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RECYCLE BIN RECOVERED FILES

I have files in my bin recovered files called NSIRD_Antivirus FOR MAC _049Uso.

what is it?

Posted on Feb 9, 2023 12:21 AM

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Posted on Feb 9, 2023 1:15 AM

Any 3rd party Anti-Virus software installed on your Mac?

If yes, these are temporary files, this program does not need anymore. You can empty the Trash.

If the Trash contains recovered files on Mac - Apple Support

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Feb 10, 2023 2:09 AM in response to Grantisa

Grantisa wrote:

Thank you, should I remove Bitdefender Antivirus as well


Given it is leaving “droppings”, I can only wonder about the rest of this app, and about how secure the coding practices of this app might actually be. Anti-malware is itself a huge target for exploitation, and (as the US Government reported a while back) more than a few security breaches have been through flaws in the add-on anti-malware and add-on security apps. (e.g. solarwinds)


One of the well-known add-on security apps for macOS was uploaded its user web activity and purchases for resale, and personally-identified. I suspect other add-ons are doing similar.


The built-in Apple-provided anti-malware (XProtect, XProtect Remediator, etc.) works fine against typical threats, is not noisy, and is kept updated. This in addition to System Integrity Protection, and the read-only system volume, and app notarization and the app store, among other details. (details: Apple Platform Security - Apple Support)


(We had a fun time around here a few weeks back, where some add-on anti-malware glitched and was mis-identifying a macOS file as hilariously ancient unrelated malware, and the built-in macOS anti-malware was blocking the add-on anti-malware from deleting an important part of macOS and causing a corruption.)


Add-on first-few-hops VPNs protect against problems which haven’t existed for many years, while adding negligible benefit. They’re thankfully fading in popularity, but still get hyped. Some of the VPN vendors involved here are… sketchy, too.


Since you’re asking about anti-malware… You will also always want backups. Time Machine or otherwise. These are central to recovering from crashes, corruptions, accidental deletions, and yes, malware where that has arisen. And from add-on cleaners and add-on malware that has corrupted something.


More reading: Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community


No, I would not generally recommend nor install add-on anti-malware. (Add-on end-point security in a moderate-sized or larger entity, yes, but for end users? No.) Keep your Mac updated and upgraded, no cracked apps and no torrented apps, and downloads from Apple and the app store and vendor sites, and you should be fine.

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Feb 9, 2023 10:39 PM in response to Ingo2711

My Bitdefender Total Security with VPN purchased Jan 2023 has extensions anti tracker on safari and Firefox, after reading the article on Effective defenses against malware which I found to be of great value should I uninstall my Bitdefender product and VPN rather if it compromises my systems performance and opens possible gateways for intruders?

RECYCLE BIN RECOVERED FILES

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