“LeadingProtocolfld” will damage your computer.

This just came up? Happened soon after I installed new version of MAC software. What is it and how to I get rid of it?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 27, 2023 12:54 PM

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Nov 27, 2023 01:49 PM in response to ewoaf

The "Search Marquis" / "Search Baron" Malware seems to be making the rounds again


Thanks to a long standing contributor @John Galt there are specific instruction to try and eradicate this Malware from the computer 


Follow the link below for greater details and possible solution


About those "<app> will damage your computer" messages


The error message may present various Pop Up messages, though all have two things in common


1 - “  ……fld “  and 

2- “ will damage your computer “


Examples taken from several different user questions


Activitycache pop up issue - Apple Community


I can't remove a warning from my MacBook … - Apple Community


How can I remove the message 'BrowserActi… - Apple Community


defaultgenerationfld will damage your com… - Apple Community


ลบ Malware Pipidae ในเครื่อง Mac Pro OS12… - Apple Community


Search Marquis- How do you get rid? - Apple Community


what is "GlobalProcesserfld" error? - Apple Community


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255303890


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