Unlike a simple virus scanner, a vulnerability scanner examines your system not only for malware but also for any vulnerabilities in commercial software, plug ins, your system setup (including network and other sharing settings) and other installed items. What you do is sidestep the whole debate and stop thinking only about virus scanners, which after all deal with only a small subset of all the possible attack vectors in the internet age, and start thinking in terms of vulnerability scanners. Hence, an AV Scanner is just a waste of system resources (and possibly money, if you paid for it). ![]() And yet, there are NO viruses in the wild known to affect macs, and so when one does arrive, it will be unknown to your AV scanner. ![]() Just because you’ve never had any viruses, doesn’t mean you won’t get one tomorrow. You can read round this debate for years and never come to a satisfying conclusion, largely because its as much about what you ‘ought’ to do as it is about what is the case. Once you start looking around the web for reviews, it’s inevitable that you’re going to come across the Great Mac AntiVirus Debate: in the one corner, those who say Mac users who forego antivirus protection are arrogant and just setting themselves up for a fall, and in the other those who’ve used Macs for umpteen years, never had or heard of any real threat, and consequently say AV software is a waste of time. If you’re new to Mac, you’re probably thinking that it’s a no-brainer that you need some kind of anti-virus app. You should now be able to launch Eclipse without problems. It’s important that you get the JDK for developers and NOT the JRE for end-users if you want to use Eclipse.ĭownload and run the installer. Next go to the Oracle Java page and look for the latest JDK. If you’ve got later versions of the JDK (like 1.7), change the file name in the above command appropriately. Sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk Do not mess about in the System’s Frameworks/amework folders. Next, we need to uninstall the Java Development Kit. Sudo rm -rf /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/ugin If you’re trying to launch the Eclipse IDE with Apple’s old 1.6 JDK installed and find that you’re having trouble updating your Java installation, try the following procedure.įirst up, let’s get rid of the end user plug in. ~/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper Helper ![]() ~/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper 3 Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/MKAuthPlugin.bundle - warning: deleting this file could harm your Mac! Contact me for help. Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/MacKeeperTrackMyMacDaemon Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/MacKeeperATd Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/AntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/AntiVirus Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/AntiVirus.app If you happen to find any that are not on the list, please share in the comments! Want to remove MacKeeper? The easiest way is to use my free/shareware app DetectX Swift, but if you’re looking to do it yourself, here’s the complete list of all past and current known filepaths.īear in mind that DetectX Swift can find other MacKeeper paths that are not on the list due to its internal search heuristics however, I’ll update this list as new paths come to light.
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