Why MacKeeper advertised on porn sites

You are probably familiar with MacKeeper application advertising which comes out at every opportunity and an awkward case. Does it make sense not to look in the direction of the popular Clean My MacAnd towards the more popular, but rather on the negative side MacKeeper? Let's investigate.

This is a deception to recruit classes!

First of all I was surprised that most of the major sites speaks well about MacKeeper. TUAW, MacworldEven back in 2010, we have written a good overview this program. I was surprised by such a love for the software, which is always associated me with "pornoprogrammoy".

Entering a Google search for the name of the developer of the program, the company «ZeoBit», we immediately see a link to discussion Apple's website that this app is in no case can not be installed. The main complaints about MacKeeper, besides the fact that it inhibits and breaks the system is that it can not be removed. Following standard procedure is still a bunch of files, and the procedure itself is not easy.

Why quests, if you can just try to remove MacKeeper?

At least that MacKeeper can not be removed by standard means already it makes us think about its necessity. However, to remove it is still possible. In the program there is a button "Close", and due to the fact that it is constantly running in the background, it can not be moved to the trash. To prevent this, you need to go to the folder with the applications and run MacKeeper.

Now you need to right click on the application icon and select "Close". Then you can move the icon to the basket and accept the dialog box that appeared after that.

Everything? Unfortunately no. On your Mac still have a bit of MacKeeper, from which also need to get rid of. To do this, in Finder, you need to enter the following path:

Userdir / Library / Application Support

Here you will find a file «NoticeEngine.plugin». It and folder «MacKeeper Helper» to move to the basket, and restart the computer.

With MacKeeper finished. Or you might not be so sure?

When marketing does not work as it should

Overall, digging in a review of the program on various websites, I have found more positive than negative opinions. Units complained that MacKeeper breaks or slows down the system, remove system files or himself sends the computer for viruses. Most often, users were dissatisfied with only the fact that the application is quite difficult to remove.

From what we can conclude that ZeoBit wrong done to public relations and made a mockery of their application, to advertise on a website, on which none of us is looking for useful programs. However, I believe that on these sites app downloaded thousands and thousands of users, so we can not say that the advertising campaign was unsuccessful.

I hardly ever ever put MacKeeper on your computer, but will not discourage you from doing it. I have much more confidence in the proven Clean My MacWhich has a good reputation, moreover, costs about the same.

Moreover, I do not want to seem lazy, but I do not put the program on your computer even when he wrote this article. Her reputation is so contradictory that I decided not to risk its own system and dear to me files.

But one thing I know for sure, porn sites - it is spectacular, but not the most adequate platform for advertising decent software. It is a shame, MacKeeper, shame on you!