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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