![]() ☞ Quit MacKeeper before dragging it to the Trash. Restart the computer and empty the Trash. All the other functional components of the software will be deleted. Click the Uninstall MacKeeper button in the dialog that appears. You'll be prompted for your login password. Quit it if it's running, then drag it to the Trash. The "MacKeeper" application is in the folder that opens. Please back up all data before making any changes.įrom the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-A. If you used it to “encrypt” any of your files, “decrypt” them before you uninstall, or (preferably) restore the files from backups made before they were “encrypted.” As the developer is not trustworthy, you should assume that the "decrypted" files are corrupt unless proven otherwise. In my tests, I didn't try to verify what this feature really does. IMPORTANT: "MacKeeper" has what the developer calls an “encryption” feature. I can't be sure that they apply to other versions. Note: These instructions apply to the version of the product that I downloaded and tested in early 2012. If you have incompletely removed MacKeeper-for example, by dragging the application to the Trash and immediately emptying-then you'll have to reinstall it and start over. "MacKeeper" is a scam with only one useful feature: it deletes itself. Never use any software that purports to remove other software. That's how you create problems, not how you solve them. Never use any kind of "anti-virus" or "anti-malware" software on a Mac. Don't trust any site such as "macupdate" that aggregates links. ![]() It intentionally distributes OS X malware by packaging some free applications (such as "Firefox" and "Skype") in an unnecessary and malicious "installer."Īll software should be downloaded directly from the developer's website or from the App Store. ![]() Do not follow that link, and never download anything from that site. * The expression ‘malware’ is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software.A link has been posted in this thread to the "macupdate" website. 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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