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What is "YaraScanService" and why does it hog all my RAM?

What is the process "YaraScanService" and why does it hog all my RAM?

What does it do? And can I safely get rid of it?

I'm running High Sierra 10.13.6 on a Mac Pro (mid-2010) with 17GB Ram.

Mac Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2), 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon

Posted on Jul 13, 2018 7:32 PM

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I think that is just an informational report. It doesn't actually kill the process.

I also have a MacBook Pro. And I am getting a YaraScanService memory hog. Has anyone tried to remove it?

What is "YaraScanService" and why does it hog all my RAM?

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