That may well be my next move Peter. Although I thought all downloads required my admin password.
> On 17 Mar 2017, at 7:40 am, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> On 16 Mar 2017, at 3:17 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I checked on DetectX on the web and it seems pretty reputable. >> So downloaded and ran it. >> It appears to have destroyed Mac Keeper ! >> >> However I cannot figure how it got downloaded. >> I am very aware of it and I am diligent with looking out for these things. >> I can only assume someone else using my Mac has done this inadvertently. >> My wife and Grand Kids do sometimes use it. >> >> > The mere mention of Grandkids is ringing alarm bells all over the place. They > can be quite indiscriminate in what they do! Your wife is one thing, but I > would strongly suggest setting up a Guest account for your Grandies to use, > where you can restrict their activities effectively. Who knows: they might > even end up being discouraged from using your computer! > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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