Hi Pete I think the easiest way would be to do a complete migration and sort out SMC Fan Control later.
SMC Fan Control has been around for a few years and is not malware. In between shopping for a MBA you could investigate how to remove all traces of it. Apple support discussion guide is simple: trash the app then reset the SMC! To be really really sure, the more difficult way would be a complete fresh installation. Install macOS, download wanted apps then copy required data. To verify HDD contents would be tedious. Can you make a bootable of clone the HDD? You could then start up from the clone in another Mac and check where the fan control files are. Cheers Alan > On 27 May 2018, at 8:01 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Hi, recently I had my son’s MBP fail with what I believe was from his > installation of some third party software which was SMC Fan controller. I am > in the process of getting myself a replacement Macbook (likely Macbook Air). > Before the MBP failed I did actually get it to successfully complete a Time > Machine backup BUT this was with the 3rd party software still in place and > therefore embedded within the settings. I don’t know where else it may have > been located within the file structure, but I want to make sure I do not > bring that SMC Fan Controller back into a replacement MBA. > > During the process of it failing, I managed to mount the HDD via SATA adaptor > to another MBP and locate and trash the SMC Fan Controller. > > I wonder would I be better off trying to selectively drag/drop data from the > HDD when mounted via SATA adaptor or would it be more ‘complete’ if I used > Migration Assistant to use an Ethernet connection to restore data from the > TM backup but carefully select what I restore so as not to bring back the > ‘infected’ settings. > > It is my 14YO son after all and it’s not like he has lots of important data > to restore either. Main things I can think of are iTunes library, Photos > library. My preference is Migration Assistant for the completeness of how it > doe it all. Maybe there is a part MA and part manual drag/drop. > > Is there some other way I can test the HDD contents in a SATA mounted state > and verify before doing the actual migration to a replacement MBA? > > Regards > > > Pete > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
