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Webroot Mac Security Daemon - CPU pegged

This is a constant problem on Big Sur.  Machine fans always blaring and CPU ~75% constantly for this process.  I’ve uninstalled/reinstalled a few times.  Scan is always running.  Losing patience, paying for 35 seats and everyone’s complaining.

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3 years ago
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Webroot Secure Anywhere Compatability

Despite comments I’ve read Webroot Secure Anywhere 9.1.4.123 :1563 is not compatible with OS Catalina 10.15.7. In my case Webroot is in constant scan mode and as it near completion is throws up an error message that's filled with coding. Once you close that the scan process starts again and I believe this problem is causing other minor issues although Webroot tech support have assure me my computer is still protected. When I last spoke to their second tier tech support they said they were aware of this issue which has affected some, not all, users and that a new release of Webroot would be released in late November 2020. That hasn’t happened and now I’m debating whether to upgrade my MAC Book Pro to OS Big Sur or wait till Big Sur has an update to iron out the initial bugs? Anyone else having this issue??? 

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3 years ago
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Threats Detected, but where are they?

I am having issues with Webroot Secure Anywhere.  It’s telling me there are Threats Detected.  But, when I go to Mac Security, their are no Threats listed. I am running mac os Catalina 10.15.4.  Webroot Secure Anywhere version is 9.1.0.139.  See attached pics for more explanation.   

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MajorHavoc
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3 years ago
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JohnbrannonNew Member
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Mac Big Sur

I have Mac Big Sur and the latest Webroot 9.1.4.123 the scan gets stuck in preparing to scan with no progress how do I fix this?

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3 years ago
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Webroot won't install on Mac OS Big Sur

I recently received a keycode to update my expired Webroot but everything I have done to get it up and working isn’t. I uninstalled the application, saved the keycode and attempted to reinstall. I get the application into my Mac but when I attempt to click on it to open, the top left hand side shows the application name but it does not show anything else on the top toolbar. It also does not go any further than that, no matter how many times I click it to open. No matter how many times I uninstall and attempt to reinstall, it keeps getting stuck on that step. I can’t even attempt to put in the new keycode to finish installation. I’m looking to see what other options are available.

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aduffbrew
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3 years ago
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Can't update Webroot 9.1.0.144 on Mac Big Sur

Couldn’t get Webroot to update from 9.1.0.144 before Mac Big Sur update, so updated to Big Sur then tried to update Webroot again. Both times, Webroot accepts my keycode, then Mac accepts my password for change permission, then it goes to an “Installing SecureAnywhere” screen with an “Installing SecureAnywhere” loading bar which only goes part way and freezes. It looks like I have the “Webroot Filtering Extension Mac” on Google Chrome already. Why won’t Webroot finish authorizing installation of the update?

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
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Scanning on Mac Pro gets really slow

I have been using Webroot security for almost a year now and it never gave me any issues. While 2 days back I installed cleanmymacx and since then Webroot is acting like crazy. Although I uninstalled cleanmymacx but the virus scanning on my Mac becomes really slow.The complete scan which Webroot usually do within 3 minutes before cleanmymacx, now it is taking like forever.Please guide me as what to do in this regards. I already have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Webroot but it didn’t help. ThanksAdnan

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3 years ago
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CarolinaGirl0828New Member
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Mac doesn't show up in PC Security after Big Sur update

I finally got WSA to install on my MacBook Pro after the Big Sur update, but now it doesn't show up in the PC Security section of the dashboard. I have deactivated all devices that no longer use WSA (in fact, that was the solution to finally getting the install to run on the Mac) and I have plenty of room for more, but only my Windows laptops show up. The Mac is nowhere to be seen, even after running several scans. Is this just another glitch with Big Sur?

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User Added Files

Just loaded MacOS Big Sur on my MacBook pro. Webroot picked up 2 files they said  were “user added” threats.I don’t remember loading anything besides the new OS, but I might have unintentionally clicked on some malware.  The 2 files are: /usr/libexec/runningboardd  and /usr/libexec/mdmclient.Anyone know if I can remove these files without creating another problem?

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
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Subscription : Account not activated message

Good afternoon,I just installed Webroot secure  anywhere  to my new MacBook. I switched from windows based system. I get message on home page,Subscription: account not activatedI sign in to my account it shows I have over 150 days left until renewal. Is this normal for Macs or is there a way to fix it so it shows it is active?   thank you in advance George Capraun

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
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Scanning

How to stop Webroot from scanning upon logging on to my mac?

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Webroot draining Macbook battery, eating CPU, tired of troubleshooting

I’ve been dealing with fast battery drain since buying this new macbook pro. I spent over $1k on this  laptop and could not even leave it unplugged at night because while it slept the battery would drain. Removing chrome seemed to solve this, but I like chrome. Someone suggested installing chrome and removing webroot. I didn’t want to do that, I’ve been a webroot customer since 2007, back when it was PrevX on my system. Finally tired of the problem I tried it. What do you know, worked fine. Still though, I didn’t want to go without webroot. So I changed over to another browser and kept webroot. Battery has held up fine. Lately it’s started getting slow though, so I began digging. Webroot Daemon was eating up my CPU. I have never even seen webroot daemon in my activity monitor before now. I’ve about had it with webroot. I’m tired of constantly having to tweek my preferences around their touchy system. It seems to be getting more & more touchy every year. Any suggestions on something

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3 years ago
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correct version for Mac OS Catalina 10.15.7

What Webroot version should I have for Mac OS Catalina 10.15.7?

