Thank you Ronni - I feel embarrassed for not heeding your warnings. In future, I will not be so unwise
Cheers Jewels On 07/01/2013, at 1:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > I cannot believe after all the warnings we have given on WAMUG Mailing list, > that members are still installing MacKeeper. We do the research, we advise > members, if members don't take notice of that advice... Well... Sometimes I > wonder why I bother to give support. > > If you don't believe what I have said about this malware, perhaps you should > read these articles below. > 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. > > Further opinion on it and how to uninstall MacKeeper malware can be read here: > > <http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/> > > MacKeeper have recently said that the uninstaller from here: > > <http://applehelpwriter.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malwa > re/> > > now works. > > This is also worth reading: > > <http://www.reedcorner.net/news.php/?p=245> > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 06/01/2013, at 7:35 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Ken, >> >> How many times have I posted to WAMUG about the dangers of installing and >> using MacKeeper?? >> MacKeeper is awful. It's been described as "junkware" and is known to cause >> all sorts of problems. >> The best I can advise you is to completely remove it from your machine. >> You may have to live with whatever data loss it caused. >> >> Hopefully you've been making backups with Time Machine or another program >> and can recover your data that way. >> >> This email to WAMUG I posted back in May 2011: >> /Begin Quote: >> Hi Brian, >> >> Have recently installed MacKeeper and let it do its 'magic' but no other >> major changes. >> >> Do its ‘magic’ … ? >> >> Only recently I had to charge a Client $700 after I had to fix ’The Mess’ >> MacKeeper had done to his MacBook Pro. >> What you have mentioned below were some of the symptoms he was experiencing >> before the MBP virtually stopped completely. >> >> This Application changes System files and messes with the Operating System, >> without your knowing. >> >> I know it is advertised & recommended all over the Internet, but I would >> never recommend installing this Application. >> I don’t like Applications that mess with the Operating System. >> >> I’ve seen what damage MacKeeper can and does do and how difficult it is to >> uninstall all the associated files it leaves all over the place even after >> you ’think’ it is uninstalled. >> When they open their library, they will see around 50 folders; within these >> are the files MacKeeper left over on their computer. >> >> Some of the files I’ve found still on people’s computers after they >> ‘uninstalled’ MacKeeper were: >> >> /Library/Application Support/MacKeeper >> /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon >> /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus >> ~/Library/Preferences/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plist >> ~/Library/Preference/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist >> ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper >> ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.Backup.agent >> ~/Library/Caches/com.zeobit.MacKeeper >> >> I’ve known of instances where people have had to do a complete restore after >> trying to delete MacKeeper. >> >> It does need to be uninstalled correctly to get rid of all the associated >> files. >> There is an uninstaller now with the latest version and their support say >> that it totally removes all the components of the App. >> >> /Quote: >> "So to remove the app one should just move it to the trash, fill in the >> survey form containing the question about what's the reason of your desire >> to uninstall MacKeeper, and finally press 'uninstall' button - that will >> totally remove all the components of the app.” >> /End Quote: >> >> I used this uninstaller once and still found some associated MacKeeper >> ‘components’ (associated files) in /Library and ~/Library >> as I mentioned above which needed to be manually trashed. >> >> I would suggest you get rid of MacKeeper completely, do a “Repair >> Permissions” after. >> I would also, boot from the Snow Leopard Installation disk & use Disk >> Utility (on the Installer Disc) to ‘Repair Disk’. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> /End Quote >> >> On 05/01/2013, at 3:19 PM, Ken Jackson <kenjackson7...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> a huge shock when going to the tutorial pages for MacKeeper..they're >>> infected!!! >>> >>> Gefendok.org is a malware producer apparently. 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