Medium,"T13:27:35+01:00","PUA detected: 'Generic PUA GL' at '/private/var/root/.Trash/MacKeeper 09-34-46-933.app/Contents/PlugIns/ugin/Contents/MacOS/LanguageStripper'",detailsofendpointreplaced Medium,"T13:27:37+01:00","PUA detected: 'Generic PUA HB' at '/private/var/root/.Trash/MacKeeper 09-16-48-538.app/Contents/PlugIns/ugin/Contents/MacOS/FabricServicesAggregator'",detailsofendpointreplaced Medium,"T13:27:38+01:00","PUA detected: 'Generic PUA FO' at '/private/var/root/.Trash/MacKeeper 09-16-19-090.app/Contents/PlugIns/ugin/Contents/MacOS/Shredder'",detailsofendpointreplaced Medium,"T13:27:38+01:00","PUA detected: 'Generic PUA PB' at '/private/var/root/.Trash/MacKeeper 09-16-19-090.app/Contents/PlugIns/ugin/Contents/MacOS/AdwareCleaner'",detailsofendpointreplaced Medium,"T13:27:39+01:00","PUA detected: 'Generic PUA GP' at '/private/var/root/.Trash/MacKeeper 09-16-19-090.app/Contents/Frameworks/amework/Versions/A/NotificationEngineCommunication'",detailsofendpointreplaced I'm unsure, if this really did what it should. Why do you only block PUA? I have not found a way to automatically delete it when detected.ģ. There must be a way to limit such a flood of notifications. I find it some kind of unprofessinal to send so many mails. The PUA were all from one app the user once had installed, then deleted: MacKeeper.appġ. The problem was, the PUA were not detected at one, they were detected over some time - so the mail flood never stopped. * The expression ‘malware’ is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software.Beginning yesterday one MAC client managed in Central reported 792 PUA. More useful information can also be found here: You may find this User Tip on Viruses, Trojan Detection and Removal, as well as general Internet Security and Privacy, useful: The User Tip seeks to offer guidance on the main security threats and how to avoid them. Whilst it is a fairly safe bet that your Mac will NOT be infected by a virus, it may have other security-related problem, but more likely a technical problem unrelated to any malware threat. The same is not true of other forms of malware, such as Trojans. in anything other than laboratory conditions. Using the strict definition of a computer virus, no viruses that can attack OS X have so far been detected 'in the wild', i.e. There are many forms of ‘Malware’ that can affect a computer system, of which ‘a virus’ is but one type, ‘trojans’ another. MacKeeper have recently said that the uninstaller from here: One such opinion is:įor more about ‘astruturfing’ (writing phoney product reviews for money) see here:įurther opinion on it and how to uninstall MacKeeper malware can be read here: Most positive reviews of it have been found to have been paid for by Zeobit (developers of MacKeeper) in the form of ‘free upgrades’ etc. (Please note that references to the original developers, Zeobit, also now refer to Kromtech Alliance Corp, who acquired MacKeeper and PCKeeper from ZeoBit LLC in early 2013.) MacKeeper has been described by various sources as highly invasive malware* that can de-stablize your operating system, adding that it is unethically marketed, with a history of making false advertising claims, by a company called Zeobit, and a rip-off. Not only is it expensive for what it purports to do (freeware applications that do the same or more are readily available), it can sometimes install itself without the user realising it, and it can be very tricky to get rid of. Many users will see references to an application called MacKeeper on various web sites and via pop-ups on their browser.
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