Why You Should NEVER Use These Apps On Your Mac...
Why You Should NEVER Use These Apps On Your Mac...
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From browser extensions riddled with malware, to antivirus software slowing down your system, to free VPNs selling your data - this is the exhaustive list of the types of apps you should NOT use on your Mac!
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00:00 Introduction
00:52 Google Chrome
03:21 Browser Extensions
04:47 Sponsor
05:51 Antivirus Software
08:48 Cleaner Apps
10:19 Image Converter Apps
11:27 VPNs
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0 -> if you're like me you probably spend
1.839 -> hours every single day on your mac and
4.64 -> you probably use a number of different
6.56 -> apps too but what if some of these apps
9.599 -> had a dark purpose behind them or were
12.639 -> even downright dangerous
18.64 -> from collecting and selling all of your
20.56 -> personal data web searches and credit
22.88 -> card details to hackers using these very
25.599 -> apps to infiltrate your computer and
27.84 -> steal private files to cleaner or
30.48 -> anti-virus apps slowing down your entire
33.28 -> mac and wearing out your battery faster
36.239 -> there's a lot of really dodgy stuff
38.399 -> going on out there make sure you watch
40.16 -> this video to the very end because i'm
42.079 -> going to expose these apps and also tell
44.719 -> you which apps you should be using
46.8 -> instead also quick thanks to the sponsor
49.2 -> of this video but more on that later
51.76 -> okay let's start with a well-known app
53.68 -> that you're probably using to watch this
55.76 -> very video and that is google chrome now
59.199 -> at the end of the day chrome does
60.96 -> accomplish the task of browsing the web
63.359 -> but it comes with some hidden costs
65.68 -> firstly chrome can be a bit of a
67.84 -> resource hog compared to other browsers
70 -> it typically sucks up more battery life
72.4 -> and consumes more of your max memory
74.799 -> also known as ram leading to slower
77.2 -> performance now granted chrome
79.28 -> optimization has gotten better recently
81.68 -> but it's still lacking especially
83.92 -> compared to something like safari which
86.32 -> is designed specifically for macs and as
88.799 -> a result is blazing fast take this
91.52 -> browser benchmark for example you can
93.68 -> see just how safari outperforms chrome
96.64 -> in everyday usage now sure safari isn't
100.24 -> perfect you don't get the wide selection
102.64 -> of extensions like you do on chrome and
105.2 -> some things are just more compatible
107.119 -> with chrome especially if you're a web
109.36 -> developer the second reason you
111.119 -> shouldn't use chrome and perhaps the
112.799 -> most important is that chrome is
114.799 -> notoriously bad from a privacy
116.96 -> perspective seriously what i'm about to
118.88 -> tell you might shock you just look at
121.119 -> google's publicly available privacy
123.36 -> policy they literally track record and
126.32 -> likely sell to advertisers almost
128.64 -> everything you do including your search
130.959 -> history voice and audio information geez
134 -> that is creepy and even your calls text
136.8 -> messages and they can also access nearby
139.84 -> offline devices via bluetooth and this
142.56 -> is only what google publicly admits to
145.12 -> the reality could be much worse they've
147.68 -> been caught with their pants down time
150.239 -> and time and time again so if you're
153.76 -> using chrome right now even if you're
155.84 -> not signed into a google account every
157.92 -> single keystroke click search and image
160.959 -> you view is being logged and sent
163.04 -> straight back to google hq also you
165.84 -> might want to stay away from browsers
167.44 -> like brave and opera they've had their
169.519 -> fair share of leaks and controversies
171.599 -> over the years too now i'm actually
173.519 -> quite passionate about the topic of
175.44 -> online privacy and i won't go full tin
178.08 -> foil hat on you guys but i do use a
180.48 -> mixture of safari and firefox which is a
183.28 -> more privacy oriented open source
185.76 -> browser i also use a few extensions to
188.239 -> further lock down my privacy and
190.4 -> security on firefox but to keep this
192.56 -> video relatively compact i won't go into
194.64 -> the whole privacy spiel but let me know
196.879 -> down in the comments below if you do
198.72 -> want a separate video on that topic now
201.92 -> while we're on the topic of browsers
203.68 -> let's also talk about browser extensions
206.48 -> also known as add-ons or plugins did you
209.44 -> know that some of them can actually be
211.519 -> extremely malicious here's just a few of
