[Hidden-tech] Advanced Mac Cleaner

[Catamount]

Stacy,

I agree with Kiernan.
You could text me at 413-522-7868 to fit it into the [short] queue I 
have going.
I've locked horns with this one & performed the manual removal, before.


          Holleran Greenburger
          Catamount Computer
          56 Bridge St
          Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
          413-625-2839     lion at catamount.net

On 12/2/16 2:46 PM, Kiernan Gulick-Sherrill wrote:
>
> Stacy,
>
> It sounds like it may be best to take it into a local shop for a full 
> cleanup.
>
> Kiernan Gulick-Sherrill
> Green Earth Computers - Computer & Smartphone Repair
> 20a Crafts Ave
> Northampton, MA 01060
> www.greenearthpc.us <http://www.greenearthpc.us>
> 413-282-8324
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>
> On Dec 2, 2016 2:33 PM, "Stacy Kontrabecki" <swampdancer at comcast.net 
> <mailto:swampdancer at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     I did the AVG scan yesterday and quarantined 7 items but the freaking
>     pop up was there again this morning.
>
>     Stacy
>
>
>     On 12/1/16 1:57 PM, Mitch Anthony wrote:
>     > Install AVG Antivirus and let it search your drive. It will find
>     it, quarantine it and allow you to discard it. Then run it every
>     month or so to see what else has hidden in your drive.
>     >
>     > I find this simple utility very handy to have on hand. These
>     wormbots are totally insidious and need to be eradicated as
>     quickly as possible.
>     >
>     > I notice that these invasive worms often accompany “free”
>     software and offerings. The other day I downloaded a “free”
>     font and literally saw a bot pop into my downloads folder. I ran
>     AVG Antivirus and it was gone within the hour.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 1:08 PM, Stacy Kontrabecki
>     <swampdancer at comcast.net <mailto:swampdancer at comcast.net>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> Somehow, someway the developer of "Advanced Mac Cleaner"
>     software has
>     >> wormed their way into my brand new Mac Air. I get a pop up box
>     daily
>     >> saying to purchase. I called the technical support and they
>     want me to
>     >> let them VPN into my computer so they can fix the problem.
>     "They get
>     >> hundreds of calls for the same problem every day. "No shit,
>     sherlock.
>     >> And no, I'm not inviting you in.
>     >>
>     >> I've (I think) deleted all bogus applications through Finder,
>     but this
>     >> insidious fxxker is hiding an executable somewhere.
>     >>
>     >> Ideas?
>     >>
>     >> Stacy
>     >>
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