Uninstalling mackeeper helper

I have tried uninstalling mackeeper helper on my computer but it has not been removed. The mackeeper icon is on my tool bar at top of computer as well as still in applications. Please help!!

Drag MacKeeper from Applications to the Trash.
After that, follow this method to see if there are still traces of MacKeeper on the system:
Uninstalled MacKeeper?

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Need to find the Finder's cog wheel (action menu). It's not there! Would someone please help me? Trying to uninstall MacKeeper. Thanks.
The action menu can be restored by, in the Finder, selecting under View menu "Customize Toolbar ...". There you will see options to put the action menu (wheel) back on your toolbar.

Used AppZapper to uninstall MacKeeper - then used MK's own uninstaller when prompted - please help

HI
Whilst away on holiday recenlty, a relative has installed MacKeeper on his 2009 iMac (he's using Lion). He thought it would be good to use before upgrading to Mountain Lion. He has asked me to look at the machine as it's now running slow.
Thankfully, he did the wise thing and to uninstall it when I told him to using AppZapper. However, after doing this, MacKeeper's own unistaller prompt screen appeared and he told me he followed it's on-screen instructions to uninstall again. I've never used the software on my Mac Pro as have read so many complaints of the last few years and was horrified when he told me he had.
If AppZapper has deleted MK's files (total of 24MB), is it safe to use the Mac without any rist of further problems. Or, would it be a good idea to tell him to security wipe his hard drive after downloading Mountain Lion and making a DVD to run from startup.
Thanks in advance.
Matt

AppZapper, and other apps like it, don't work all that well and can cause other problems. They will often miss stuff. If you don't know how to uninstall a particular application, rather than using something like AppZapper, you should Google it ("mac uninstall softwarename").
In the case of MacKeeper, see:
http://applehelpwriter.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malwa re/
Note that, although many people refer to MacKeeper as malware, it actually is not. It is crap software made by a company that uses extremely unethical marketing practices, and should under no circumstances ever be used as certain functions (like the "cleaning" tools) can damage your system and even destroy personal data, but it's not actually malware.

How do I uninstall mackeeper from my macbook pro?

How do i uninstall mackeeper from my Macbook Pro?

You may have installed a variant of the "VSearch" ad-injection malware. Follow Apple Support's instructions to remove it.
If you have trouble following those instructions, see below.
Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. This procedure works as of now, as far as I know. It may not work in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for a more recent discussion, or start a new one.
The VSearch malware tries to hide itself by varying the names of the files it installs. To remove it, you must first identify the naming pattern.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
/Library/LaunchDaemons
In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
A folder named "LaunchDaemons" may open. Look inside it for two files with names of the form
          com.something.daemon.plist
and
           com.something.helper.plist
Here something is a variable string of characters, which can be different in each case. So far it has always been a string of letters without punctuation, such as "cloud," "dot," "highway," "submarine," or "trusteddownloads." Sometimes it's a meaningless string such as "e8dec5ae7fc75c28" rather than a word. Sometimes the string is "apple," and then you must be especially careful not to delete the wrong files, because many built-in OS X files have similar names.
If you find these files, leave the LaunchDaemons folder open, and open the following folder in the same way:
/Library/LaunchAgents
In this folder, there may be a file named
          com.something.agent.plist
where the string something is the same as before.
If you feel confident that you've identified the above files, back up all data, then drag just those three files—nothing else—to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password. Close the Finder windows and restart the computer.
Don't delete the "LaunchAgents" or "LaunchDaemons" folder or anything else inside either one.
The malware is now permanently inactivated, as long as you never reinstall it. You can stop here if you like, or you can remove two remaining components for the sake of completeness.
Open this folder:
/Library/Application Support
If it has a subfolder named just
           something
where something is the same string you saw before, drag that subfolder to the Trash and close the window.
Don't delete the "Application Support" folder or anything else inside it.
Finally, in this folder:
/System/Library/Frameworks
there may an item named exactly
            v.framework
It's actually a folder, though it has a different icon than usual. This item always has the above name; it doesn't vary. Drag it to the Trash and close the window.
Don't delete the "Frameworks" folder or anything else inside it.
If you didn't find the files or you're not sure about the identification, post what you found.
If in doubt, or if you have no backups, change nothing at all.
The trouble may have started when you downloaded and ran an application called "MPlayerX." That's the name of a legitimate free movie player, but the name is also used fraudulently to distribute VSearch. If there is an item with that name in the Applications folder, delete it, and if you wish, replace it with the genuine article from mplayerx.org.
This trojan is often found on illegal websites that traffic in pirated content such as movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect more of the same, and worse, to follow. Never install any software that you downloaded from a bittorrent, or that was downloaded by someone else from an unknown source.
In the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences, select the General tab. The radio button marked Anywhere should not be selected. If it is, click the lock icon to unlock the settings, then select one of the other buttons. After that, don't ignore a warning that you are about to run or install an application from an unknown developer.
Then, still in System Preferences, open the App Store or Software Update pane and check the box marked
          Install system data files and security updates (OS X 10.10 or later)
or
          Download updates automatically (OS X 10.9 or earlier)
if it's not already checked.

