What is MacKeeper and should I delete it from my MacBook Air ?
I have a new 2018 MacBook Air and in downloading other needed things inadvertently got MacKeeper. Should I delete it?
MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4)
I have a new 2018 MacBook Air and in downloading other needed things inadvertently got MacKeeper. Should I delete it?
MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4)
Also, if you got it while "downloading other things" you may want to consider in the future where you download things from. The best options are the Mac App Store and the developers' own websites. Third party aggregation sites are frequent sources of the type of problem you are having.
Also, if you got it while "downloading other things" you may want to consider in the future where you download things from. The best options are the Mac App Store and the developers' own websites. Third party aggregation sites are frequent sources of the type of problem you are having.
How to delete Mac keeper malware manually .
Enter in System Library - Click on finder and take cursor on top menu bar , click on Go > computer > Macintosh HD
( a ) Applications - Mac keeper app
Click on library .
( b ) Launch Daemons
com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.AdwareAnalyzerPrivilegedHelper.plist
com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.MackeeperPrivilegedHelper.plist
( c ) PrivilegedHelperTools
com.mackeeper.Adware.AdwareAnalyzer.AdwareAnalyzerPrivilegedHelper
com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.MackeeperPrivilegedHelper
Enter in User Library - click on finder > Go > hold option key > Library , these are the locations where malware hide .
( a ) Application Support
Folder - com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer
Folder - com.mackeeper.MacKeeper
Folder - com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.Mackeeper.Helper
Folder - Mackeeper - and its subfolder - statistic 2
Folder - Mackeeper 3 - and its subfolder - NE notifications
( b ) Launch Agents
Folder - com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.plist
Folder - com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.Helper.plist
( c ) Logs - Mackeeper.log
Mackeeper.log.signed
( d ) Preferences
com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.plist
com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.Helper.plist
com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.plist
( e ) Saved Application state
com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.savedstate
( f ) Caches
Folder - com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.plist
Folder - com.mackeeper.Mackeeper.Helper.plist
Folder - com.mackeeper.Mackeeper
These folders / subfolders and related .plist are dragged and dropped to the trash .
Also if the app is in download folder it is moved to the trash .
Restart the Mac from apple logo and empty the trash .
Yes, if you can. It has a horrible reputation.
You may have difficulty getting rid of it. If so, one method is to use Malwarebytes: Free Cyber Security & Anti-Malware Software | Malwarebytes
What is MacKeeper and should I delete it from my MacBook Air ?