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elfin

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8. I somehow installed "Map Galaxy", because it looked like

Reply to intheozone (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:02 PM

Sep 2015

a new google maps thing when I went to google maps for directions.

It looked like it was a Google app. Screwed up Dropbox and searching. Panicked when it showed up as malware" in a search.

After going to the Apple website, found it was an extension, easily removable.

Once got one of those pay or we take everything notices after I clicked on a garage sale image to use in a poster. More panic. NOTHING seemed to work, even a hard restart. Finally figured out to disconnect from WIfi, THEN restart. Gone.

Two Ultimately minor instances in one year after nothing but Apples since Netscape.

I won't install MacKeeper due to many cautions about it.

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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