini7,1

    System Version: OS X 10.10 (14A389)

    Kernel Version: Darwin 14.0.0

    Time since boot: 1:24

     

     

    USB

     

     

       Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v8.0 (Microsoft Corporation)

     

     

    SMC

     

     

       ReadKey for key zKLG failed with SMC error code 0x89.

       ReadKey for key zKLI failed with SMC error code 0x89.

       ReadKey for key zLDG failed with SMC error code 0x89.

     

     

    Diagnostic reports

     

     

       2015-04-19 Adobe Photoshop CS6 crash

       2015-04-23 coreaudiod crash

       2015-04-24 Safari crash x7

       2015-04-24 coreaudiod crash

       2015-04-29 Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 crash

       2015-04-30 com.apple.WebKit.Networking crash

       2015-05-02 com.apple.WebKit.Networking crash x9

     

     

    Log

     

     

       May  4 18:59:51 com.apple.WebKit.Databases.UUID: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

       May  4 18:59:51 com.apple.WebKit.Networking.UUID: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

       May  4 19:00:08 com.apple.iTunesHelper.143736: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:44 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssGspi::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssDmac::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:00:56 AppleIntelLpssI2C::probe fails

       May  4 19:32:31 com.apple.WebKit.Networking.UUID: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

       May  4 19:41:32 process com.apple.WebKit[581] thread 13299 caught burning CPU! It used more than 50% CPU (Actual recent usage: 51%) over 180 seconds. thread lifetime cpu usage 198.974544 seconds, (177.558716 user, 21.415828 system) ledger info: balance: 90003538070 credit: 198437306393 debit: 108433768323 limit: 90000000000 (50%) period: 180000000000 time since last refill (ns): 173799736383

     

     

    Daemons

     

     

       com.v.helper

       com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool

       com.apple.aelwriter

       com.adobe.SwitchBoard

       com.adobe.fpsaud

     

     

    Agents

     

     

       com.nero.HSMMonitor

       com.v.agent

       com.GoPro.GoPro-Importer

       com.oracle.java.Java-Updater

       com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent

     

     

    Startup items

     

     

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/mbbservice

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/mbbserviceopen.app/Contents/Info.plist

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/mbbserviceopen.app/Contents/MacOS/mbbservice open

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/MobileBrServ

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/runmbbserviceopen

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/StartupParameters.plist

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/Uninstall.app/Contents/Info.plist

       /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ/Uninstall.app/Contents/MacOS/applet

     

     

    Bundles

     

     

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin

       - com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin

       - N/A

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

       - com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin

       /Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane

       - com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences

       /Library/PreferencePanes/GoPro.prefPane

       - com.cineform.codec

       /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane

       - com.oracle.java.JavaControlPanel

       /Library/QuickTime/CFHDCompressor.component

       - com.cineform.CFHDCompressor

       /Library/QuickTime/CFHDDecompressor.component

       - com.cineform.CFHDDecompressor

       /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax

       - N/A

       Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Adblock Plus.safariextension

       - org.adblockplus.adblockplussafari

       Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Searchme.safariextension

       - com.spigot.safari.searchme

     

     

    App extensions

     

     

       com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon

     

     

    Apps

     

     

       /Applications/Dropbox.app

     

     

    Contents of /etc/mach_init_per_user.d/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist (checksum 3469280363)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

       <plist version="1.0">

       <dict>

        <key>Command</key>

        <string>/Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/SwitchBoard/SwitchBoard.app/Contents/MacOS/switchboard.sh</string >

        <key>OnDemand</key>

        <false/>

        <key>ServiceName</key>

        <string>com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor</string>

       </dict>

       </plist>

     

     

    Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.ef7ea4ae72448422.agent.plist (checksum 472920921)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

       <plist version="1.0">

       <dict>

        <key>Label</key>

        <string>com.v.agent</string>

        <key>OnDemand</key>

        <false/>

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>

        <array>

        <string>/Library/Application Support/ef7ea4ae72448422/Agent/agent.app/Contents/MacOS/agent</string>

