MacPaw has released CleanMyMac X 4.6.9, bringing improvements and bug fixes to the all-purpose cleaning and maintenance app. The update removes Group Containers within the Uninstaller when deleting the last app using them, adds a Scan All option to the Action menu, includes an option to exclude Speed tasks in Smart Scan, improves the display of the correct Users folder size within Space Lens, removes low disk space alerts for DMG volumes, fixes a cache file cleanup issue with Ableton preferences, and ensures Safari cookies don’t reappear after removal. ($89.95 one-time fee, $34.95 annual subscription, or included in the $9.99-per-month Setapp Mac app subscription service, free update, 57.4 MB, release notes, macOS 10.10+)
Nov 26, 2019. Jan 17, 2020. MacUpdate has acknowledged that malicious attackers have compromised the website and offered instructions on how to remove the malicious malware, in addition to an apology. “If you have installed-and-run Firefox 58.0.2, OnyX, or Deeper since 1 February 2018, please accept our apologies, but you will need to follow these steps to remove a. Sep 23, 2016.
Malwarebytes Mac Anti Malware Free
On February 1, 2018, we investigated suspicious download links for Firefox, Onyx, andDeeper. We have since performed a rigorous investigation of multiple files to track and remove any other affected URLs. We discovered several links which downloaded files containing a new malware threat, specifically a Bitcoin mining framework. If you believe that you may have downloaded one of these files during the brief period when the links were available on MacUpdate then we strongly encourage you to take the following steps to detect and remove any unwanted files that may be present on your Mac as a result of these downloads.
Mac Malware Removal
- Download and unzip the following AppleScript application that will search for and remove these malicious files: https://goo.gl/jM6jXi (raw script available here: https://goo.gl/o2tjj2)
- Launch the AppleScript application, the script will run and will show one of the following two messages. Note: this will uninstall Firefox, Onyx, and Deeper and they will have to be re-downloaded again.
- If bitcoin miner files were detected and deleted, restart your Mac to finalize the process.
Macupdate Malwarebytes
MacUpdate takes the security of Mac users very seriously. We regret any disruption this may have caused. Thanks to the help of the MacUpdate community, we were able to quickly identify this threat and contain its spread by removing the malicious links. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this issue, you can reach out to us at support@macupdate.com.