You mentioned Symantecs, I myself have had issue with them on PC's for years there fine as long as there paid for and up to date but heaven forbid you let them expire. I only recommend malwarebites because its one I know to work when when I have needed it and its free for the most part. I dont work with Macs near enough to answer questions regarding Macs I try to leave them to more capable hands like you and Dan but at the time this question was going unanswered so I gave it a stab. I had written a small script to remove it and found out the task would have and could have been done by malwarebites. But it annoys users with fake alerts and pop-ups that appears from frequently. i also tried to drag the icon Advanced Mac cleaner in the trash, but it doesn't work for me. Advanced Mac Cleaner is a rogue optimization tool that pretends to be useful. But its not fix my issued and hanged my Macbook Pro. As far as the malwarbytes are concerned I was recommended to the program some time ago when I was working on removing Trivo browser hijacker. To remove these issue, i paid 38 to remove extra files. Trash the I ment no disrespect on your post on phishing schemes I guess both Dan and I were sensing a light heartedness in your tone for the post if you like I'll remove my comments. Go into your library > Launch agents and Launch Daemons and trash the offenders. I started using Symantecs Endpoint Protection about six months ago and have installed it on about 50 machines and none have had a successful virus attack or been hit with a phishing scam yet. What is Phishing and is this something to be very wary of? I know you and - Dan only meant to be funny, but it's a real issue. These are vicious criminals that prey on everyone, especially the old who are not that computer literate. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. To uninstall Advanced Mac Cleaner from Chrome, you need to reset it with the help of the following guide: Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome: Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions. This is very serious business and some of these guys are good, most are easy to spot if you are educated about it. The most crucial step to remove Virus from Mac is to avoid the installation from unknown sources.

I am seeing people every week being taken for hundreds of dollars and all their credit card and bank information stolen by these con artists.

PS I may go ahead with the discourse but it's going to take some time, I tried to address this asking a question about Plishing about four month ago, but you only made a joke about it and no real answers were given to a problem which is a very serious threat.

I could do a long discourse on this but tell me why you think malwarebites is the ticket. Jim, of course I am seeing this and so many phishing schemes everyday now and for the last couple of years.

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