mackeeeper3.21.6.dmg keeps showing a message to contact them because my computer is at risk? what should I do ?or should I attempt to remove this and what is the best course of action for removal?
Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), null
In download folder - right click on .dmg file of mackeeper and delete to trash , restart the Mac and empty the trash .
Make sure there are no files of mackeeper in the system , see this method .
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 .
In download folder - right click on .dmg file of mackeeper and delete to trash , restart the Mac and empty the trash .
Make sure there are no files of mackeeper in the system , see this method .
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 .
with the above steps.. open system preferences> users and groups > log in items. remove anything you are not sure of. This does not uninstall anything just stops if from launching automatically
remove the program from finder> applications
install www.malwarebytes and scan
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if you use other browsers (chrome, firefox) you will need to clean them up as well.
If it is only an uninstalled dmg file, move it to the Trash, and delete it.
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