Problem with mackeeper helper

Every time i start my mac, it appears a Mac window ask me to put my administrator pass to less MacKeeper heler do changes. I spoke with Mackeeper support and they reinstall the program, reppair my disc permission and nothing work. Somebody help me with this. Appologies for my english. Thanks

You do NOT NEED that software...
See Here > Beware MacKeeper
Uninstall MacKeeper here
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/
See here for keeping your Mac happy...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html

Problem uninstalling Mackeeper

G'day there,
I'm trying to uninstall Mackeeper 2012, but need to make it clear I'm a real Mac amateur and not at all good on following the technical stuff.
I've been to this link http://help.mackeeper.zeobit.com/Manual/GettingStarted/UninstallingMacKeeper.htm l which is very clear, but after I drag the Mackeeper icon from Applications to the trash box, there is no window coming up asking me for my Mac user password and hence I can't get to the uninstall window. If I try to empty the trash box, a window pops up which tells me the trash box can't be emptied because Mackeeper is stioll in use. It seems to be running somewhere in the backgroiund where I can't see it.
Any help with simple steps (please) would be much appreciated.
Cheers, Poitr

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Restart your computer and try to empty the Trash again, so it should be deleted. Also, if you see an option called "Reopen windows when logging back in" on  > Restart, untick it, so MacKeeper won't open after restarting the Mac.
MacKeeper is considered as malware so you mustn't install that application

How to uninstall mackeeper application

Need help on 'how to' uninstall mackeeper application.
It was accidently downloaded and is not in the 'applications' folder, but in the 'administrator' folder.
Please walk me through this process step by step, please.
Thank you!

Please carefully read:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3021
Also please do not treat your iMac as a Windows machine. What i mean is OS X does not rely on 3rd party apps to run well. OS X wll run best and be the most secure if you simply keep it up-to-date which you can do using Software Update.

Can't uninstall mackeeper

I've got the "new version of Mackeeper is available" on the top right hand corner of my screen and just get the spinner when I mouse over it. Wanting to get rid of this I did two things: tried to uninstall and tried to upgrade the software to the newest version.
When I try to drag the app to trash, it hangs on the "moving to trash" window. I thought updating it would get rid of the box and allow me to uninstall but I can't launch the version I have (2.16, the icon just bounces) or upgrade it. When I try to install the newest version the installer hangs when scanning the mac.
when I bought it years ago I liked Mackeeper. Now it's crappy and the advertising is ubiquitous.
help!
ps. using a mac mini with yosemite

