Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules!

From	"David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules!
Date	2026-05-14 16:34 +0100
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On 14/05/2026 14:46, Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On May 14, 2026 at 5:26:00 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
> <n6ltaoFc880U1@mid.individual.net>:
> 
>> On 14/05/2026 00:47, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On May 13, 2026 at 1:12:57 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>> [....]
>>>>>>>> Whilst you are here, Brock ......
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Have you installed and run EtreCheck on your current Apple computer?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If so, did you save the report?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Only the times we’ve talked about. Don’t know if I have any reports now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Try using EasyFind to check. It a really good application.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had EasyFind for years.
>>>>
>>>> Great! 😄. Did it find EtreCheck?
>>>
>>> Did not look.
>>
>> A fine friend YOU turned out to be!!!!  🙄
> 
> A good friend is willing to tell you when you are wrong.

What is wrong with looking for a file using EasyFind?
>>> As we have discussed, I have no interest in helping you with
>>> your focus on that software. *It is harmful* to you and others []
> 
>> What makes *YOU* think that EtreCheck is harmful?
> 
> It is not. Your behavior is -- to yourself and others.

I apologise for teasing you! ;-)
>> I am seeking to confirm that it is NOT harmful.
> 
> That is not an honest statement. You push the idea it is harmful, and you do
> so with no evidence. You harm yourself, the developer, and possibly others
> seeking to use the product.

Have you watched this verification YouTube video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkl9EtbdBkc

The only real change is that EtreCheck is *NOT* available from the Apple 
App Store. However, the developer now has another product in the store 
which helps to justify his credibility.

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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