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If it doesn't reoccur after your clean install it most likely was Prey, assuming everything else remains the same.
As I understand it Prey is a device tracking service which regularly pings your devices to locate them. I use the native Find My for that purpose, but it could explain the regularity of the VirusBarrier alert.
It sounds like you are using Intego VirusBarrier X9 which, as opposed to the free version, Intego VirusBarrier Scanner, runs continuously in the background. I don't favour those sort of anti malware apps because of the cost, CPU resources they use up and, in my opinion, unnecessary constant scanning they do. I run the free version roughly once a month and it's almost never found anything but that's just me.
As I understand it Prey is a device tracking service which regularly pings your devices to locate them. I use the native Find My for that purpose, but it could explain the regularity of the VirusBarrier alert.
It sounds like you are using Intego VirusBarrier X9 which, as opposed to the free version, Intego VirusBarrier Scanner, runs continuously in the background. I don't favour those sort of anti malware apps because of the cost, CPU resources they use up and, in my opinion, unnecessary constant scanning they do. I run the free version roughly once a month and it's almost never found anything but that's just me.