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Eva122

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Dec 26, 2017
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My keychain includes things like "(fake) Kaspersky web anti-virus certification authority.cer" and there are tons of certificates and passwords that I didn't add to my keychain but are there nevertheless so I don't know what's legit and what isn't- I know I have Kaspersky internet security for real so why is there a fake certificate? Also noticed weird stuff in console and directory utility. I have a folder under web server-->share--> httpd-->then there are cgi- executables, suEXECS, apache 2, ssl, rewrite, vhosts and other stuff that when I read about, it seemed like ppl were putting this linux stuff on their computers on purpose. It just appeared on mine after I started setting up a VPN. Also, no matter how often I uncheck ftp passive mode and delete bypass proxies with "*.local, 169.154/," it always changes those settings back. Am I hacked? Perl python and ruby are also in there.
Thanks
 

GGJstudios

macrumors Westmere
May 16, 2008
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The likelihood of your Mac being hacked is ridiculously slim. My personal recommendation is to remove Kaspersky completely. You don't need such apps to keep your Mac safe, as long as you practice safe computing (including things like being careful about what you choose to download or install).
 

Fishrrman

macrumors Penryn
Feb 20, 2009
29,193
13,239
Agree with GGJ above.
Get rid of Kaspersky.

DO download and use the FREE "MalwareBytes" anti-malware app.
NOTE: this comes in both pay-for and free versions, which you download as the same app. If you don't pay to subscribe, after 30 days it -automatically converts- to FREE.
Give it a try.
 
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