Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Etrecheck reports:
Launchd script: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.qvozP.plist
Executable: /Users/johansimons/Library/WFlhS/xOetV
Status: Loaded
Install date: 2018-08-29 10:34:50
Details: Domain name invalid - possibly adware
but I can't find further information yet. Should I delete this file?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Mojave (10.14), I love my MacBook & Apple!
You're welcome. I would uninstall CleanMyMac and Dr. Antivirus. CleanMyMac is considered junk by contributors here and has been known to damage the operating system. Antivirus programs are considered junk as well, slow the performance, take up resources needlessly, and can also damage your Mac. And of course neither kept you from getting malware. You should read this when you get a chance. Effective defenses against malware and other threats
Glad you like the name. 😎
Hi, Dialabrain.
Thanks for you quick response and guidance.
Malwarebytes is very user-friendly and I like the easy 'quarantine' function as well. It works perfectly!
Malwarebytes detected the folder 'WFlhS' including the files 'xOetV' & 'qvozP', so I appreciate your tip even more.
I see that
a. different utilities detect different files, although they also overlap. As example:
i. CleanMyMac X did not detect any "malware"; yet
ii. Malwarebytes detected (and quarantined) a substantial list of files (66.3MB for 971 items), neatly grouped with all associated files.
iii. Dr Antivirus confirmed Malwarebytes' warnings of many files, e.g. pennyweight.zx, epioticon, axletree, xcPFinWj, cheechran, ertur, diminutal.sj, rpjxkkztwgyr,
b. Malwarebytes also classified some apps as a threat, yet these are available from the App Store, thus presumably safe to use, e.g. "Open Any File.app" by Rocky Sand Studio.
PS I love your 'name'!
Kind regards
JBApplefan wrote:
b. Malwarebytes also classified some apps as a threat, yet these are available from the App Store, thus presumably safe to use, e.g. "Open Any File.app" by Rocky Sand Studio.
That's an erroneous presumption, unfortunately. 😟
As an example, see this article:
https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x37.html
There are many other things that Malwarebytes detects, and that are still on the App Store.
I would run Malwarebytes for Mac.
Adware warning: xOetV
