xmemapp task uses a lot the CPU!

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xmemapp task uses a lot the CPU!

I noticed that my battery looks like 5 years old because it discharges really quickly. I figured out why. A task in the Task Manager called "xmemapp" uses my CPU on 60-70% all time all of my cores. I shutted down this task and nothing happened except my CPU usage went down to 4-5% (Safari and iTunes were running). What can i do with it except shutting it down all the time when the CPU usage is above the sky?

MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Posted on Oct 14, 2017 12:52 AM

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infosee

Level 2

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Oct 18, 2017 12:18 AM in response to scania472

It is a new malware which use your machine for bitcoin miner. Please read blew post for details.

https://www.securemacos.com/remove-xmemapp-malware-from-mac-os/

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Oct 18, 2017 12:19 AM in response to scania472

Hi there,

just go to '/Library/Application Support' and remove folder name xmemapp.

I faced similar problem. I deleted the folder and now it is normal.

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scania472 Author

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Oct 18, 2017 1:09 AM in response to scania472

Thank you very much. In fact, i downloaded the Adware Removal tool and it told me the location of this miner so I deleted it manually. But there is another .plist or what file. :D

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patfan01

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Oct 25, 2017 7:48 PM in response to avinash2fly

This was super helpful and I thank you for posting - as soon as I deleted this folder the fan turned right off. Thank you!

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