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Mackeeper

  • 17-09-2013 01:16PM
    #1
    half throttle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Anyone use mackeeper? Any reviews?


Comments

  • #2
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Zcott


    Haven't used it but all the talk about it seems mostly negative. If I want to clean out my mac I'll run Onyx once a month or so.


  • #3
    Greentree_uk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭Greentree_uk


    wouldn't touch it with a bargepole


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,714 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Macs generally don't suffer from malware as such, but MacKeeper comes pretty close. It's a scam app from an very shady developer. Don't install it under any circumstances.


  • #5
    whiterebel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,577 ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Anyone that needs to "advertise" by hitting you with pop-ups on every site should be avoided like the plague......


  • #6
    half throttle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭half throttle


    Thats what i was thinking, what is onyx and how does it work?


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  • #7
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,714 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    OnyX is a maintenance app. It's fairly unnecessary for the most part and potentially destructive. Quite a few people hosed their systems using early versions of it. I generally advise against using it unless you know what you are doing.

    Mac OS X really doesn't require any maintenance or anti-virus software.


  • #8
    Liameter
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Liameter


    For MacKeeper removal discussion, see https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3877254?start=0&tstart=0


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