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Anyone know what the software labeled "My mac updater" is and is it a legitimate piece of software from Apple?


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My mac updater


A quick Google search indicates it's malware, possibly installed via a fake Flash updater.


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Malware.

Your updates are built into the OS and App Store.


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My mac updater


A quick Google search indicates it's malware, possibly installed via a fake Flash updater.


This is what I suspected, since I was palying a game the other night and it suddenly dropped out and a pop up suddenly appeared saying flash player was out of date and needed to be updated.

Thanks for the confirmation.


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