"Docker" will damage your computer. Stuck in popup loop.

In my case it was docker installed by brew. You can remove them like this

brew uninstall --cask docker --force
brew uninstall --formula docker --force

In my case popup disappeared when docker was removed from app folder and also from a trash bin

The way I got out of this loop is by preventing it from running in the background. Search for login items in settings, then disable docker and docker.app from running in the background. Then the docker will start successfully. Maybe try updating it before allowing it in the background again. Hope it helps!

Following commands helps me resolve my problem

brew uninstall --cask docker --force
brew uninstall --formula docker --force

The Macintosh docker for desktop team did not sign a component of docker correctly; when Apple sees this improperly signed component, it thinks that it’s malware.

If you remove this component, and reinstall the latest version of docker, you resolve the issue because the component has been signed correctly in the latest versions.

you should make sure that all of your settings and all of your containers are backed up if you’re going to uninstall Docker. Otherwise just uninstalling dockers vmnet and reinstalling latest version preserves your settings and work.

it started doing it on 13.7.2 yesterday, after over a year of working flawlessly.

if you check out the github project, there is a command you can use to validate the docker

or you can download an update.

[Edited by Moderator]

It's Docker issue

Find the workaround until it gets fixed here - https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/7520

Thank you! Fixed the loop by running the commands.

mercurial-cormorant wrote:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/5823978d-73eb-4c66-9b67-b9b8767678c2

I started getting this popup, I already clicked move to bin and removed docker desktop from my computer.

No matter what I do now (click move to bin again, click cancel, reboot, ..) I keep getting this popup.

Any advice?

similar—

“Docker 14-57-19-654” will damage your co… - Apple Community

See more or less official solutions in Malware detection prevents Docker Desktop to start #7527 (Docker for Mac Github issue item). Especially for people not having installed Docker via Brew or for a general understanding of the issue. There are also previous issue discussions in the same Docker for Mac account if you're interested in more details. But the solution is in the link.

My solution was to obliterate my Docker install, except my .docker folder, using both AppCleaner and the steps in the linked article, as I really didn't need anything currently in it. Then I just got the latest version.

What do you mean "it worked"? It being what exactly?

Was it my previous description:

1. Delete Docker install, except my .docker folder, by:
2. using App Cleaner
3. All the relevant terminal commands in Malware detection prevents Docker Desktop to start
4. Download and install latest version

All of that is "it"?

It worked for me when you type this in the mac terminal

cd /usr/local/bin

Then run this command

sudo rm com.docker.cli docker docker-compose docker-credential-desktop docker-credential-osxkeychain docker-index kubectl.docker

You’re not reading why it happens. Your solution turns off the communication of the app with containers. Just remove and update vmnet.

Not necessary. You’d lose all settings. Just remove vmnet.

worked for me thanks!