213.92 -> the things these malicious browser
215.68 -> extensions can do everything from
217.84 -> stealing your credit card information to
220.159 -> installing malware directly onto your
222.56 -> device back in 2020 security firm awake
225.84 -> released a report revealing it had
227.76 -> discovered 111 malicious chrome
230.64 -> extensions that had been downloaded a
232.64 -> collective 33 million times and had been
236.159 -> doing the very activities i just
238.4 -> described now these extensions were
240.48 -> naturally disguised as a number of
242.4 -> things including rather ironically
244.879 -> extensions to flag dangerous websites
247.28 -> and also things like file and image
249.519 -> converters now google did end up
251.76 -> removing these plugins but they're also
253.76 -> not the only browser that is susceptible
256 -> to these kinds of vulnerabilities
258.16 -> realistically any browser is at risk and
260.56 -> these issues happen all the time such as
262.88 -> the data spy leak in 2019 where the
265.52 -> following extensions were collecting
267.44 -> personal and private data so here's how
270.4 -> to protect yourself against dangerous
272.8 -> browser extensions feel free to pause
275.36 -> the video here to read this in more
277.919 -> detail also while we're on the topic of
280.56 -> browser extensions here's a good one you
282.72 -> can use to keep your passwords and login
285.28 -> info safe do you use a secure password
288.4 -> for all your online accounts
290.96 -> don't lie to me
294.08 -> well nordpass is definitely something
296.32 -> you should look into if you get hacked
298.24 -> or someone steals your password they can
300.16 -> gain access to all of your photos videos
302.56 -> emails credit cards and more or worse
305.36 -> they can even steal your identity
307.28 -> nordpass is more than just a password
309.44 -> manager it's an essential cyber security
311.52 -> tool allowing you to store all of your
313.199 -> passwords in one place use the auto fill
315.52 -> feature for quick logins sync your
317.36 -> passwords across up to six devices and
319.759 -> find out if your online account or
321.44 -> credit card information has been leaked
323.199 -> via the data breach scanner designed by
325.84 -> cyber security experts nordpass is used
328.4 -> by more than 14 million users worldwide
331.68 -> and is a zero knowledge password manager
334.08 -> meaning no one else including nordpass
336.639 -> themselves can see your encrypted vault
339.52 -> so get exclusive access to nordpass's
341.919 -> best offer and get a 30-day money-back
344 -> guarantee using the link in the
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350.4 -> for free okay moving on to our next
352.96 -> controversial app and that is anti-virus
356.08 -> software so getting straight to the
357.919 -> point you simply do not need it no it's
361.039 -> not because macs can't get viruses
363.12 -> because they still can it's just pretty
365.52 -> unlikely that you will get one why is
367.6 -> this you ask well just 15 of computers
370.639 -> use the mac os operating system so
372.96 -> there's not as much incentive to
374.72 -> dedicate too much time and resources to
377.039 -> such a small target market when instead
379.52 -> if you're trying to hack someone or get
381.52 -> them to install malware you'll focus on
383.759 -> an operating system like windows which
385.84 -> makes up 75
387.6 -> of the market now things like phishing
389.919 -> and social engineering scams will still
392.319 -> be prevalent no matter what operating
394.08 -> system you use but anti-virus software
396.8 -> doesn't really do much to protect you
398.4 -> from those things anyway just be careful
400.56 -> about what you download and if you do
402.639 -> get a suspicious looking email don't
404.639 -> click on any links or download any
406.479 -> attachments contained within it because
408.639 -> don't forget you as the user are the
411.12 -> easiest point of attack regardless max
414 -> and mac os already have a lot of
416.4 -> protection built in to keep your mac
418.72 -> safe for example notarization which is a
421.68 -> malware scanning service provided by
423.68 -> apple app developers who want to
425.52 -> distribute apps outside the app store
427.599 -> have to submit their apps for scanning
429.759 -> apple scans this software for known
431.599 -> malware and if none is found issues the
434.639 -> app something known as a notarization
436.96 -> ticket then if one of these apps is
438.96 -> installed a security process known as
441.36 -> gatekeeper kicks in to verify the app's
444 -> notarization ticket or check if it's
446.8 -> been revoked even if something does slip
449.68 -> through there's yet another security
