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Mackeeper

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  • 09-05-2012 1:23am
    #1
    Drummerboy2
    Registered Users Posts: 879 ✭✭✭


    My iMac was working fine but I clicked on an ad for MacKeeper. It scanned my computer and informed me there were some issues and persuaded me to foolishly allow it to fix them. However since it did some web pages such as Facebook are not loading properly. I'm sure if I paid the money to Mackeeper they would be fixed but I don't want to. Anybody got any ideas how to get my mac back to normal.


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    #2
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,119 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    I always thought it was a virus and never went near it. Is it a virus of some sorts?


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    scholar007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭scholar007


    Drummerboy2 wrote: »
    My iMac was working fine but I clicked on an ad for MacKeeper. It scanned my computer and informed me there were some issues and persuaded me to foolishly allow it to fix them. However since it did some web pages such as Facebook are not loading properly. I'm sure if I paid the money to Mackeeper they would be fixed but I don't want to. Anybody got any ideas how to get my mac back to normal.



    Whats the problem? Why do you need Facebook? Its not a webpage I would require.


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    Drummerboy2
    Registered Users Posts: 879 ✭✭✭Drummerboy2


    Its not just Facebook its seems to have effected the most used websites on my Mac. Also it takes the Mac ages to restart when before it was almost instant.


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    #5
    Drummerboy2
    Registered Users Posts: 879 ✭✭✭Drummerboy2


    Can't believe I was foolish enough to download Mackeeper. It seems to be affecting Firefox more than any other browser. I tried reinstalling Firefox but certain websites are still effected. Any ideas lads? As you can probably tell I'm not much of a techie.


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    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    I'm another sucker who fell for mackeeper's ads. I used it for about a month but it made my iMac unbelievably slow. Stay clear.....!!!


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    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,671 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    MacKeeper is a scam. It isn't technically a virus or malware, but it is malicious software designed to cripple your Mac. Like most Mac anti-virus, it's worse than the real thing. It targets former Windows users who mistakenly think the Mac needs constant maintenance or anti-virus. It doesn't.

    It's not easy to get rid of. Whatever you do, don't use the uninstaller application - it will cause further damage.

    Instructions for removing it here:

    http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/


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    conor.hogan.2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭conor.hogan.2


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    It targets former Windows users who mistakenly think the Mac needs constant maintenance or anti-virus. It doesn't.

    Well had an AV been installed then this would have been stopped.


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    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,671 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    MacKeeper is AV.


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    conor.hogan.2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭conor.hogan.2


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    MacKeeper is AV.

    A respected AV maker, ones people would be recommended to get if Apple did not dip its head in the sand.

    I do not see ClamXav or Norton ads for the Mac that when clicked mess up users computers.


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    #11
    alfagirl
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭alfagirl


    Those ads were annoying me too. Thanks for the advice and information... uninstalled and I'll ignore all the ads.


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