Hi again Ronni - yes I do ! Hey if you are busy please leave it till later !
On 10/01/2013, at 8:38 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > Stuart, > > Check that AppZapper removed every associated file as I mentioned below. > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 10/01/2013, at 8:25 PM, Stuart Breden <bred...@highway1.biz> wrote: > >> Yes, I've heard this before and removed it on all my devices using AppZapper. >> >> Stuart Breden >> PO Box 132 >> Kalamunda WA 6926 >> Ph: (08) 9257 1577 >> Mbl: 0417 053 266 >> >> Please consider the environment before printing this email >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 06/01/2013, at 7:35 PM, Ronni Brown 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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