So I repair them, and then after I relaunch the program, again, mysteriously, the permissions are again altered. _However, i have used the apple diagnostics and found that two permissions are being changed. I followed the instructions above and have looked in all folders on the hard drive, everywhere, and there is nothing in the caches, LaunchDaemons, LaunchAgents, Preferences, or in any folder. I am running OS X 10.9.5, the computer 2 is months old, and I switched to Mac from windows because windows is the worst program/OS imaginable. Click on it, and BAM they want to help you "Get a Faster Mac with ", and now goes also to "" (MacBooster). MacKeeper is hijacking the safari browser, and takes me to one of several sites,, , and the MacKeeper has hijacked the opening screen of safari, which should be, but is now "" or "", which has a little icon in the lower left of the screen. I think I got the same virus from a "flashback trojan", I guess. If MacKeeper or anything related to it is listed there, highlight it and click the ‘-’ button to remove it. In System Preferences -> Users & Groups (or ‘Accounts’ if you’re using OS X Snow Leopard 10.6) -> Login Items. You should also unpin it from your Dock by dragging it off.Įmpty the Trash by clicking on Finder -> Empty Trash. If you see any of these, click on the process and hit ‘Quit Process’.įinally, go to your Applications folder and remove MacKeeper.app by moving it to the Trash. Older versions of MacKeeper might have a ‘WINE’ process. Check to see if any processes called ‘MacKeeper’, ‘zeobit’ or ’911 bundle’ are still running. Open Activity Monitor, and choose to view ‘All processes’. You need to remove any items in the Keychains that contain ‘MacKeeper’ or ‘zeobit’. Unlock the Keychain and enter your Administrator password. Go to Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain Access and open it. (In Mail Library folder, check LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons just to be safe)
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If you just switched to Mac from a PC and prefer apps that are easy to use, CCleaner Pro is also a great option and it’s available for both macOS and. It’s a one-stop Mac maintenance tool that can protect and tune up your Mac. Warning: Only files containing the words ‘zeobit’, ‘MacKeeper’, ’911′, or ’911bundle’ should be deleted. For most Mac users especially those who aren’t tech-savvy, you’ll love what IObit MacBooster has to offers. Under Go in the Menu bar > hold down the Option key and you’ll see the Library. To unhide: Select the Finder in the Dock.