Virus or something?

Hey what's going on guys. So i've had my MacBook pro for about 3 years with no problems at all. Recently I was on a sketchy movie website and it auto downloaded a file. The weird thing is I could never find the file, or even the history of it being downloaded, even though I saw it download. I stopped worrying about it, but today my MacBook started going crazy! It just started opening tons of apps and pictures at an excessive rate. I just sat and watched it with a dumbounded look on my face and had to restart it. The weird thing is, it only does it sometimes. It is working perfectly fine right now. I did drop my mac last night too, but I doubt that would cause this? I've already downloaded and ran macScan and other software, but nothing came up. What should I do?

Posted on Oct 12, 2018 9:56 AM

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Oct 12, 2018 10:14 AM in response to JimmyCMPIT

No i never installed anything willingly. Also, Macscan is reputable. Here's the etrecheck scan:



EtreCheck version: 5.0.5 (5A016)

Report generated: 2018-10-12 13:10:04

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 2:08

Performance: Excellent


Problem: Other problem

Description:

An excessive amount of apps/files open by themselves at random times. Its like a windows equivalent malware attack that destroys your computer. I restart it and it works fine for now, but it keeps happening randomly


Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


No Time Machine backup- Time Machine backup not found.

Unsigned files- There are unsigned software files installed that could be adware and should be reviewed.

More than one antivirus app- This machine has multiple antivirus apps installed.


Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.


Apps with heavy CPU usage- There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.

Heavy I/O usage- Your system is under heavy I/O use. This will reduce your performance.

32-bit Apps- This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.

Abnormal shutdown- Your machine shut down abnormally.


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro11,5

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-4870HQ) CPU: 4-core

16 GB RAM - Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR3 1600 ok

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 407


Video Information:

AMD Radeon R9 M370X - VRAM: 2048 MB

Intel Iris Pro - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD 2880 x 1800


Drives:

disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0512G 500.28 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

Internal PCI 8.0 GT/s x4 Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB (24 MB used)

disk0s2 [Core Storage Container] 499.42 GB

disk1 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 499.06 GB (145.21 GB used)

disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB


Mounted Volumes:

disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 210 MB (182 MB free)

MS-DOS FAT32

Mount point: /private/var/tmp/MPCCEOXO


disk1 - Macintosh HD 499.06 GB (353.58 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /

Encrypted


disk2s2 - M*****n 34 MB (13 MB free)

Mac OS Extended

Disk Image

Mount point: /Volumes/M*****n


disk3s1 - A************y 18 MB (3 MB free)

Mac OS Extended

Disk Image

Mount point: /Volumes/A************y


disk4s1 - C******r 20 MB (10 MB free)

Mac OS Extended

Disk Image

Mount point: /Volumes/C******r


Network:

Interface en4: iPhone

Interface en0: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

iCloud Quota: 1.58 GB available

iCloud Status: 2 pending files


System Software:

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1510)

Time since boot: About an hour


Security:

SystemStatus
GatekeeperEnabled
System Integrity ProtectionEnabled


Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist

Executable: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpnagentd -execv_instance

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Update r.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist

Executable: '/Applications/Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.app'

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.ciscod.plist

Executable: /opt/cisco/hostscan/bin/ciscod -d

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist

Executable: /Applications/uTorrent.app

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.aciseagentd.plist

Executable: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/aciseagentd -d

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool .plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.notification.plist

Executable: '/opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Notification.app'

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.epicgames.launcher.plist

Executable: ~/Desktop/Epic Games Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS/EpicGamesLauncher-Mac-Shipping -silent


32-bit Applications:

14 32-bit apps


Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Kext

[Loaded] MB_MBAM_Protection.kext (Malwarebytes Corporation, 3.4 - SDK 10.13)


/Library/Extensions

[Loaded] acsock.kext (Cisco, 4.5.0 - SDK 10.9)


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]7 Apple tasks
[Loaded]169 Apple tasks
[Running]109 Apple tasks
[Other]One Apple task


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded]42 Apple tasks
[Loaded]167 Apple tasks
[Running]110 Apple tasks
[Other]2 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Loaded]com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? c167cdc3 - installed 2017-08-21)
[Running]com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-09)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-09-24)
[Running]com.adobe.GC.AGM.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-12)
[Loaded]com.cisco.anyconnect.notification.plist (? 8b01cb06 - installed 2017-11-27)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-09-14)
[Loaded]org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2016-10-26)
[Loaded]com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist (? 40bd3462 - installed 2017-11-27)
[Not Loaded]com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-12)


Launch Daemons:

[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-09-14)
[Loaded]com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-09-21)
[Running]com.cisco.anyconnect.ciscod.plist (? d78c2ec9 - installed 2017-11-27)
[Loaded]org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2016-10-26)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-09-14)
[Loaded]com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-09)
[Running]com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist (? f363637f - installed 2017-11-27)
[Running]com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-12)
[Loaded]com.securemac.MacScanDaemon.plist (? 2f2f5c03 - installed 2018-10-12)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-09-24)
[Loaded]com.cisco.anyconnect.aciseagentd.plist (? edfa2e07 - installed 2017-11-27)
[Loaded]com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? e3fefdd2 - installed 2017-08-21)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2017-09-02)


User Launch Agents:

[Loaded]com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-05-06)
[Not Loaded]com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-12)
[Other]com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-17)
[Loaded]com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist (? 0 - installed 2016-12-27)
[Loaded]com.epicgames.launcher.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-08-16)


User Login Items:

iTunesHelper (Apple - installed 2018-07-15)

(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesH elper)

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (? - installed 2018-08-29)

(/Applications/Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.app/Contents/MacOS/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client)


Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: 31.0.0.122 (installed 2018-10-09)

Flash Player: 31.0.0.122 (installed 2018-10-09)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-07-17)

JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 144 build 01 (installed 2017-08-23)

AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (installed 2018-07-09)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-09-21)

Java (installed 2017-08-23)


Time Machine:

Time Machine Not Configured!


