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Does he have a 'day job'?

https://discussions.apple.com/profile/etresoft/participation

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

www.etrecheck.com

<aside>

Your thoughts of this item?

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-of-things-botnets/

--
David

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On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks" <David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet another thread of abuse and general "Did", "Didn't"?

Gets tedious after a while.

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

John.

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On 30/08/2022 10:10, John Hill wrote:

On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks" <David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Haha! :-D Still sharp, even at YOUR age! ;-)

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet
another thread of abuse and general "Did", "Didn't"?

No abuse has ever been intended.

Gets tedious after a while.

I can only apologise. May I ask if things are working out OK on the home
front? We are missing our boating, but the new owners are now posting
pictures on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158520799561507&set=pcb.10158520802616507

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

It's only just now that the penny has dropped - cleaning EVERYTHING off
my hard drives does NOT clean out anything malicious lurking in my
iCloud iDrive. It hadn't occurred to me before. 🙁

I've just written to mention this to Howard Oakley, here:-

*macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance*

https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/30/macos-now-scans-for-malware-whenever-it-gets-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-77471

You can see what WAS hiding in my iDrive, here:-

https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png

--
With kind regards,
David

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On 30 Aug 2022, David Brooks wrote
(in article <8mjPK.6313$IRd5.3637@fx10.iad>):

Does he have a 'day job'?

https://discussions.apple.com/profile/etresoft/participation

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

none of your business, vile one

www.etrecheck.com

<aside>

Your thoughts of this item?

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/internet-of-things-botnets/

that you’re too stupid to operate a botnet.

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On 30 Aug 2022, John Hill wrote
(in article <tekk6c$1eett$1@dont-email.me>):

On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks"<David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet
another thread of abuse

that would be it.

and general "Did", "Didn't"?

Gets tedious after a while.

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

he’d add it to all the other info he gets when he stalks, and use it to try to get more info, while insinuating that something nefarious is going on. It’s David Brooks. He’s vile. It’s who he is.

John.

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On Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 10:34:15 UTC+1, David Brooks wrote:

On 30/08/2022 10:10, John Hill wrote:

On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks" <Da...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Haha! :-D Still sharp, even at YOUR age! ;-)

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet
another thread of abuse and general "Did", "Didn't"?

No abuse has ever been intended.

Gets tedious after a while.

I can only apologise. May I ask if things are working out OK on the home front? We are missing our boating, but the new owners are now posting pictures on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158520799561507&set=pcb.10158520802616507

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

It's only just now that the penny has dropped - cleaning EVERYTHING off
my hard drives does NOT clean out anything malicious lurking in my
iCloud iDrive. It hadn't occurred to me before. 🙁

I've just written to mention this to Howard Oakley, here:-

*macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance*

https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/30/macos-now-scans-for-malware-whenever-it-gets-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-77471

You can see what WAS hiding in my iDrive, here:-

https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png

Wow Jesus.

I''ve been wondering where he's been hiding for the past 2000+ years, now we know.

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With kind regards,
David

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On 30/08/2022 13:38, whisky-dave wrote:

On Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 10:34:15 UTC+1, David Brooks wrote:

On 30/08/2022 10:10, John Hill wrote:

On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks" <Da...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord >>> Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Haha! :-D Still sharp, even at YOUR age! ;-)

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet
another thread of abuse and general "Did", "Didn't"?

No abuse has ever been intended.

Gets tedious after a while.

I can only apologise. May I ask if things are working out OK on the home
front? We are missing our boating, but the new owners are now posting
pictures on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158520799561507&set=pcb.10158520802616507

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

It's only just now that the penny has dropped - cleaning EVERYTHING off
my hard drives does NOT clean out anything malicious lurking in my
iCloud iDrive. It hadn't occurred to me before. 🙁

I've just written to mention this to Howard Oakley, here:-

*macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance*

https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/30/macos-now-scans-for-malware-whenever-it-gets-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-77471

You can see what WAS hiding in my iDrive, here:-

https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png

Wow Jesus.

I''ve been wondering where he's been hiding for the past 2000+ years, now we know.

THIS Jesus was painted by my sister many years ago - I still think it's wonderful. I'll happily share a full-size image if requested.

I did try to ask questions about EtreCheck, politely, on the ASC forums.

You are more than welcome to review the thread, here:-

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8332293

Perhaps some reading here would like to question matters for themselves.