"MacKeeper" is a scam with only one useful feature: it deletes itself.
First, back up all data.
Note: These instructions apply to the version of the product that I downloaded and tested in early 2012. I can't be sure that they apply to other versions.
If you have incompletely removed MacKeeper—for example, by dragging the application to the Trash and immediately emptying—then you'll have to reinstall it and start over.
IMPORTANT: "MacKeeper" has what the developer calls an “encryption” feature. In my tests, I didn't try to verify what this feature really does. If you used it to “encrypt” any of your files, “decrypt” them before you uninstall, or (preferably) restore the files from backups made before they were “encrypted.” As the developer is not trustworthy, you should assume that the "decrypted" files are corrupt unless proven otherwise.
In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Applications
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-A. The "MacKeeper" application is in the folder that opens. Quit it if it's running, then drag it to the Trash. You'll be prompted for your login password. Click the Uninstall MacKeeper button in the dialog that appears. All the other functional components of the software will be deleted. Restart the computer and empty the Trash.
☞ Quit MacKeeper before dragging it to the Trash.
☞ Let MacKeeper delete its other components before you empty the Trash.
☞ Don't try to drag MacKeeper from the Dock to the Trash. You must open the Applications folder as above.
☞ Don't try to remove MacKeeper while running in safe mode.
You may have also have installed a variant of the "VSearch" ad-injection malware. Follow Apple Support's instructions to remove it.
If you have trouble following those instructions, see below.
Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. This procedure works as of now, as far as I know. It may not work in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for a more recent discussion, or start a new one.
The VSearch malware tries to hide itself by varying the names of the files it installs. To remove it, you must first identify the naming pattern.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
/Library/LaunchDaemons
In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
A folder named "LaunchDaemons" may open. Look inside it for two files with names of the form
          com.something.daemon.plist
and
           com.something.helper.plist
Here something is a variable string of characters, which can be different in each case. So far it has always been a string of letters without punctuation, such as "cloud," "dot," "highway," "submarine," or "trusteddownloads." Sometimes it's a meaningless string such as "e8dec5ae7fc75c28" rather than a word. Sometimes the string is "apple," and then you must be especially careful not to delete the wrong files, because many built-in OS X files have similar names.
If you find these files, leave the LaunchDaemons folder open, and open the following folder in the same way:
/Library/LaunchAgents
In this folder, there may be a file named
          com.something.agent.plist
where the string something is the same as before.
If you feel confident that you've identified the above files, back up all data, then drag just those three files—nothing else—to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password. Close the Finder windows and restart the computer.
Don't delete the "LaunchAgents" or "LaunchDaemons" folder or anything else inside either one.
The malware is now permanently inactivated, as long as you never reinstall it. You can stop here if you like, or you can remove two remaining components for the sake of completeness.
Open this folder:
/Library/Application Support
If it has a subfolder named just
           something
where something is the same string you saw before, drag that subfolder to the Trash and close the window.
Don't delete the "Application Support" folder or anything else inside it.
Finally, in this folder:
/System/Library/Frameworks
there may an item named exactly
            v.framework
It's actually a folder, though it has a different icon than usual. This item always has the above name; it doesn't vary. Drag it to the Trash and close the window.
Don't delete the "Frameworks" folder or anything else inside it.
If you didn't find the files or you're not sure about the identification, post what you found.
If in doubt, or if you have no backups, change nothing at all.
The trouble may have started when you downloaded and ran an application called "MPlayerX." That's the name of a legitimate free movie player, but the name is also used fraudulently to distribute VSearch. If there is an item with that name in the Applications folder, delete it, and if you wish, replace it with the genuine article from mplayerx.org.
This trojan is often found on illegal websites that traffic in pirated content such as movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect more of the same, and worse, to follow. Never install any software that you downloaded from a bittorrent, or that was downloaded by someone else from an unknown source.
In the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences, select the General tab. The radio button marked Anywhere should not be selected. If it is, click the lock icon to unlock the settings, then select one of the other buttons. After that, don't ignore a warning that you are about to run or install an application from an unknown developer.
Then, still in System Preferences, open the App Store or Software Update pane and check the box marked
          Install system data files and security updates (OS X 10.10 or later)
or
          Download updates automatically (OS X 10.9 or earlier)
if it's not already checked.

Problems uninstalling Mackeeper

I have been trying to uninstall Mackeeper from my computer since getting pop ups saying to upgrade it. I only used it once on the free offer to scan and fix some issues on my computer several months back, but on advice from a friend decided not to pay for it.
I tried uninstalling it by dragging the icon to my trash but it just bounces out of the trash and won't uninstall. More worrying is when I go into Activity Monitor and see the Mackeeper helper and try to force quit it, this does not work! I have restarted my computer twice and still it will neither stay in the trash nor force quit the helper. I then contacted online helper for Mackeeper and after explaining all this he wanted remote access to my computer which I was not comfortable with. He then sent me a link to download a programme in order to uninstall Mackeeper, which I find very bizarre you need another programme to uninstall it and am getting concerned as my friend had warned me about this programme and I am wondering what it may be doing to my computer.
Can anyone help with any other options to delete this programme and why the helper will not force quit?
Joe

KQuongCharles wrote:
I stupidly allowed MacKeeper onto my computer and now having trouble getting it off. I followed the linked you shared back in 2013 that folks said worked for them. Within that link I went to this http://help.mackeeper.zeobit.com/Manual/GettingStarted/UninstallingMacKeeper.htm l which has a visual step by step. I am able to put the icon for the application in the trash (step 4) but I am never actually prompted to UNINSTALL it (step 5). I've emptied my trash but I can tell something is still wrong because I'm getting tabs popping up every time I try to open a new one myself. What can I do?
Things may have changed when those instructions were posted. Try this:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2861435/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-from-your-mac .html
Ciao.