Performance:

System Load: 5.11 (1 min ago) 6.06 (5 min ago) 5.89 (15 min ago)

Nominal I/O speed: 17.05 MB/s

File system: 29.55 seconds

Write speed: 1280 MB/s

Read speed: 1919 MB/s


CPU Usage:

TypeOverallIndividual cores
System3 %7 %1 %4 %1 %4 %1 %4 %1 %
User4 %14 %1 %7 %0 %6 %0 %7 %0 %
Idle93 %79 %99 %89 %99 %90 %99 %89 %99 %


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)SourceCPULocation
EtreCheckProEtresoft, Inc.18.04 %
kernel_taskApple5.50 %
Dr. Antivirus?5.34 %/Applications/Dr. Antivirus.app
hiddApple2.84 %
WindowServerApple0.98 %


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)SourceRAM usageLocation
kernel_taskApple1.35 GB
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (3)Apple676 MB
EtreCheckProEtresoft, Inc.516 MB
mdworker (15)Apple396 MB
WindowServerApple369 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

ProcessSourceInputOutputLocation
apsdApple34 KB42 KB
mDNSResponderApple40 KB24 KB
com.apple.WebKit.NetworkingApple13 KB8 KB
?7 KB2 KB
netbiosdApple2 KB782 B


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM8.99 GB
Free RAM369 MB
Used RAM7.01 GB
Cached files8.63 GB
Swap Used4 MB


Software Installs (past 30 days):

NameVersionInstall Date
Microsoft Outlook for Mac16.17.180909012018-09-12
Microsoft OneNote for Mac16.17.180909012018-09-12
Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac16.17.180909012018-09-12
Microsoft Excel for Mac16.17.180909012018-09-12
Safari12.02018-09-18
Microsoft AutoUpdate4.3.180909012018-09-24
Gatekeeper Configuration Data1552018-09-25
XProtectPlistConfigData21002018-09-28
Adobe Flash Player31.0.0.1222018-10-09
Microsoft Word for Mac16.17.180909012018-10-12
Malwarebytes for Mac1.02018-10-12


Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-10-12 12:18:18 bird CPU

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CloudDocsDaemon.framework/Versions/A/Support/b ird


2018-10-12 12:09:30 com.securemac.MacScanDaemon CPU

/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.securemac.MacScanDaemon


2018-10-12 11:40:19 Dr. Antivirus.app CPU

/Applications/Dr. Antivirus.app


2018-10-12 11:38:02 BitdefenderVirusScanner.app CPU

/Applications/BitdefenderVirusScanner.app


2018-10-12 11:21:21 Xcode.app Hang

/Users/***/Desktop/Xcode.app


2018-10-12 11:19:41 Last Shutdown Cause: 3 - Hard shutdown


2018-10-08 21:04:33 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent CPU (10 times)

/System/Library/StagedFrameworks/Safari/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/ com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent



End of report

Oct 12, 2018 9:59 AM in response to saiduntothem123

Auto download does not = auto install, did you install something using your credentials while you or someone else was actually sitting in front of that mac?

¥ou dropped you mac, you went to sketchy sites and your running software that you could not pay me to run so yes, anything is possible but not a Virus at this time because there are none for mac OS.


you may post an etrecheck report for further analysis.

Oct 16, 2018 8:54 AM in response to saiduntothem123

Just how many antivirus apps do you have installed? EtreCheck only reports file that are always run in the background. You have two different antivirus apps that qualify there. And you have another two that are apps that don't run in the background. One of those is actually spyware: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2018/09/mac-app-store-apps-are-ste aling-user-data/


The problem is that antivirus apps, including both the good ones like MalwareBytes and the scam apps, are designed to give people peace of mind. If you are actively downloading things from "movie sites" or BitTorrent, then antivirus apps won't help you. Antivirus apps can only detect malware after they have been trained to recognize it. If you are actively exposing yourself to new strains of malware, then there are limits to what antivirus apps can do for you.

Oct 16, 2018 8:07 AM in response to saiduntothem123

Any TSR Virus/Malware app for the mac is inherently problematic in OS X because it's going to conflict with the OS trying to maintain itself. Windows AV products have the benefit of developers having Windows references. Apple does not even share security fixes with the vast majority of its employees let alone some 3rd party developer.


More importantly you are running multiple protection packages; this would cause serious problems in even the most vulnerable of OS's from a security standpoint. Even Microsoft warns against doing this in Windows.

Additionally if you are using a torrent client for anything outside UNIX distros then all bets are off to the stability or security of your system.


If you remove these applications using the developers directions (not drag and drop to the trash, that's likely not going to stop them from running) then boot into safe mode, then reboot normally and the incidents stop you have found the culprit. If you are concerned about security keep your mac up-to-date with patches from Apple; this is the single best practice to secure your system

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support

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