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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1948469" data-attributes="member: 396914">I don't know, honestly. If it were not a/v, I would say &quot;yes.&quot; But a/v software is pretty invasive and even AppCleaner may not be able to get it all. A quick search found this:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/what-is-ss-protect-limited/[/URL]and this:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254317645?sortBy=rank[/URL]From those two, it would appear that SS Protect Limited is associated with Total AV and Total Adblock. There is really no need for any antivirus software for the macOS, so I would recommend totally uninstalling it. I did look at Total AV's website and found this:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://help.totalav.com/en/tech/av/setup/-/av-setup-how-to-uninstall-av[/URL]That is up to you. You brought the issue here for us to help. If you don't care, you don't need to do anything, but if I were you I would get rid of any and all third-party A/V software and just let macOS do what it does. If you use smart surfing techniques (don't download anything you are not totally sure of, avoid anything &quot;free,&quot; stay away from dodgy websites and never click on a link in an ad or email, etc.) you should be fine. Keep the OS as up-to-date as you can and install updates from Apple when they are released.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1948469, member: 396914"] I don't know, honestly. If it were not a/v, I would say "yes." But a/v software is pretty invasive and even AppCleaner may not be able to get it all. A quick search found this: [URL unfurl="true"]https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/what-is-ss-protect-limited/[/URL] and this: [URL unfurl="true"]https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254317645?sortBy=rank[/URL] From those two, it would appear that SS Protect Limited is associated with Total AV and Total Adblock. There is really no need for any antivirus software for the macOS, so I would recommend totally uninstalling it. I did look at Total AV's website and found this: [URL unfurl="true"]https://help.totalav.com/en/tech/av/setup/-/av-setup-how-to-uninstall-av[/URL] That is up to you. You brought the issue here for us to help. If you don't care, you don't need to do anything, but if I were you I would get rid of any and all third-party A/V software and just let macOS do what it does. If you use smart surfing techniques (don't download anything you are not totally sure of, avoid anything "free," stay away from dodgy websites and never click on a link in an ad or email, etc.) you should be fine. Keep the OS as up-to-date as you can and install updates from Apple when they are released. [/QUOTE]

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