Does Uninstalling MacKeeper completely removes all it harms and bugs it has on the mac???

Hello all, I just got my mac for a week and I downloaded the Mackeeper out of worries that my mac will get infected by virus.. I read about Mackeeper over and over again.. Sounds bad to me.. So I just wanna confirm that after uninstalling this programme my system will not get any harmed in any way, does it??? Well, I installed the Mackeeper for free and I just removed it without downloading the Zeobit uninstaller.. using the way that requires me to answer why i would like to uninstall mackeeper to uninstall it.. Do you think I'm saved? Thanks in Advanced

Here you go-
MacKeeper – also known as ‘911 Bundle‘ in the App store — yes, you’ve seen the ads all over the internet, pop ups on your favourite webpages, it seems to be everywhere. It must be legit’. Right?
Wrong! Maybe you checked out the website – looks good…if you only give it a cursory glance. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll find some of those testimonials are phoney. Like the one that says Macupdate gave MacKeeper a 5-star rating, when in fact it got a 2-star rating and the comments are filled with one person after another complaining about this ‘anti-virus’ program.
OK, don’t feel bad if you fell for it, particularly if you’re new to Mac and don’t know that Macs don’t have virus issues like PCs. If you’ve downloaded MacKeeper you know already the problems it’s causing you, slowing down your machine and throwing up bizarre popups all the time. If you haven’t downloaded it, DON’T! And here’s another warning: don’t use the ‘uninstaller’ that they provide! It doesn’t actually clear out all of MacKeeper’s files, and it phishes for personal details before it lets you even run it. So how do you get rid of it? Here’s how:
**Update: If the procedure below looks complex, try downloading the simplified version with screenshots in my Easy Guide to Uninstalling MacKeeper pdf.
Getting ready:
You will need
— to calm down! ( don’t be angry with yourself or your Mac!)
— a sharp eye ( don’t be trashing the wrong files…)
— a copy of EasyFind (free tool available from Devon Technologies).
Once EasyFind is installed and running, you need to consider your backups first.
Time Machine
i. If you use Time Machine, leave it connected and do the Time Machine Step (TM step) where indicated. Instructions for the TM step are given in the box in step 1 below.
Clones
ii. If you use a clone without archiving, disconnect the clone and run the procedure below on your internal disk. When it is complete and you have verified everything is OK, connect your clone and wipe the partition using Disk Utility. Then make a new clone.
iii. If you use a clone with archiving, reboot into your clone now and run the procedure below on the clone first. Then shutdown you computer, disconnect the clone from the system and reboot into your internal drive. Run the entire procedure again on your internal drive.
Encryption
If you have used MacKeeper to encrypt any data, unencrypt it now. If you remove MacKeeper without unencrypting your data first, you will not be able to access it later. This only applies to data encrypted with MacKeeper, and not data encrypted using Mac OS built-in encryption services or using any other program.
If you have anything in the Trash, empty it now before you start.
The Uninstall Procedure:
Once you have prepared everything as above, you’re ready to start the uninstall procedure.
1. If MacKeeper is running, quit it. From the sidebar in any Finder window, choose your hard disk icon and go to your Library folder. Look in the Application Support folder for the folder inside it called ‘MacKeeper’ (/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper). Click on the folder once.
TM Step
If you are using Time Machine do the TM Step now.
Enter Time Machine via the TM icon on your menubar at the top of your screen.
Click the little gear/cog in the Finder window and choose ‘delete all backups of xxx file’.
Enter your Admin password to confirm the delete. Exit Time Machine and then…
If you don’t use TM or after you have completed the TM step, hold down the ‘command’ key and press the ‘delete’ key once to send the file to the trash.
2. Still in Library, look for and trash any of these you find in the same way, remembering if you have Time Machine to do the TM step first in each case:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon
/Library/Logs/MacKeeper.log
