“BrowserActivityfld” will damage your computer. how to remove this notice from my Imac?

when I log in, I get this notice, “BrowserActivityfld” will damage your computer.

do not know how to remove this

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Dec 8, 2023 02:32 AM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2023 07:30 AM

"BrowserActivityfld" will damage your computer.....spent too much time trying to rid my Mac of this malware. called a tech savvy friend who recommended "antivirus one" free version. Ran the free version it identified 5 downloads that were suspicious, I deleted all 5 restarted the Mac and then FREEDOM from the annoying popup.


Hope I helped someone, this board has helped me many times.

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Dec 10, 2023 07:30 AM in response to vic9181

"BrowserActivityfld" will damage your computer.....spent too much time trying to rid my Mac of this malware. called a tech savvy friend who recommended "antivirus one" free version. Ran the free version it identified 5 downloads that were suspicious, I deleted all 5 restarted the Mac and then FREEDOM from the annoying popup.


Hope I helped someone, this board has helped me many times.

Dec 10, 2023 11:27 AM in response to Chuck531

There is no reason to ever install or run any 3rd party "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus, VPN or security apps on your Mac.  This documents describe what you need to know and do in order to protect your Mac: Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community and Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support.  


There are no known viruses, i.e. self propagating, for Macs.  There are, however, adware and malware which require the user to install although unwittingly most of the time thru sneaky links, etc.   


Anti Virus developers try to group all types as viruses into their ad campaigns of fear.  They do a poor job of the detecting and isolating the adware and malware.  Since there are no viruses these apps use up a lot of system resources searching for what is non-existent and adversely affect system and app performance.


There is one app, Malwarebytes, which was developed by a long time contributor to these forums and a highly respected member of the computer security community, that is designed solely to seek out adware and known malware and remove it.  The free version is more than adequate for most users.  


Unless you're using a true VPN tunnel, such as between you and your employer's, school's or bank's servers, they provide false security from a privacy standpoint. 


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