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With kind regards,
David

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I know you won't look!

https://imgur.com/a/TvWJztd

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On 30 Aug 2022 at 12:59:59 BST, "Wolffan" <akwolffan@zoho.com> wrote:

On 30 Aug 2022, John Hill wrote
(in article <tekk6c$1eett$1@dont-email.me>):

On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks"<David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord
Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet
another thread of abuse

that would be it.

and general "Did", "Didn't"?

Gets tedious after a while.

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

he’d add it to all the other info he gets when he stalks, and use it to try to get more info, while insinuating that something nefarious is going on. It’s David Brooks. He’s vile. It’s who he is.

John.

The above is EXACTLY what I meant. David may not intend abuse, but he does attract it. Mind you, just as much blame attaches to those who respond. This response, and the responder, were entirely predictable.

As I said, gets tedious after a while.

John.
--
You're not an old dog until you can't learn new tricks

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David Brooks <David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

I did try to ask questions about EtreCheck, politely, on the ASC forums.

You are more than welcome to review the thread, here:-

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8332293

Perhaps some reading here would like to question matters for themselves.

And the reply from etresoft on March 25, 2018 nicely sums up all of your stalking attempts:

“Lacking any such Apple service, all you can do is consult online reviews
and recommendations to see if a product is safe and legitimate. I am not
going to make any attempts in this thread to demonstrate that EtreCheck is
safe or legitimate. It seems like EtreCheck may be replacing ClamXAV as the object of your unwanted attention. I'm sure that would be good news for
Mark Allan, but I would like you to find a different hobby. I made a
sincere effort to explain some of the more confusing aspects of security software and to dissuade you from your strange anti-ClamXAV crusade. And
the reward for my attempts to be helpful is that you now start an anti-EtreCheck crusade?”

“There is an old saying that goes something like "be careful what you ask for; you might get it." No one had any idea what your anti-ClamXAV agenda
was about. Your anti-EtreCheck agenda seems more transparent. In all
honesty, I would prefer that you don't use EtreCheck and avoid discussing
it here in the forums, either positively or negatively. Otherwise, you
might set something in motion that isn't what you would have wanted. “

And yet, here you are again - 4 YEARS LATER - still questioning EtreCheck
AND ClamXAV.

Give it a rest. Your are incredibly boring, stupid and irritating. To everyone who reads/has read your paranoid drivel.

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On 30/08/2022 18:46, John Hill wrote:

On 30 Aug 2022 at 12:59:59 BST, "Wolffan" <akwolffan@zoho.com> wrote:

On 30 Aug 2022, John Hill wrote
(in article <tekk6c$1eett$1@dont-email.me>):

On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks"<David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord >>> Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet
another thread of abuse

that would be it.

and general "Did", "Didn't"?

Gets tedious after a while.

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

he’d add it to all the other info he gets when he stalks, and use it to try
to get more info, while insinuating that something nefarious is going on.
It’s David Brooks. He’s vile. It’s who he is.

John.

The above is EXACTLY what I meant. David may not intend abuse, but he does attract it. Mind you, just as much blame attaches to those who respond. This response, and the responder, were entirely predictable.

As I said, gets tedious after a while.

Have you EVER run EtreCheck?

If so, please post a copy of /your/ report.

Here's one of mine:-



EtreCheckPro version: 6.5.6 (6F041)
Report generated: 2022-04-15 10:43:32
Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 3:24

Performance: Excellent

Problem: Other problem
Description:
*Wondering why the LinkedIn persona of Tess Pierce has been changed*!

Major Issues: None

Minor Issues:
    These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement.

    Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.
    Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. Apple has said that unsigned software will not run by default in a future
version of the operating system.
    Heavy I/O usage - Your system is under heavy I/O use. This will
reduce your performance.
    x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system.

