How to delete the latest mshelper malware on Mac

MalOS malware called mshelper is being reported more and more about Apple as well as on social networking sites. This malware makes CPU work harder, the system consumes faster battery. The purpose of mshelper is unknown, but it is probably adware or digging virtual money on the victim's computer.

Check that the Mac has mshelper and delete mshelper

Open the Activity Monitor and search for mshelper. Stopping this malware process will have no effect, it will restart itself. Users who say using Etrecheck to check and delete can help delete mshelper quickly.

There are also two other ways to manually remove this malware:

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.pplauncher.plist
/ Library / Application Support / pplauncher

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Delete the 2 files above and then stop the process

After deleting, you stop the process and the malware will disappear.

Apple Insider said: 'Although it is not known exactly what mshelper does and consumes such high-level microprocessors, it is probably an adware or digging tool, according to the Apple support forum. virtual money on the victim's computer. Besides using microprocessors, mshelper doesn't seem to cause any other problems on the computer. '

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Update 26 May 2019

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How to delete the latest mshelper malware on Mac

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