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Apple Users

intheozone

(1,117 posts) Sat Aug 22, 2015, 01:16 PM Aug 2015

Virus on my iMac desktop computer? [View all]

Has anyone heard of the Tapsnake virus on iMac's. I got a message from MacKeeper that it found this virus on my mac. I don't know anything about MacKeeper, whether it is for real, a scam or just a way to get info off my computer.
If anyone knows anything about the virus or MacKeeper, please share with me. I saved the MacKeeper file to the computer but have not installed it yet. I'm always nervous about installing new software. Obviously, I'm not very computer-savy so can use all the help I can get.
thanks

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Virus on my iMac desktop computer? [View all] intheozone Aug 2015 OP

read this thread bullimiami Aug 2015 #1

Thanks so much, I don't know why I didn't think to check there to begin with, intheozone Aug 2015 #4

Get rid of MacKeeper. I consider it as bad as a virus Zorro Aug 2015 #2

+1 Bryce Butler Aug 2015 #3

Thanks Zorro, I didn't actually install mackeeper, I just intheozone Aug 2015 #5

What about ESET? Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #6

I use MacKeeper lovemydog Sep 2015 #7

I somehow installed "Map Galaxy", because it looked like elfin Sep 2015 #8