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rupertsland
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3 years ago
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Webroot not working on MAC

I just update my cataline and now my Webroot is not working.  I know it wasn’t supported as a 64bit software and I’m assuming thats most likely the cause. I reisntall it and see if its compatible or not. I followed the instruction but but the link brings me to the webpage to buy it. Any help on getting it back would be helpful!

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rupertsland
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3 years ago
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Suspicious Activity Detected - system folder modified

On my MacBook pro I get the above message when I start up the system. This points to the file “/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.appleseed.seedusaged.postinstall.plist”.This file contains what looks like a call to the “Feedback Assistant.app” app:     <key>Label</key>     <string>com.apple.appleseed.seedusaged.postinstall</string>     <key>LimitLoadToSesionType</key>     <string>Aqua</string>     <key>ProgramArguments</key>     <array>          <string>oneShot</string>     </array>     <key>RunAtLoad</key>     <true/>     <key>Program</key>     <string>/System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/Feedback Assistant.app/Contents/Library/LaunchServices/seedusaged</string> Is this normal and OK, or is it some kind of malware? Thanks.

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
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Threat Detection Shows NO THREATS - Webroot is Confusing

Why is Webroot showing there is a THREAT in Orange but the scans show NO threats. This is really confusing and frustrating to see this. Cant rely on Webroot if this is not going to get fixed ASAP. This is on a MacOS Catalina.  

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
rupertsland
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Just installed today's update - SecureAnywhere 9.1.4.123

Hi everyone.There was an update today (Oct. 14, 2020) for Webroot SecureAnywhere for Mac. The screen turned yellow and the update button appeared. I didn’t see any product announcement on the community forum to get more information about the update.This update is 9.1.4.123. The previous version was 9.1.3.103.I went ahead and installed the update anyway on my Mac with Catalina 10.15.6. So my experience was basically the same as last month’s update.I just want to share my experience with this update...To download and install the update, I clicked the “Update Now” button (see screenshot below). The console will appear yellow. Be patient... It will take about 1 or 2 minutes for the product to update. At first you won’t see anything happen after clicking the button and you might wonder whether the update is working at all. Don’t panic, and don’t press the update button more than once. After a couple minutes you will see two Webroot icons running in the Dock. Let the update proceed. Both ico

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rupertsland
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3 years ago
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Prevent Scanning Mapped Drives

Hello,macOS Big Sur 11 (20A5395g)I have installed SecureAnywhere 9.1.1.66:1520 for the first time. I’ve selected “unmanaged” within the web panel to allow full option control via the app.Advanced » ‘Scan Mounted Drives’ is Not selected.As the “View Scan” » ‘Scan Window’ does not show the full path of the current scan, I’ve been watching the progress and can identify from the last few characters of the squashed file path, that it’s remote mounted volumes.The scan is into the 8+ hours already and showing no signs of ever completing due to the number of files available on my mounted volumes.How do I stop mounted volumes from being scanned? How do I see a proper full path of the current files being scanned?Thank you.

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
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WR 9.1.4.123 compatibility with Catalina 10.15.7

I  just updated the newest version of Webroot (9.1.4.123).  Is this WR version compatible  with Catalina 10.15.7

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
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How do you get rid of a threat on a backup drive

I have a thread on a drive on my IMac attached via thunderbolt cable...Webroot wants me to "detach" all drives to clean the threat, however the virus/threat is on the backup drive??

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TripleHelix
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3 years ago
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Cleanmymac not working after installing webroot

Hi guys,My friend is using Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5 and ever since I installed webroot on her mac, cleanmymac is just not working anymore. Also, I cannot access the user interface of Webroot on her mac either. Any help?

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3 years ago
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Catalina version 10.15.7 for Mac - is this compatible with SecureAnywhere for Mac 9.1.3.103?

Apple just released macOS Catalina 10.15.7 on Sept. 24, 2020. Details of this update is available on MacWorld.This update will likely be the last before Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11, later this fall. Has anyone come across any incompatibility issues or problems running WebRoot SecureAnywhere 9.1.3.103 under macOS Catalina 10.15.7? 

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3 years ago
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Mac Catalina 10.15.4 Can't Uninstall Webroot

When dragging to the trash an error pops up that displays “The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.” Trying to uninstall with CleanMyMac X lists the following: This item was cleaned partially. Errors: "/Library/Application Support/Webroot" couldn’t be removed due to lack of permissions. "/Library/Extensions/SecureAnywhere.kext" couldn’t be removed due to lack of permissions. "/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.webroot.security.mac.plist" couldn’t be removed due to lack of permissions. "/Library/LaunchAgents/com.webroot.WRMacApp.plist" couldn’t be removed due to lack of permissions. "/Applications/Webroot SecureAnywhere.app" couldn’t be removed due to lack of permissions. "/Applications/Webroot SecureAnywhere.app" couldn’t be removed due to lack of permissions.

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3 years ago
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Where can I download Webroot for OSX 10.14 ?

I can only find download links for Webroot 9.1.3, which requires Mac OSX 10.15+. I support some Macs with older OSX, particularly 10.14. Where is a link for older/compatible Webroot?

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TripleHelix
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4 years ago
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Mac O/S Catalina 10.15.6 - will not update Webroot SecureAnyhere

MAC Catalina OS version 10.15.6 - I have tried and I simply cannot update the Webroot SecureAnywhere. the “update” button simply does nothing.  Trying to do a full scan is equally pointless, it fails to complete or even start. Any suggestions ? The software is purchased for 6 pcs and none of them are useable, in its present guise. 

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