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This infection can be detected and cleaned using Spyware Doctor for macOS.

Name

Keygen (PUP.Keygen)

Description

Used for software piracy/may be bundled with Trojans/Adware.

Type

PUP/Potentially unwanted program.

Basis

Malware.

Removal

This infection can be removed using iBoostUp with Spyware Doctor.
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  • Type: the category to which this infection belongs. Refer to our macOS malware detection guide for more details on infection types.
  • Description: a more detailed description of the infection. If the information is available, technical aspects and symptoms of this infection are all described.
  • Consensus: we may sometimes link to a VirusTotal report of a particular sample we've analyzed, showing that a selection of other anti-malware products are in consensus that this is malware.
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