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Macintosh software is installed and removed differently than Microsoft Windows software. Macintosh programs tend to be packages that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences folder. The benign remnants orphaned in the Preferences folder can be removed manually to recover disk space. | |||
== Advanced Mac Cleaner (Malware) == | == Advanced Mac Cleaner (Malware) == | ||
Software that identifies itself as Advanced Mac Cleaner is not antivirus and is not a security tool, it is actually malware. This software is installed by the user inadvertently as it piggy-backs with other software, and is classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) as well as Malware, as it has poses a threat to system security and stability. | Software that identifies itself as Advanced Mac Cleaner is not antivirus and is not a security tool, it is actually malware. This software is installed by the user inadvertently as it piggy-backs with other software, and is classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) as well as Malware, as it has poses a threat to system security and stability. | ||
Revision as of 10:47, 20 June 2016
Macintosh software is installed and removed differently than Microsoft Windows software. Macintosh programs tend to be packages that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences folder. The benign remnants orphaned in the Preferences folder can be removed manually to recover disk space.
Advanced Mac Cleaner (Malware)
Software that identifies itself as Advanced Mac Cleaner is not antivirus and is not a security tool, it is actually malware. This software is installed by the user inadvertently as it piggy-backs with other software, and is classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) as well as Malware, as it has poses a threat to system security and stability.