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Is MacKeeper bad for your Mac?

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Five years ago, MacKeeper was widely regarded as a Probably Unwanted Program. How has it changed now that it has been notarized by Apple? Is it safe?

June 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Night terrors

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In the clear light of morning, when we’ve literally got out a bit more, we’ll surely realise how distorted our cognition has become.

May 10, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

MacKeeper 4.3 is notarized

Remember MacKeeper? Would it surprise you to hear that it has now been notarized? Let me tell you a little about its notorious past.

May 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

Who will bear the brunt of backdoors in encryption?

Backdoors will be exploited, and can only result in unintentional consequences. They would put the economy and society at risk.

December 21, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

MacKeeper: potential security breach

If you have ever registered a copy of MacKeeper, you might like to think carefully about how you […]

December 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: MacKeeper popups keep coming

Having cleaned my Mac of MacKeeper, I keep seeing popups advertising it when browsing. How can I stop them?

September 21, 2015 Macs, Technology

New security threats: MacKeeper exploit and more to come?

Phishing attacks are being launched against MacKeeper, and there is a more theoretical problem with sandboxing.

June 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Keeper not for keeps

Q Years ago I used MacKeeper, but have not had it installed for a long time. Now running […]

April 29, 2015 Macs, Technology
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