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Peter
Jun 23, 2019, 2:18:39 PM6/23/19
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I seem to have been “gifted” with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I don’t want it.
I can’t find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
Any advice from the “gurus” on this NG?
Thanks, Peter.
iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I don’t want it.
I can’t find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
Any advice from the “gurus” on this NG?
Thanks, Peter.
Jaimie Vandenbergh
Jun 23, 2019, 3:41:55 PM6/23/19
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:18:36 +0100, Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I seem to have been “gifted” with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
>iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I don’t want it.
>
>I can’t find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
>I seem to have been “gifted” with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
>iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I don’t want it.
>
>I can’t find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
it "to run the UI".
I don't know if you can revert to an older version of the Dropbox client
and still run without issues, but that's the first direction I'd suggest
looking.
If you don't run Dropbox, I have no idea.
Cheers - Jaimie
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nospam
Jun 23, 2019, 3:52:37 PM6/23/19
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In article <t6lvged2f5fthj308...@4ax.com>, Jaimie
Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
> >I seem to have been łgifted˛ with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
> >iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I donšt want it.
> >
> >I canšt find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
> >I seem to have been łgifted˛ with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
> >iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I donšt want it.
> >
> >I canšt find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
>
> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
> it "to run the UI".
>
> I don't know if you can revert to an older version of the Dropbox client
> and still run without issues, but that's the first direction I'd suggest
> looking.
>
> If you don't run Dropbox, I have no idea.
numerous third party browsers use chromium.
> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
> it "to run the UI".
>
> I don't know if you can revert to an older version of the Dropbox client
> and still run without issues, but that's the first direction I'd suggest
> looking.
>
> If you don't run Dropbox, I have no idea.
Sara Merriman
Jun 24, 2019, 12:04:49 AM6/24/19
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> >I seem to have been łgifted˛ with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
> >iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I donšt want it.
> >
> >I canšt find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
> >iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I donšt want it.
> >
>
> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
> it "to run the UI".
I use Dropbox but I can't find Chromium anywhere.
> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
> it "to run the UI".
David B.
Jun 24, 2019, 2:50:48 AM6/24/19
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On 24/06/2019 05:04, Sara Merriman wrote:
> In article <t6lvged2f5fthj308...@4ax.com>, Jaimie
> Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:18:36 +0100, Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I seem to have been ³gifted² with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
> In article <t6lvged2f5fthj308...@4ax.com>, Jaimie
> Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:18:36 +0100, Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I don¹t want it.
>>>
>>> I can¹t find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
>>>
>>
>> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
>> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
>> it "to run the UI".
>
> I use Dropbox but I can't find Chromium anywhere.
I use Dropbox too - and I cannot find any instance of Chromium either!
>> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
>> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
>> it "to run the UI".
>
> I use Dropbox but I can't find Chromium anywhere.
I find that KnockKnock is useful in finding things which shouldn't be
present.
https://objective-see.com/products/knockknock.html
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Alan B
Jun 24, 2019, 3:13:39 AM6/24/19
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Sara Merriman <sarame...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <t6lvged2f5fthj308...@4ax.com>, Jaimie
> Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:18:36 +0100, Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I seem to have been ³gifted² with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
> In article <t6lvged2f5fthj308...@4ax.com>, Jaimie
> Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:18:36 +0100, Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I don¹t want it.
>>>
>>> I can¹t find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
>>>
>>
>> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
>> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
>> it "to run the UI".
>
> I use Dropbox but I can't find Chromium anywhere.
>>
>> I don't know if you can revert to an older version of the Dropbox client
>> and still run without issues, but that's the first direction I'd suggest
>> looking.
>>
>> If you don't run Dropbox, I have no idea.
>>
>> Cheers - Jaimie
>
There’s some info about it on a Dropbox forum :
>> Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
>> is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
>> it "to run the UI".
>
> I use Dropbox but I can't find Chromium anywhere.
>>
>> I don't know if you can revert to an older version of the Dropbox client
>> and still run without issues, but that's the first direction I'd suggest
>> looking.
>>
>> If you don't run Dropbox, I have no idea.
>>
>> Cheers - Jaimie
>
https://tinyurl.com/yyorgl2u
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Cheers, Alan B
Peter
Jun 24, 2019, 3:37:05 AM6/24/19
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On 24 Jun 2019, Alan B wrote
(in article <qept71$boj$1...@dont-email.me>):
This site offers a tool for the removal of Chromium, and other unwanted apps.
https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
The site recommends an app called “App Cleaner & Uninstaller”. Anyone
Know anything about them?
Peter
(in article <qept71$boj$1...@dont-email.me>):
https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
The site recommends an app called “App Cleaner & Uninstaller”. Anyone
Know anything about them?
