What is "MegaBackup"? How do I remove "MegaBackup" from a macbook air?

Hi! I had the same thing happen to me. I don’t know what this MegaBackup, Set Search & MacKeeper are but it seems like a virus. It all happened after I downloaded a new IOS update. I typed in a travel website I always use and instead got an image saying that my “adobe flash player” needed to be updated (as always) so I clicked it & then all that stuff downloaded to my computer with pop ups from fake apple websites saying I needed to contact them immediately about a virus on my Mac... I reset my website preferences and got rid of the Set Search & Mac keeper there.

MegaBackup: right click & quit the app. Search “MegaBackup” in the Finder under This Mac & move the icon to the trash.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you find out anything I’m missing

Ok I figured it out. You have to open the app. Then open the force quit page with "command, option, esc". Then force quit the app. After that go to applications and there you will be able to throw the app in the trash. You will then be asked to type in your password.

SoniaK4 wrote:

This did work for me too!. Thank you! Are there any subfiles in Activity Monitor I can dump to clean things up in there?

Are you having a specific problem or are you just concerned about the number of running processes? Killing files in Activity Monitor can make your mac unstable if you stop something that you don't completely understand. There are always going to be a lot of processes running, perfectly normal.

Use Activity Monitor on your Mac - Apple Support

https://megabackup.com/uninstall

http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/

To get rid or Reset Search which is adware try running AdwareMedic http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php

You're living dangerously, you need to be more carfeul abou what you click on.

Thank you, thank you. I had been expecting a video from my marketing consultant and clicked on the Skype because I thought it was his video. Big mistake. Ended up with megabuck-up. Option command esc. worked like a charm. I put it in my passwords book just in case I do it again! Glad there are some very smart people to help me out there!

I fear megabackup will damage my computer if I try and erase. when it prompted me to give my mac password I'm like, I was dumb enough to click you to open once. Twice ? shame on me. Do I really type in my password for my mac.com or for the ibook? it is a different password. Thank you.

Thanks for all your help so far.

I still have a challenge: I'm able to remove Megabackup through Activity Monitor, BUT I cannot remove "Megabackup Agent." It won't go to the trash (it just floats back to the Activity Monitor window. Consequently, it seems, I cannot move the Megabackup icon to the trash from the Applications folder.

SAME HERE. Even when i force quit then try to drag it to trash, it won't work. I have several other "applications" that appeared at the same time as this incredibly annoying MEGA BACKUP. No sure what to do next. I can't even see my screen for all the pop-ups.

HELP!

Thanks! This worked for me as well. Make sure you immediately go to applications after you have followed the force quit instructions. I was able to delete it after following the instructions twice. I think I clicked elsewhere the first time.

Everything worked for me up until this point. I opened activity monitor, and there were two "Megabackup" items - 1) Megabackup & 2) Megabackup Agent. I've quit and force quit'ed for both, the only one that seems to completely quit is Megabackup, megabackup agent refuses to quit or anything from Activity Monitor. Help!

For everyone that's having issues with removing this app after a force quit has been done.

open finder and go to applications scroll down to MEGABACKUP app and right click it. select remove to trash. You will have to enter password and it will trash it.

From Oaktree35

"For everyone that's having issues with removing this app after a force quit has been done.

open finder and go to applications scroll down to MEGABACKUP app and right click it. select remove to trash. You will have to enter password and it will trash it."

This is what finally worked for me. One minor correction, "move to trash", not "remove to trash". Thank you, Oaktre35.

Is this somethig that we need or somehow showed up? It is annoying and if I can get rid of it I would like to. I was just wondering if its something my computer person put on it for backup purposes

What do you mean, "kill it"? When I try to drag Megabackup into my trash, it bounces out. It. also won't accept a right-click to for delete.

Ok - I did this and it seems to get rid of it. I just did a regular forced quit and not the key command, so I hope it holds.