3. If you are using Lion, use the ‘Go’ menu in Finder’s menubar and hold down the ‘option’ key. Choose ‘Library’ from the menu (yes, this is a different Library folder from the one you were just in). If you are using Snow Leopard or Leopard, just click on the little ‘Home‘ icon in the Finder sidebar and navigate to the Library. Then trash any and all of these that you find, remembering to do the TM step (if applicable) first in each case:
Home/Library/Caches/com.zeobit.MacKeeper
Home/Library/Caches/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper
Home/Library/LaunchAgents/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper
Home/Library/LaunchAgents/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.Backup.agent
Home/Library/Logs/MacKeeper.log
Home/Library/Preferences/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plist
Home/Library/Preferences/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
Home/Library/Receipts/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.bom
Be careful not to delete the wrong files: only those that have got the words ‘zeobit’, ‘MacKeeper’, ’911′ or ’911bundle’ should be trashed.
Now switch to the EasyFind.app you downloaded at the beginning. Set it up like this:
In the ‘Volumes’ drop-down menu on the right, choose the volume that you are currently booted into (that will be your internal hard disk icon unless you are cleaning an external clone). In the search box, try each of these in turn: ‘zeobit’, ‘mackeeper’, ’911 bundle’. For anything that you find, hold down the ‘control’ key and click once on the entry in EasyFind’s window. From the menu, choose ‘Reveal in Finder’. Delete the folder from Finder, remembering to do the TM step first in each case if you are using Time Machine.
4. Go to Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access.app and double click on it. Notice the padlock in the window is up there on the left, rather than down the bottom. Click on it and enter your admin password. Now go through all the items in the ‘Keychains‘ list (such as Login, System, Root) with ‘All items’ selected in the ‘Category’ list. Anything you find related to ‘MacKeeper’ or ‘zeobit’, click on it, then choose Edit > Delete from the menu.
(Thanks to Al for also mentioning this point in the Comments below! ).
5. Open the Activity Monitor utility (Applications>Utilities>Activity Monitor.app), make sure ‘All Processes’ is showing in the drop down menu just over on the right of the dialogue box, then scroll down the list and see if any processes called ‘MacKeeper’ (or ‘zeobit’) are still running. Try the same search terms you used in EasyFind in the filter search bar in Activity Monitor window. Older versions of MacKeeper may have a ‘WINE’ process running, so also look for ‘wine’. Anything you find, click on it and hit ‘Quit Process’ (top left).
6. Go to your Applications folder from a Finder window and select MacKeeper (if you have Time Machine, do the TM step now). Then, hold down ‘command’ and press ‘delete’ once. If you assigned MacKeeper to be pinned in the Dock, be sure to also drag the icon off the Dock and release it anywhere over the desktop. It will, satisfyingly, disappear in the ‘poof’ of a cloud.
7. When you’re done filling up your trash can with all this junk, click on the Finder> Secure Empty Trash...
8. Restart your Mac. Everything should be back to normal, but check the Activity Monitor one last time to be sure.
9. After restart, be sure to fix your system permissions. If you encounter any problems that you did not have before, fix the ACLs too.
**If you are running a clone, remember to follow the instructions given above under “Getting ready”.**
10. If you have a problem with MacKeeper pop-ups while using your browser, try clearing out the caches, like this:
In Safari menubar, choose ‘Safari > Reset Safari’. Make sure all the options are checked.
This will not only clear out your caches, but everything else stored by the browser. Don’t worry, it won’t affect your bookmarks, but it will reset your ‘top sites’ and history.
In Firefox menubar, choose ‘Tools > Clear Recent History…’ and choose ‘Everything’. Again, it’ll clear everything out but won’t delete your bookmarks.
Obviously, if you use any other browsers like Opera or something you’ll have to find the same options for those too.
Good luck and goodbye MacKeeper!
NOTES
1. If you have any problems carrying out the steps, try starting your Mac up in Safe mode, and then running the procedure.
2. If you have only downloaded the MacKeeper package but not ran the installer, you only need to send the .pkg file in your Downloads folder to the Trash. That’s it!
Acknowledgements
This post has been refined and improved over time thanks to suggestions and replies made in the Comments. Thanks especially to Al, Lyndon and Jack.

