Virus on my Mac?
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I keep getting a message pop up on my Mac about "TechSignalSearch". I thought I had deleted the app but it recurs. Have I caught something nasty? How do i get rid of it? Should I have antivirus installed - if so which? I remember from my Window days that antivirus was often a mixed blessing. Any help appreciated.
Take a look at this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/25023303
I second the use of Sophos!
There is a much smaller % of malware, but it is out there, and that is enough to make me add a layer of protection.
Thank you for the replies. I have signed up for TotalAV on a 30 day trial and will let you know how it gets on. It has lots of positive reviews (for what they are worth) and rated top in "Best AV 2019". So far customer service has been very good.
The TechSignalSearch is an unwanted extension on Google Chrome and easily deleted. There is also another search engine called lkysearchds2573 - etc which seems to have installed itself which was removed by resetting Chrome. I don't use Chrome much but sometimes it works better than Safari when dealing with online forms and you can also save padlocked pdfs from it - so it does have its uses!
The TechSignalSearch is an unwanted extension on Google Chrome and easily deleted. There is also another search engine called lkysearchds2573 - etc which seems to have installed itself which was removed by resetting Chrome. I don't use Chrome much but sometimes it works better than Safari when dealing with online forms and you can also save padlocked pdfs from it - so it does have its uses!
Beggarall said:
Thank you for the replies. I have signed up for TotalAV on a 30 day trial and will let you know how it gets on.!
I would rethink that choice. You may have stumbled onto a fake "Best of 2019...." website just setup to advertise TotalAV.MacWorld dont even list it in their top ten AVs for MAC.
Going by the PC reviews of that software by established major PC sites, it does really badly in tests, marking dangerous payloads as safe.
Please believe people when they recommend Sophos, they are one of the standards in corporate AV software because it is one of the best.
You should be more careful than most as you have already been caught. Until you have scanned your machine properly, I would hold off on typing any passwords or bank details.
Please get Sophos and Malwarebytes.
For peace of mind I may even consider a reinstall.
Bitfender and Intego have free apps on the app store.
Careful of what you go for. Some are just junk but I don't usually run one. Careful what you down load outside the app store.
Every now and then I run Etre Check, finds out what is dumped by naughty programs that should not be doing whatever.
Careful of what you go for. Some are just junk but I don't usually run one. Careful what you down load outside the app store.
Every now and then I run Etre Check, finds out what is dumped by naughty programs that should not be doing whatever.
Edited by Zirconia on Wednesday 4th December 19:29
Beggarall said:
I keep getting a message pop up on my Mac about "TechSignalSearch". I thought I had deleted the app but it recurs. Have I caught something nasty? How do i get rid of it? Should I have antivirus installed - if so which? I remember from my Window days that antivirus was often a mixed blessing. Any help appreciated.
This might help https://www.precisesecurity.com/adware/how-to-remo...Just to add to previous comments, I'm running a Mac Pro, and a Macbook Pro and have had UBlock for ad blocking and Sophos for A/V installed on both, for at least the last couple of years. They both seem to work very well, and uBlock in particular makes browsing the web bearable again getting rid of all the additional ads.
AJB88 said:
Brave browser, built on Chromium is decent.
I switched from Chrome to Firefox on everything other than my ChromeOS devices a few months ago, Firefox on Android was causing some issues though. Switched to Brave and its decent experience.
I agree, but watch out if you are using 1Password v6, as it is not supported. I switched from Chrome to Firefox on everything other than my ChromeOS devices a few months ago, Firefox on Android was causing some issues though. Switched to Brave and its decent experience.
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