Hardware Information:
    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
    iMac Model: iMac18,3
    3.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-7600K) CPU: 4-core
    8 GB RAM - Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
        BANK 0/DIMM1 - Empty
        BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
        BANK 1/DIMM1 - Empty

Video Information:
    Radeon Pro 580 - VRAM: 8 GB
        iMac (built-in) 5120 x 2880

Drives:
    disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0128L 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
    Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x4 NVM Express
        disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
        disk0s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 121.02 GB
            disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
                disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual
drive] (Shared - 76.76 GB used)
                disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 267
MB used)
                disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 1.11 GB
used)
                disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 4.30 GB used)
                disk2s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (Shared - 15.19 GB used)
                    disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot]
(Shared - 15.19 GB used)
                disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 1 MB used)

    disk1 - APPLE HDD ST2000DM001 2.00 TB (Mechanical - 7200 RPM)
    Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
        disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
        disk1s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 2.00 TB
            disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
                disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual
drive] (Shared - 76.76 GB used)
                disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 267
MB used)
                disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 1.11 GB
used)
                disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 4.30 GB used)
                disk2s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (Shared - 15.19 GB used)
                    disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot]
(Shared - 15.19 GB used)
                disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 1 MB used)

    disk3 - WD My Book 1112 2.00 TB
    External USB 480 Mbit/s USB
        disk3s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
        disk3s2 - M*****k (Journaled HFS+) 2.00 TB (1.70 TB used)

Mounted Volumes:
    disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
        2.12 TB (Shared - 76.76 GB used, 2.06 TB available, 2.01 TB free)
        APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
        Fusion drive

    disk2s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
        2.12 TB (Shared - 267 MB used, 2.01 TB free)
        APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
        Fusion drive

    disk2s4 - VM [APFS VM]
        2.12 TB (Shared - 4.30 GB used, 2.01 TB free)
        APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
        Fusion drive

    disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
        2.12 TB (Shared - 15.19 GB used, 2.06 TB available, 2.01 TB free)
        APFS
        Mount point: /
        Fusion drive
        Read-only: Yes

    disk2s6 - Update
        2.12 TB (Shared - 1 MB used, 2.01 TB free)
        APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
        Fusion drive

    disk3s2 - M*****k
        2.00 TB (1.70 TB used, 303.97 GB free)
        Journaled HFS+
        Mount point: /Volumes/M*****k

Network:
    Interface en0: Ethernet
    Interface en1: Wi-Fi
        802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

System Software:
    macOS Monterey 12.3.1 (21E258)
    Time since boot: About 5 days

Notifications:

    EtreCheckPro.app
        3 notifications
    Thunderbird.app
        one notification
    Speedtest.app
        one notification

Security:
    Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
    System Integrity Protection: Enabled

    Antivirus software: Apple and Symantec

Unsigned Files:
    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.symantec.sharedsettings.MES.plist
        Executable: /Library/Application Support/Symantec/Silo/MES/DomainSettings/SymSharedSettingsd
        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

Old Applications:
    4 x86-only apps

System Extensions:
    [Running] SymantecEndpointSecurity - version 9.0.6 (Symantec - 2022-04-07)
        Application: /Applications/Norton Security.app - version 9.0.6 (Symantec - 2022-04-07)
        Description: [placeholder]Symantec Endpoint Security system extension[placeholder]

System Launch Daemons:
    [Not Loaded] 37 Apple tasks
    [Loaded] 183 Apple tasks
    [Running] 158 Apple tasks
    [Other] One Apple task

System Launch Agents:
    [Not Loaded] 15 Apple tasks
    [Loaded] 155 Apple tasks
    [Running] 185 Apple tasks
    [Other] One Apple task

Launch Daemons:
    [Loaded] com.norton.servicemanager.daemon.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Loaded] com.symantec.SymLUHelper.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Loaded] com.symantec.UninstallerToolHelper.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Running] com.symantec.dsp.nortonaggregatord.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Loaded] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Running] com.symantec.sharedsettings.MES.plist (? 84ffa067 - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Running] com.symantec.symdaemon.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Loaded] com.symantec.symqual.detail.MES.plist (Symantec -
installed 2022-04-07)
    [Loaded] com.symantec.symqual.panicreporter.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Loaded] com.symantec.symqual.submit.MES.plist (Symantec -
installed 2022-04-07)

Launch Agents:
    [Loaded] com.norton.nsm-app.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)
    [Running] com.symantec.uiagent.application.MES.plist (Symantec - installed 2022-04-07)

User Login Items:
    [Running] AppCleaner SmartDelete (Julien Ramseier - installed 2022-04-06)
        Modern Login Item
        /Applications/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner SmartDelete.app

    [Not Loaded] SpeedTestHelper (App Store - installed 2022-04-11)
        Modern Login Item
        /Applications/Speedtest.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SpeedTestHelper.app

