Why is the latest Cocktail update designated malware?

I've paid for Cocktail and am trying to download the new update to it. All the sources I find online say on the iMac that the installer cannot be opened, and the file is malware, "OSX/Spigot". I recently installed Intego security software since I was hacked. How do I get an update that works OK?

1. All the sources I find online say on the iMac that the installer cannot be opened, and the file is malware, "OSX/Spigot".
You have downloaded software from untrustworthy sites like CNET, Softonic, Download.com, Macupdate and the like : they often enclose crap in the installer: download only from trustworthy sites.
2. I recently installed Intego security software , these sort of tools are counterproductive, or crap.
ad 1: your mac has indeed been infected: download AdwareMedic from thesafemac.com (A very trustworthy site) and run it, it will solev the problem. Then uninstall Cocktail: rubbish and counterproductive.
ad 2: uninstall the Intego software.
Lex

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