Re: Screenshot!

From	"David B." <"David B."@invalid.org>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: Screenshot!
Date	2026-05-27 19:16 +0100
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Brock said ....

You have shown no evidence of this. I was quite certain it did not. To
check I downloaded it and ran it. Then I uninstalled it by dragging it
to AppCleaner.

https://shottr.cc/s/PDfQ/SCR-20260527-b1c

None of those are as you describe. Not a launch daemons/agents to be found.

=

<SIGH>

You don't see it in AppCleaner, Brock....
         ....... *because you didn't actually trigger it*!


EtreCheck is designed to run in user space by default. However, the
moment a user utilizes its advanced features — such as checking full
storage performance or granting "Full Disk Access" to scan restricted
system areas — the application explicitly prompts for an administrator
password.

It is at that exact moment of admin authorization that macOS copies and
registers the privileged helper tool binary into the root directory:
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.etresoft.EtreCheckHelper

If you merely downloaded the app, opened it, and immediately dragged it
into AppCleaner without executing any of those elevated administrative
diagnostics, the privileged helper was never deployed onto your system.

Your screenshot simply proves that an un-triggered feature doesn't
install its components. For users who actually use the full diagnostic
depth of the tool, that background helper is registered — and dragging
the .app bundle to the Bin does not remove it.

The technical facts remain unchanged.

--
Kind regards,
David

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