    [Not Loaded] Launcher (App Store - installed 2022-04-15)
        Modern Login Item
        /Applications/VPN Unlimited.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Launcher.app

    [Not Loaded] WhatsApp Login Helper (App Store - installed 2022-04-07)
        Modern Login Item
        /Applications/WhatsApp.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/WhatsApp
Login Helper.app

    [Loaded] SpeechSynthesisServer (Apple - installed 2022-03-26)
        Application
        /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app

Backup:
    Auto backup: Yes
    Destinations:
        M*****k [Local] (Last used)
            Total size: 0 B
            Total number of backups: 92
            Oldest backup: 2020-10-16 22:13:16
            Last backup: 2022-04-06 09:26:52
    One local snapshot
    Oldest local snapshot: 2022-04-15 10:13:46
    Last local snapshot: 2022-04-15 10:13:46

Performance:
    System Load: 1.26 (1 min ago) 1.35 (5 min ago) 1.44 (15 min ago)
    Nominal I/O speed: 23.50 MB/s
    File system: 27.78 seconds
    Write speed: 351 MB/s
    Read speed: 2813 MB/s

CPU Usage Snapshot:
    Type Overall
    System: 4 %
    User: 5 %
    Idle: 91 %

Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
    Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
    EtreCheckPro 12.92 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
    kernel_task 6.38 % (Apple)
    WindowServer 5.68 % (Apple)
    backupd 2.42 % (Apple)
    com.symantec.mes.systemextension 1.10 % (Symantec)

Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
    Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
    kernel_task 416 MB (Apple)
    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (7) 402 MB (Apple)
    EtreCheckPro 235 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)
    thunderbird 180 MB (Mozilla Corporation)
    com.symantec.mes.systemextension 155 MB (Symantec)

Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
    Process Input / Output (Source - Location)
    mDNSResponder 48 MB / 6 MB (Apple)
    WireguardPacketTunnel 49 MB / 5 MB (App Store)
    Mail 17 MB / 247 KB (Apple)
    com.apple.WebKit.Networking 12 MB / 4 KB (Apple)
    netbiosd 259 KB / 118 KB (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
    Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
    WindowServer 5 (Apple)
    backupd 1 (Apple)
    Messages 1 (Apple)
    bluetoothd 1 (Apple)
    com.apple.WebKit.Networking (2) 1 (Apple)

Virtual Memory Information:
    Physical RAM: 8 GB

    Free RAM: 15 MB
    Used RAM: 6.64 GB
    Cached files: 1.35 GB

    Available RAM: 1.36 GB
    Swap Used: 1.55 GB

Software Installs (past 60 days):
    Install Date Name (Version)
    2022-04-06 macOS 12.3.1 (12.3.1)
    2022-04-06 XProtectPlistConfigData (2158)
    2022-04-06 MRTConfigData (1.91)
    2022-04-07 EasyFinder 2 (1.0.3)
    2022-04-07 Norton For Mac (8.7.4.40.40)
    2022-04-07 Norton Security SKU (8.7.2.8.8)
    2022-04-07 Norton For Mac.Universal (8.7.4.40.40)
    2022-04-07 NS4_SKU.NS4_SOS (8.7.4.42.42)
    2022-04-07 WhatsApp (2.2208.15)
    2022-04-11 Speedtest (1.24)
    2022-04-15 Pages (12.0)
    2022-04-15 VPN Unlimited (8.3.4)

Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days):
    2022-04-14 19:52:45 triald - High CPU Use
        Executable: /usr/libexec/triald

    2022-04-14 16:05:15 Script Editor.app - Hang
        Executable: /System/Applications/Utilities/Script Editor.app

    2022-04-14 13:24:31 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent - High CPU Use (4 times)
        Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

    2022-04-10 21:41:21 Thunderbird.app - High CPU Use (5 times)
        Executable: /Applications/Thunderbird.app

    2022-04-09 16:03:09 com.symantec.mes.systemextension - Crash
        Executable: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.symantec.mes.systemextension
        Details:
            libsystem_c.dylib: abort() called


    2022-04-09 13:30:13 DriveDx - Crash
        Executable: /private/var/folders/*/DriveDx.app

    2022-04-08 15:45:57 mediaanalysisd - Crash
        Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MediaAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/mediaanalysisd


End of report

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On 31 Aug 2022 at 11:16:35 BST, "David Brooks" <David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Have you EVER run EtreCheck?

