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The threat actors who masterminded the Mac Auto Fixer malware campaign apparently have some strong cybercriminal background and decent coding skills. Here is what proves this unsettling assumption. The application itself appears to be competently designed and gives you the delusive impression that it’s worth a shot to keep a Mac running smooth. Meanwhile, it obviously inherits multiple hallmarks of a rogue optimization tools lineage also represented by such an oldie as Advanced Mac Cleaner and newer impostors like Mac Mechanic and Mac Tonic, the former having dominated the Mac scareware landscape for many months on end. Furthermore, the baddie under scrutiny is backed by a massive distribution wave that rookies wouldn’t conduct. So we are undoubtedly confronted with a serious adversary spreading a well-tailored toxic program.

Mac Auto Fixer malware manual removal for Mac

The steps listed below will walk you through the removal of this potentially unwanted application. Be sure to follow the instructions in the order specified.
• Open up the Utilities folder as shown below
• Locate the Activity Monitor icon on the screen and double-click on it
• Under Activity Monitor, find the entry for Mac Auto Fixer, select it and click Quit Process
• A dialog should pop up, asking if you are sure you would like to quit the Mac Auto Fixer executable. Select the Force Quit option
• Click the Go button again, but this time select Applications on the list. Find the entry for Mac Auto Fixer on the interface, right-click on it and select Move to Trash. If user password is required, go ahead and enter it
• Now go to Apple Menu and pick the System Preferences option
• Select Accounts and click the Login Items button. The system will come up with the list of the items that launch when the box is started up. Locate Mac Auto Fixer there and click on the “-“ button

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This is a complete knowledgebase covering the features of Mac Auto Fixer virus and providing intuitive manual and automatic instructions to remove it from Mac: https://macsecurity.net/view/195-rem...to-fixer-virus