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Search results for: “mackeeper”

  • Ongoing MacKeeper fraud

    Controversy about MacKeeper has been around almost as long as MacKeeper has existed. It is one of the most aggressively-marketed products in the Mac world, and there are numerous accusations that it isn’t useful or even that it is fraudulent. At the same time, you will find a number of positive reviews out there. How…

  • Mac anti-virus testing 2013

    There are almost as many anti-virus programs for the Mac as there are families of malware, and a constant question among Mac users is whether to use one and, if so, which one to use. Last November I began a project to test Mac anti-virus programs to see what malware they are capable of detecting.…

  • News Favorites

    Below are some of the news articles that have the most long-term interest.  Many of these have gotten somewhat lost in the archives of my blog at this point, so I have summarized them here.  I will be adding more to this page over time. Security Troubleshooting How-to

  • Mac anti-virus testing 2014

    Update: Many people have completely ignored some of the cautionary information mentioned in the Scope section, and have erroneously assumed that the anti-virus apps at the top of the test results are the best to use overall. For this reason, I will not be repeating these tests. Feel free to read on to see the results…