If so, please post a copy of /your/ report.

Here's one of mine:-

No, and I have no intention of doing so.

Furthermore, your report seems to me to contain a vast amount of information about whatever platform you ran it on, and I am astonished that you would ever consider posting it on an open forum. I would certainly never do so.

I am reluctant to put you on my kill file list, because when you get off your hobbyhorse you make useful contributions to uk.comp.sys.mac.

However…

In response to your earlier enquiry, life is getting a bit easier here now.

John.
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Frustra fit per plura, quod potest fieri per pauciora - William of Occam

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On 01/09/2022 10:05, John Hill wrote:

On 31 Aug 2022 at 11:16:35 BST, "David Brooks" <David@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Have you EVER run EtreCheck?

If so, please post a copy of /your/ report.

Here's one of mine:-

No, and I have no intention of doing so.

Furthermore, your report seems to me to contain a vast amount of information about whatever platform you ran it on, and I am astonished that you would ever
consider posting it on an open forum. I would certainly never do so.

It's an everyday occurrence on the Apple Support Communities (ASC)
forums! If you are unfamiliar, here is an example thread:-

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252706656

I am reluctant to put you on my kill file list, because when you get off your hobbyhorse you make useful contributions to uk.comp.sys.mac.

However…

In response to your earlier enquiry, life is getting a bit easier here now.

Hello again, John.

Thank you for responding. I'm so pleased to learn that life has become a
little easier for you now. I have some inkling of how things may have
been for you - my wife of 55 years now had a major heart attack just a
few days before the country went into lockdown. Thankfully, she survived.

You might like to review this recent article by anothe retired naval
officer (albeit that he was a doctor!)

https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/30/macos-now-scans-for-malware-whenever-it-gets-a-chance/

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With kind regards,
David

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On Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 15:15:22 UTC+1, David Brooks wrote:

On 30/08/2022 13:38, whisky-dave wrote:

On Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 10:34:15 UTC+1, David Brooks wrote:

On 30/08/2022 10:10, John Hill wrote:

On 30 Aug 2022 at 08:53:40 BST, "David Brooks" <Da...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Do YOU use EtreCheck?

David, I do wish you'd stop doing this! It always puts me in mind of Lord
Kitchener's "Your country needs YOU!".

Haha! :-D Still sharp, even at YOUR age! ;-)

Are you trying to conduct some sort of poll? Or merely attempting to start yet
another thread of abuse and general "Did", "Didn't"?

No abuse has ever been intended.

Gets tedious after a while.

I can only apologise. May I ask if things are working out OK on the home >> front? We are missing our boating, but the new owners are now posting
pictures on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158520799561507&set=pcb.10158520802616507

And anyway, if we did all tell you, what use would the information be to you?

It's only just now that the penny has dropped - cleaning EVERYTHING off >> my hard drives does NOT clean out anything malicious lurking in my
iCloud iDrive. It hadn't occurred to me before. 🙁

I've just written to mention this to Howard Oakley, here:-

*macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance*

https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/30/macos-now-scans-for-malware-whenever-it-gets-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-77471

You can see what WAS hiding in my iDrive, here:-

https://i.imgur.com/2FbHQ9E.png

Wow Jesus.

I''ve been wondering where he's been hiding for the past 2000+ years, now we know.

THIS Jesus was painted by my sister many years ago -

You mean there's more than one Jesus ?

I still think it's
wonderful. I'll happily share a full-size image if requested.

But you never did tell me when Jesus posed for your sister.

I did try to ask questions about EtreCheck, politely, on the ASC forums.

You are more than welcome to review the thread, here:-

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8332293

Perhaps some reading here would like to question matters for themselves.

Nothing to question, I'm more interested to know why people believe in talking serpents and talking bushes.
I'd like somem of thiose drugs on the NHS if possible.
I'd likke top know why Jesus decided to turn water into wine.
Wasn;t he happy with God providing water to drink ?

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With kind regards,
David

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David Brooks typed something on some Usenet group:

My wife of 55 years now had a major heart attack just a
few days before the country went into lockdown. Thankfully, she survived.

I wish her all the best. I take it you will pray for her, that said I still leave the material body in the realm of qualified medical practitioners.

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I am the true champion of all existence, and shudder the petulant worm who dares darken my brain with ridicule!

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