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Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked

From "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups alt.computer.workshop, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked
Date 2026-03-08 20:04 +0000
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On 08/03/2026 04:28, Gremlin wrote:
> "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> news:n125mjF52siU1@mid.individual.net
> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:24:51 GMT in alt.computer.workshop, wrote:
> 
> 
>> Most software downloaded onto a Mac is "installed", usually in
>> Applications, and shows up in System Information > Installations.  Once
>> there, software can be scanned with an AV software package to check for
>> malware. However, a popular tool often recommended by advisors on the
>> Apple Support Communities forums (EtreCheck) cannot be checked in this
>> manner.
> 
> I'd hate to think that malware can hide by simply choosing not to be shown
> in system information and no icons to click to execute it installed for
> you. If that's actually the case, that's a serious uhh, oversight on the
> part of Apple conerning security. I strongly suspect that you've
> completely misunderstood what you've read about the subject. The latter
> seems much more likely.

Maybe so.

>> EtreCheck claims NOT to be "installed" - indeed, it does NOT show up in
>> Applications or Installations
> 
> How many more times are you going to proudly display your ignorance level
> concerning what I and I suspect a lot of other tech savvy people would
> consider to be basic information and knowledge? Please, David, tell me
> that you're putting us on with this reply of yours?!? That you aren't
> actually serious?

Sadly, Dustin, I really do NOT know how the EtreCheck software works.

>> so just HOW can it be scanned by anti-
>> malware software BEFORE being given free reign on an Apple computer?”
> 
> There's actually several ways I can think of just off the top of my head,
> David. Computers really are like black magic or voodoo to you yea? It's
> okay to admit that's the situation.

Nowadays, my Apple computer does seem to behave in magical ways!

>> That is a question asked in the "Comments" section under the video.
> 
> Okay. And? Are you the author of the question, David?

Yes.

>> Do YOU know the answer?
> 
> Yes, I do. And, I'm not the only individual posting here who does. Apd and
> FTR both do as well. All three of us have told you at least two ways to
> scan such things before. It's beyond time for you to put down the bottle
> and spend more time learning how to pull older articles. Make notes for
> yourself going forward. That way, you don't have to keep sliming the
> product *cough cough* I mean, asking questions about how it works.
> Naturally you aren't trying to indirectly accuse it's author of using it
> to plant malware on your machine. Right, David?

Absolutely not. John Daniel presumably makes a living in some way or
another but evidence of same eludes me.

> I completely wasted my time reverse engineering it twice to confirm that
> it's not malicious. I never expected to find anything, I simply confirmed
> what I already suspected when you were inferring the program might be
> malicious. Basically, what you're doing (again) with this post of yours.
> Your posts content has *nothing whatsoever* to do with the discussion
> already taking place.

Don't be daft. What you have ignored is the open backdoor which 
EtreCheck installs in a Mac computer!

> Why is it so difficult for you to create a new thread vs attempting to
> hijack another one (this one is a great exmaple but it's hardly the first
> time for you) with your completely off topic nonsense disguised as a legit
> question?

Don't be daft - I *started* this thread!

> You have a problem with the author of Etrecheck - all because they weren't
> interested in your dingbat emails you're known for sending to people. You
> come off as a fucking k00k because you go and do k00k like things. Let it
> go, David. The software is not malicious. The author isn't a bad guy.

Even Gemini tells me that! Thanks.

> You *are a bad guy* and you have been for as long as I've had the
> misfortune of knowing you exist.

That's where you've got things completely arse about face!

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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  Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2026-03-07 05:57 +0000
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      Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2026-03-08 04:28 +0000
    Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-07 08:24 +0000
      Re: How To Protect Your Mac From Being Bricked Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2026-03-08 04:28 +0000
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