        </array>

        <key>RunAtLoad</key>

        <true/>

        <key>KeepAlive</key>

        <true/>

        <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>

        <string>Aqua</string>

        <key>ThrottleInterval</key>

        <integer>10</integer>

       </dict>

       </plist>

     

     

    Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (checksum 3994012688)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

       <plist version="1.0">

       <dict>

               <key>Label</key>

               <string>com.oracle.java.Java-Updater</string>

               <key>ProgramArguments</key>

        <array>

               <string>/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater</string>

               <string>-bgcheck</string>

        </array>

        <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>

        <dict>

        <key>Hour</key>

        <integer>12</integer>

        <key>Minute</key>

        <integer>20</integer>

        <key>Weekday</key>

        <integer>2</integer>

        </dict>

        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>

               <string>/dev/null</string>

               <key>StandardOutPath</key>

               <string>/dev/null</string>

       </dict>

     

     

       ...and 1 more line(s)

     

     

    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (checksum 681742547)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

       <plist version="1.0">

       <dict>

        <key>Label</key>

        <string>com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd</string>

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>

        <array>

        <string>/usr/sbin/qmasterd</string>

        </array>

        <key>OnDemand</key>

        <false/>

       </dict>

       </plist>

     

     

    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ef7ea4ae72448422.daemon.plist (checksum 1236109541)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

       <plist version="1.0">

       <dict>

        <key>Disabled</key>

               <true/>

        <key>Label</key>

        <string>com.v.daemon</string>

        <key>OnDemand</key>

        <true/>

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>

               <array>

                       <string>/Library/Application Support/ef7ea4ae72448422/Agent/agent.app/Contents/MacOS/agent</string>

        <string>-update</string>

               </array>

        <key>KeepAlive</key>

        <true/>

        <key>RunAtLoad</key>

        <true/>

        <key>ThrottleInterval</key>

        <integer>10</integer>

       </dict>

       </plist>

     

     

    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ef7ea4ae72448422.helper.plist (checksum 372060803)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

       <plist version="1.0">

       <dict>

        <key>Label</key>

        <string>com.v.helper</string>

        <key>OnDemand</key>

        <true/>

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>

               <array>

                       <string>/Library/Application Support/ef7ea4ae72448422/Agent/agent.app/Contents/MacOS/agent</string>

        <string>-helper</string>

               </array>

        <key>KeepAlive</key>

        <true/>

        <key>RunAtLoad</key>

        <true/>

        <key>ThrottleInterval</key>

        <integer>10</integer>

       </dict>

       </plist>

     

     

    Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist (checksum 4092591536)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC -//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Label</key> <string>com.bittorrent.BitTorrent</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/bin/open</string> <string>-W</string> <string>-a</string> <string>/Applications/BitTorrent.app</string> </array> <key>KeepAlive</key> <false/> <key>LaunchOnlyOnce</key> <true/> </dict> </plist>

     

     

    Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.nero.HSMMonitor.plist (checksum 455399590)

     

     

       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

       <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

       <plist version="1.0">

       <dict>

        <key>Label</key>

        <string>com.nero.HSMMonitor</string>

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>

        <array>

        <string>/Applications/HTC Sync Manager.app/Contents/Resources/HSMMonitor.app/Contents/MacOS/HSMMonitor</string >

        <string>-runMode</string>

        <string>autoLaunched</string>

        </array>

        <key>RunAtLoad</key>

        <true/>

       </dict>

       </plist>

     

     

    DNS: 8.8.8.8

     

     

    Wi-Fi

     

     

       link auth: wpa-psk

     

     

    User login items

     

     

       iTunesHelper

       - /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app

       Dropbox

       - /Applications/Dropbox.app

       BitTorrent

       - /Applications/BitTorrent.app

     

     

    Safari extensions

     

     

       Adblock Plus

       Searchme

     

     

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