Does anyone have any info on MacKeeper?

Hi,
I was prompted to install MacKeeper prior to shutting down last night, but now I'm questioning if this is actually an "Apple" program or is someone trying to phish my system?
Does anyone have any information on this?
Thank you!

Ralph Landry1 wrote:
I don't want to get into the thick of this debate, some people on here I respect and trust for judgement, but there is a lot to be said, and not said nicely, about software that pops up on you and declares your computer to be infected witih viruses...as though it could tell when it does not actually have access to your computer. 
I believe you are referring to MacDefender, not MacKeeper. It is an honest mistake - one I made myself. Then someone called me on it and I had to re-evaluate the advice I had been given and had accepted unconditionally, without testing it myself. One thing led to another and here I am.
And when some good people like Phil Stokes go to great lengths to devise a procedure to completely remove a program like MacKeeper, and make it available free of charge, it gets my attention.
I suggest giving it more attention. Install MacKeeper and then remove it. Then re-evaluate Phil Stokes' scary-sounding instructions on how to remove MacKeeper cache files and log files.

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