The core difference between viruses and malware is that malware will be installed on your Mac only if you allow its installation. How can it happen and how to protect your Mac from it?

1. How to Detect and Remove
Malware on Your Mac with
MacKeeper

2. What is Malware?
Software which is specifically designed to disrupt or
damage a computer system.
In most cases malware is impersonating well-known
brands. It means that you can install malware being
sure that you are installing, for example, Skype.

3. How to prevent installing
malware on Mac?
The most popular ways to install malware are emails, pop-up ads and
tech support scams.
Do not click the pop-up ads and do not open emails from unknown
senders. If you’ve already downloaded a potentially dangerous file or got
an alert that malware, virus or any other scary files were detected on your
Mac, follow these steps to remain safe:

4. How to prevent installing
malware on Mac?
Close Safari and all opened windows. If you cannot
do it, try the following combination: Command-
Tab-Q (to force quit).
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Open the Downloads, drag all unknown
and suspicious files to the Trash, and then
Empty the Trash.

5. How to detect and remove
malware using MacKeeper?
MacKeeper™ Internet Security feature includes safe browsing
and antivirus scan.
In addition to the antivirus feature, MacKeeper cleans the leftovers
which cannot be removed manually. In most cases, when you
remove a malicious app by dragging it to the Trash, the leftovers
remain in the system.

6. How to detect and remove
malware using MacKeeper?
MacKeeper™ Internet Security protects from
Mac OS and
Windows viruses
Identity theft
Phishing attacks
Email threats
Mac spyware
Unsafe downloads

7. How to detect and remove
malware using MacKeeper?
Click Start Antivirus Scan1
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Go to the Antivirus Scan Tab and delete
files in the list. Move files to the
Quarantine if you think that a file
discovered by Mackeeper™ is not a virus
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Set up a Schedule for the Antivirus: Click
“Add” to select a folder → Choose the
frequency of the scan for a particular
folder
Go to Safe Browsing tab to add the
unwanted Internet pages to the control
list.

8. How to detect and remove
malware using MacKeeper?
In the Status bar enable the three security
components: Real-Time Scan, Automatic Security
Updates and Real-Time Safe Browsing to protect
your Mac every time you go online.