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

I have el Capitan. I had the same problem with Megabackup, Mackeeper and one other program. This is the only thing that worked for me:

How to manually remove MacKeeper from your Mac

May 19, 2015 by Topher Kessler

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One of the more controversial pieces of software available for OS X is a package called MacKeeper, which by fairly aggressive and widespread scare-tactic advertising has many Mac users convinced it is required software for keeping their systems safe, clean, and in proper working order. Any claims that this or similar software are requirements are false, but unfortunately many who have tried the software may find that even after removing it, they still have remnants of it on their systems that issue various notices about how their systems are critically unsafe, with recommendations to re-activate and re-install the software.

If you have installed this software on your Mac, then there is a way to remove it and all of its contents from your system, which will take a little digging around on your Mac, but which should be quite doable for most people.

1. Backup your Mac

First, be sure you back up your Mac by updating or creating a Time Machine backup or a system clone. Even though this backup will contain the MacKeeper files, it will ensure your system is restorable in case something goes wrong.

2. Turn off all MacKeeper security features

MacKeeper includes a numbers of security options, such as file encryption and safe browsing, so be sure to open MacKeeper and completely turn these features off. This will ensure your “secured” files are accessible once MacKeeper is removed. After doing this, close the program and again update your Time Machine backup to ensure all files are properly backed up.

That worked for me as well. Someone said to be careful what you click on which is true. However, mine came as a result of a Flash update. Really? Was that bogus too? Is there a way to verify? I also got an install of MacKeeper which I trashed earlier on the advice of the Apple folks.

I cannot find MegaBackUp in my Activity Monitor, so I can't 'kill' it there. Any other suggestions? I have already deleted the app from my Applications center via going into the program and pressing ctrl+alt+delete, then going into Apps and removing it. However, these nasty ads are still popping up as well as the fake Mac Technical Support. Ideas?

Thanks A MILLION. This worked for me. I had tried several other options. So I had a flash player pop up and when I went to install that, that's when this awful awful awful application installed itself. My question is HOW IS THIS LEGAL. It is so blasted awful. I cannot believe they can hijack adobe flash player and get off scott free. This happned on both our newest mac laptops we purchased. My daughter's and then mine. I had to google support (thank heavens for that and all of you on here) to get rid of it both times. Infuriating.

1. The said MegaBackup is a paid online storage service in the market.

2. Study shows that the Mac version of official client (md5, 1da8ffa9bec86e6adb61fa68f7673b60) is totally risk-free; meantime, some starters could also get MegaBackup for Mac installed along with some adware/ PUP like items. And MegaBackup for Windows (md5, e605553134f1eecdade1353c32fbd882) at least had detection ratio of 1 / 56, and it has been detected as Posible_Worm32 by TheHacker, according to a file file@ Virustotal from Google@ https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/ef8c0167a568122143fe30a9a5770a7a6ce7257a8f86b 51a41907a87ac66dec6/analysis/

3. Suggestion: Cleanly rid of MegaBackup on yr computer - follow this article if you still have trouble uninstalling the app on yr own; find better & safer alternative options like Dropbox for Mac, iDrive, and alike. For more, you can read http://www.macworld.com/article/1142606/online_backup.html

Take care! 🙂

Beware with the flash player updates, that is how Mackeeper and MegaBackup got into my computer. I followed all the instructions and was able to remove the applications, but my safari browser kept on showing another browser instead of the google one I have as default. I finally decided to use time machine and go to a previous version of my computer, as I am very careful with all my info in the computer. I didn't lose any files because I backed up my time machine 2 weeks ago and saved the new files in a pendrive before deleting all the info in my computer and using my latest backup. Good luck...

Thats exactly what I did. I really resent applications self loading when you visit free stuff. I would try to make it quit in the tray then in applications move to trash but it wouldn't shut off. Went to utility monitor and was able to force quit it.

There should be some kind of law about companies loading apps on a machine sneakily. I usually clean that garbage up but then theres people like my mom, 87 who gets totally handicapped because popups stop her from using the computer. Its like being violated.

Also, search for megabackup in the finder and click the + sign (next to save) and in the drop down menu select "other" and scroll down to where it says "system files" and select that. Then choose "system files" and "are included" and that will bring up any and all files for the application. Select all and delete. Then empty your trash. It should now be completely removed from your MacBook Air

Close out of everything; hit "Command/Option/Esc" at once. It will open up a Force Quit screen and you'll see MegaBackup there. Click on it and then click Force Quit in lower right corner. Then go to your Applications and find MegaBackup. Drag it to Trash. You'll get a couple of dialogue boxes that you answer to get rid of it.

Open Mega Backup, click on the program name at the top of the bar (next to the Apple logo) and click Wait. Then open Finder, click on applications, go through the list to MegaBackup, open" File". and then click on "Move to Trash".That worked for me.

Run a scan w/"MaLwareByTes AnTiMaLware".

I tried ALL of the remedies posted here. None worked.

Than remembered I had "MaLwareByTes AnTiMaLware" installed on my MacBooK Pro.

After 2 scans & restarts MegaBackup & other Malware I did not realize I had were gone.

Simple, no hassle remedy.

Worked - but I watched in Activity Monitor as the app re-initiated the stream even though it was closed. I had to kill it in Activity Monitor and then quickly get it to the trash and flush it before it "regenerated" itself somewhere behind the scenes, or else trash would give the same info that it was "open" even though the application was closed.

I have an iMac, and removed it by going into Finder, then Applications, and finding the MegaBackup icon. I clicked on the icon to open up the program and then used Force Quit. From there, I dragged the icon into Trash and deleted it.

I just got this trashware too, and removed it successfully.

Please follow those easy steps:

1. Open the Mega Backup

2. Open the "Finder"->"Applications", and find Mega Backup there, get ready to remove it

3. Click the Apple logo on the left-top corner, and find "Force Quit", normally it didn't shows up, but if you keep the software open, you can find it here

4. Force Quit it

5. Remove it quickly

Hope this could help you : )

I had this problem and i finally got to delete it. All you have to do is go into trash and search up what you want to delete and then you press the keys Command, Alt (option) and then delete. Thats how you delete what you want.

Try it out and tell me how it is.