Hello everyone.
Today I was just browsing my activity monitor, and I noticed a suspicious dameon running.
Just called "wifip2p" it seems to be running almost constantly in the background. I have tried looking for other people with the same dameon, but I can't find any.
Is this a normal part of MacOs, or am I screwed by some virus.
Please help!
Mac malware exists (as opposed to viruses, which don't) but you have to deliberately install it. That requires intentionally disregarding or bypassing a lot of protections macOS incorporates.
If you are concerned you may have installed something inadvertently, you can use System Information app. It keeps a log of everything you ever installed on that Mac.
Get system information for your Mac - Apple Support
Look under Software > Installations. The Install Date column is sortable.
You can't uninstall anything from there, but you can find where those components reside. Since the operating system resides on a completely separate and unalterable volume, you can't remove anything from it anyway. But by the same token, nothing can be installed on it either unless the operating system puts it there... and only Apple can do that through their secure servers. That's what makes macOS impervious from "viruses".
Using Activity Monitor is a good way to determine if a rogue process is running but I wouldn't lose any sleep about that one.
Rather than ask more questions whose answers aren't likely to help you sleep any more soundly, consider using EtreCheck. How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report - Apple Community contains a download link and instructions for posting its report in a reply to this Discussion. It is not a definitive, 100% foolproof way of determining the absence of malware (a logical impossibility), but it will readily identify common causes of trouble. Use it as you see fit.
I do install templates for Lightroom due to my photo work. I wouldnt say any of the sites i get these from are sketchy by any means. But if I would accidentally have installed some nasty malware business, would it be so easy as to go to the “Installations” page and uninstall stuff from there?
Are you using an Android device with your Mac?
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/wifip2p
There are no viruses that affect macOS so just forget that idea.
No Android devices at all.
Thats whyindont know where it came from. What could it be then?
Also in connection to “wifip2pd” the process “wifivelocityd” has started appearing.
Alright, sounds good.
Do you think i need to worry in regards to the “wifip2pd”?
Would it help?
Seriously, there are no macOS viruses.
Fair enough.
Just wanted to clarify the possibility of Malware on my system.
Thank you very much for your help!
i have just checked my installations, and see nothing out of the ordinary. I will try my luck with the EtreCheck
Suspicious "wifip2pd" in activity monitor
