possible malware on MacBook Air

My MacBook Air sometimes shuts down right after I booted it up. So I searched for possible reasons and malware was one of them. Is there something reliable and recommended to use?? I am running Monterey 12.6.3.

Posted on Jan 29, 2023 11:56 AM

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tbirdvet

Level 6

16,801 points

Jan 29, 2023 12:52 PM in response to spock53_11

I will guess it is not malware but you can run the free app Malwarebytes to check and purge.

spock53_11 Author

Level 1

4 points

Jan 29, 2023 1:23 PM in response to tbirdvet

Thanks for your input.

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