Is Etrecheck a safe app?

One additional comment I would like to add, and this applies to any software,

only download the app from either the MacApp Store or DIRECTLY from the

vendor site. Although that does not guarantee that the app itself is any good,

it will limit the possibility of "piggy backed" crapware, or worse.

Coachdl wrote:

My computer is running very slowly. In my investigation, I have run across a product named ETRECHECK and wonder if it is okay to download and run to get an idea of where the deficiency is located. Is it safe/smart to do that? I'm running El Capitan.

Yes, it is safe to download. Many times, an EtreCheck report can help us diagnose problems with that individual's system. Sometimes we need to use EtreCheck and log extracts, and sometimes the EtreCheck report doesn't shed any light on the problem. It depends on what your particular problem is. We won't know until we see it. Sometimes it ends up solving some other problem altogether, something you didn't even know was amiss.

In short, EtreCheck is a perfectly safe, perfectly valid program that you can download and install without worrying about compromising your system. No one here would ask anyone to utilize a program that would damage or corrupt your computer.

Hi Coachdl,

I'm sorry you're having issues. I downloaded Etrecheck and it is not slowing down my computer at all. I say go for it. If your mac is slowing down, you might have too many applications installed on it because when I installed Etrecheck my computer is perfectly fine. I'm on the same version mac as you are. Go for it.

Reply to QuietMacFan

Dude, you are so far off base.

But no one is required to run EtreCheck, it just helps us in these forums so much.

Linc's approach was to provide raw "Data". EtreCheck's approach is to provide useful "Information". Giving someone Data is easy. Turning Data into useful Information is the hard part.

Hello userjulio,

Please start your own thread to discuss yur problem. In that thread please describe the problem you are experiencing and explain when it started. EtreCheck is almost non-functional on your machine. You may need to restart, boot into safe mode, etc. just to be able to run it.

Yes, it is. You’ll likely need to post the report to these boards.

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It has been used by countless posters on this forum to remedy issues and has worked wonders. It's safe and effective.

EtreCheck is a very safe app to use.

I have run EtreCheck on this Mac and found it to be very safe.

Similar issues too. EtreCheck's okay, it's a diagnostic app.

Just downloaded it. It gave me a report on some malware, which I removed with a click and all is well after a restart. Highly recommend it!

I'm pleased you found some time to answer the criticism.

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That's useful input - Malwarebytes for Mac is also well regarded by many users, good to hear it worked.