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Title: Remove Cleanup My Mac virus
Post by: HCK on March 30, 2023, 04:05:16 pm
Remove Cleanup My Mac virus

Out of all infections on the Mac threat map, rogue system utilities are particularly tricky. They try to distort the actual health condition of an Apple computer to fool the user into purchasing the license. This applies to Cleanup My Mac, an application that masquerades itself as a system optimizer but in fact sticks with a false positives tactic to manipulate users big time. Here’s a detailed analysis of said scareware from different angles.
Source: Remove Cleanup My Mac virus (https://macsecurity.net/view/261-cleanup-my-mac-virus)