Console.app showing 18/12/2011 19:38:28 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[155] (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helpe r) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds

So, i was looking around in my Console.app after three system crashes (which is another question i have, my 2010 MBP keeps completely locking up whenever i go to wish my uncle a happy birthday on Facebook[Safari 5.1.2])
And i notice this entry coming up every 10 seconds:
18/12/2011 19:38:28 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[155] (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
I had MacKeeper installed a long time ago, in my naive months when i first got my MBP, and i saw how bad it was. I deleted the app using AppZapper, trashed all the .com and .plist files etc. etc., but this entry is (and maybe has been for a long time) still coming up.
Can anyone shed some light?
It says PID was 162 at one point, looked in activity monitor for process PID 162, as you guessed, nothing.
What do, internet?

That's the trouble with these uninstall apps, they generally cannot be guaranteed to uninsall everything a app can create.
Look in these following places for anything that might be related to mackeeper:
your login items
~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/StartupItems
If you find obvious mackeeper items toss in the trash and reboot. If you are not sure post the items here.
I'm guessing there's a com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper in the LaunchAgents or LaunchDaemons.

I downloaded iBooks but it is stuck in Loading and I can't seem to Uninstall. Help!

I downloaded iBooks but it is stuck in Loading and I can't seem to Uninstall. Help!

Try restarting your iPad : press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears, then drag the slider; then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears. If the app download doesn't re-start, then you couldtry downloading the app to your computer and then syncing/copying it across to your iPad.

DO NOT LOAD MacKeeper Helper

I have spent the last two days fixing a hacker that used my iCloud via MacKeeper Helper to download all my information, mess up my computer, and attempt to steal my bank information, Last night, the perpetrator attempted to withdraw thousands of dollars from my bank account but thankfully was caught. Once I got the Mac back from the repair shop, I was informed that the hacker used MacKeeper Helper as a way to collect all my information for months and then activated when it had enough to steal my information. Primarily, it hacked into iCloud and starting exporting ll my bank information, shutting down my computer by accessing the administrator password. BEWARE!

Beware of MacKeeper period:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3036
And all system cache cleaners. Your only regular routine software you need is a backup software.
And if an e-mail or Facebook message sounds too good to be true, it in all likelihood is.

How to uninstall mackeeper

how to uninstall mackeeper?

I accessed the website you listed.
The mackeeper I want to uninstall is in my 'administrator' section, not in my 'applications' section. I followed the steps by draging the icon from the 'administrator' section into the trash, but, it did not give me the option to enter my user password to take me to the "uninstall Mackeeper" section.
Also, my mackeeper icon isn't the same as shown, my icon is a yellow box.
Please advise.
Thanks

Does anybody know how to uninstall MacKeeper?

I've recently installed MacKeeper. I haven't used it yet but before doing it, I've read it is a malware. I've been trying to uninstall it with no success. My computer is starting to go wrong and slower. Does anybody know how to uninstall it?

"MacKeeper" is a scam with only one useful feature: it deletes itself.
First, back up all data.
Note: These instructions apply to the version of the product that I downloaded and tested in early 2012. I can't be sure that they apply to other versions.
If you have incompletely removed MacKeeper—for example, by dragging the application to the Trash and immediately emptying—then you'll have to reinstall it and start over.
IMPORTANT: "MacKeeper" has what the developer calls an “encryption” feature. In my tests, I didn't try to verify what this feature really does. If you used it to “encrypt” any of your files, “decrypt” them before you uninstall, or (preferably) restore the files from backups made before they were “encrypted.” As the developer is not trustworthy, you should assume that the "decrypted" files are corrupt unless proven otherwise.
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Applications
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-A. The "MacKeeper" application is in the folder that opens. Quit it if it's running, then drag it to the Trash. You'll be prompted for your login password. Click the Uninstall MacKeeper button in the dialog that appears. All the other functional components of the software will be deleted. Restart the computer and empty the Trash.
☞ Quit MacKeeper before dragging it to the Trash.
☞ Let MacKeeper delete its other components before you empty the Trash.
☞ Don't try to drag the MacKeeper Dock icon to the Trash.
☞ Don't try to remove MacKeeper while running in safe mode.

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