Peter
nospam
Jun 24, 2019, 3:56:45 AM6/24/19
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In article <0001HW.22C0B51F00...@News.Individual.NET>,
> The site recommends an app called ³App Cleaner & Uninstaller². Anyone
> Know anything about them?
do not use *any* app cleaners.
they are very dangerous and can potentially remove stuff they should
not, causing more problems than they try to solve.
in fact, the risk is so high that macos has specific code to block them
from removing critical parts of the os (that isn't already protected by
sip).
Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This site offers a tool for the removal of Chromium, and other unwanted apps.
>
> https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
scam site.
>
> This site offers a tool for the removal of Chromium, and other unwanted apps.
>
> https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
> The site recommends an app called ³App Cleaner & Uninstaller². Anyone
> Know anything about them?
they are very dangerous and can potentially remove stuff they should
not, causing more problems than they try to solve.
in fact, the risk is so high that macos has specific code to block them
from removing critical parts of the os (that isn't already protected by
sip).
Alan B
Jun 24, 2019, 3:58:09 AM6/24/19
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Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
>
> The site recommends an app called “App Cleaner & Uninstaller”. Anyone
> Know anything about them?
I have used the first method as it’s pretty straightforward and you are in
> https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
>
> The site recommends an app called “App Cleaner & Uninstaller”. Anyone
> Know anything about them?
control. Was Chromium installed in /Applications or elsewhere?
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Cheers, Alan B
John Hill
Jun 24, 2019, 12:13:13 PM6/24/19
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Peter <pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 24 Jun 2019, Alan B wrote
> (in article <qept71$boj$1...@dont-email.me>):
>
> > Sara Merriman<sarame...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > > In article<t6lvged2f5fthj308...@4ax.com>, Jaimie
> > > Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:18:36 +0100, Peter<pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I seem to have been ?gifted? with an unwanted copy of Chromium on my
> On 24 Jun 2019, Alan B wrote
> (in article <qept71$boj$1...@dont-email.me>):
>
> > Sara Merriman<sarame...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > > In article<t6lvged2f5fthj308...@4ax.com>, Jaimie
> > > Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:18:36 +0100, Peter<pfj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > iMac. I swear I never downloaded it and I don?t want it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can?t find it in Applications so how do I get rid of it?
> > > >
> > > > Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
> > > > is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
> > > > it "to run the UI".
> > >
> > > I use Dropbox but I can't find Chromium anywhere.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know if you can revert to an older version of the Dropbox client
> > > > and still run without issues, but that's the first direction I'd suggest
> > > > looking.
> > > >
> > > > If you don't run Dropbox, I have no idea.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers - Jaimie
> >
> > There's some info about it on a Dropbox forum :
> >
> > https://tinyurl.com/yyorgl2u
>
> This site offers a tool for the removal of Chromium, and other unwanted apps.
>
> https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
>
> The site recommends an app called "App Cleaner & Uninstaller". Anyone
> Know anything about them?
>
> Peter
I use AppCleaner, but with care. It offers a list of files it thinks are
> > > > Do you happen to be running Dropbox? Because the new iteration of that
> > > > is a pile of cock that includes an entire copy of Chromium embedded in
> > > > it "to run the UI".
> > >
> > > I use Dropbox but I can't find Chromium anywhere.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know if you can revert to an older version of the Dropbox client
> > > > and still run without issues, but that's the first direction I'd suggest
> > > > looking.
> > > >
> > > > If you don't run Dropbox, I have no idea.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers - Jaimie
> >
> > There's some info about it on a Dropbox forum :
> >
> > https://tinyurl.com/yyorgl2u
>
> This site offers a tool for the removal of Chromium, and other unwanted apps.
>
> https://nektony.com/blog/how-to-remove-chromium-from-mac
>
> The site recommends an app called "App Cleaner & Uninstaller". Anyone
> Know anything about them?
>
> Peter
appropriate, but you can go through them and select before you hit the
remove button. Do not accept its advice blindly.
J.
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Peter
Jun 25, 2019, 11:03:40 AM6/25/19
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On 24 Jun 2019, Alan B wrote
(in article <qepvqg$nos$1...@dont-email.me>):
App Cleaner.
Peter
David B.
Jun 25, 2019, 12:29:08 PM6/25/19
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I don't understand. :-(
nospam
Jun 25, 2019, 12:37:20 PM6/25/19
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In article <kZrQE.16168$5N2....@fx05.fr7>, David B.
understatement of the century
understatement of the century
David B.
Jun 25, 2019, 12:57:44 PM6/25/19
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be present.
https://objective-see.com/products/knockknock.html
It even warned me about the 'nospam' Troll!
nospam
Jun 25, 2019, 1:11:17 PM6/25/19
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In article <8osQE.14994$Fp7....@fx20.fr7>, David B.
<BDo...@REMOVE.gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Do YOU find that KnockKnock is useful for finding things which shouldn't
> be present.
it was off the scale in response to you.
>
> Do YOU find that KnockKnock is useful for finding things which shouldn't
> be present.
David_B
Dec 14, 2020, 7:48:13 AM12/14/20
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