451.52 -> process known as x protect which is mac
454.4 -> os's built-in anti-virus technology now
457.52 -> xprotect is pretty cool because it
459.599 -> automatically checks for malicious
461.039 -> content whenever any of the following
463.039 -> things occur so if an app you've already
465.599 -> installed gets a dodgy update for
467.52 -> example there's a good chance x protect
470.16 -> will catch it also if you go to system
472.479 -> preferences then security and privacy
474.8 -> you get a bunch of additional security
476.879 -> options for example restricting what
479.039 -> type of apps can be installed a feature
481.36 -> called file vault to lock down and
483.44 -> encrypt your files a built-in firewall
485.84 -> to prevent unauthorized apps programs
488.479 -> and services from accepting incoming
490.56 -> connections and finally the privacy tab
493.44 -> where you can fine tune exactly what the
496.08 -> apps on your mac can and cannot access
499.44 -> and you've also got some pretty powerful
501.199 -> features built into safari itself to
503.84 -> protect you while browsing the internet
506 -> now if you're still paranoid or maybe
507.919 -> you have an older family member who's
510.16 -> not very good with computers
511.84 -> sure you can still use an anti-virus for
514.159 -> that added level of protection but it's
516.479 -> just not necessary and sometimes
518.88 -> anti-virus software can be a bit of a
520.88 -> drag on your mac's performance by
522.959 -> constantly running in the background and
525.2 -> scanning your system over and over again
528.16 -> okay getting back to some more dodgy
530.24 -> apps another one you do not need is any
533.2 -> of the various cleaner apps out there
535.519 -> they're just not necessary and in fact
538 -> some of them might even slow your
539.68 -> computer down or straight up leak your
542.08 -> data take ccleaner for example it was
544.32 -> actually hacked back in 2017 putting
546.88 -> over 2 million users at risk of malware
549.6 -> infection and if you read their privacy
551.6 -> policy it doesn't sound good they can
554.399 -> collect a fair amount of personal data
556.959 -> from you and potentially sell that data
559.6 -> to advertising companies another example
562.16 -> is the infamous mac keeper app just like
564.8 -> ccleaner it was also hacked exposing the
567.519 -> sensitive account details of 13 million
570.72 -> users there are also tons of reports
572.959 -> from people claiming that these cleaner
574.959 -> apps run in the background 24 7
577.6 -> consuming system resources and are
579.76 -> almost impossible to remove the reality
582.32 -> is you simply don't need to be
583.839 -> constantly scanning your mac to improve
586.24 -> performance or remove viruses mac os
589.12 -> does a pretty good job of clearing
591.36 -> caches temporary files and keeping
593.68 -> performance at an optimal level and if
595.839 -> you do run into any issues guess what
598.399 -> these cleaner apps aren't going to help
600.16 -> you any more than what a simple restart
602.72 -> would do but no matter what the issue
604.72 -> worst case scenario you can simply
606.72 -> format your mac's internal drive and
609.2 -> reinstall a fresh copy of mac os it'll
612 -> take you about five minutes and maybe an
614.24 -> hour for the mac to download and install
616.399 -> everything but it's a really simple
618.32 -> process moving on have you ever wanted
620.8 -> to convert or compress an image maybe
623.2 -> you're trying to send an image via email
625.12 -> and it's too large or it needs to be a
627.279 -> jpeg instead of png for example usually
630.079 -> you'd have to upload this image to a
631.839 -> dodgy free image compressor website and
634.32 -> if you look into the privacy policy of
636.24 -> these sites you get the usual we look
638.399 -> after your data spiel but some of these
640.64 -> websites will actually keep your images
642.88 -> on their server for up to 24 hours
645.92 -> imagine if that website got hacked two
647.839 -> hours after you converted a whole bunch
650 -> of revealing photos or important tax
653.12 -> documents for example alternatively you
655.279 -> can download free image converter apps
657.839 -> which might be a bit safer but they're
659.76 -> typically pretty clunky to use well you
662.32 -> don't need to bother with these apps any
664.48 -> longer as long as your mac is running
666.399 -> mac os monterey or later you'll get
668.56 -> access to the convert image quick action
671.12 -> you can choose to convert your image to
673.2 -> a variety of popular formats select what
676 -> size you want the image to be and also
678.24 -> get the option to remove private
680.16 -> metadata from the image or with just the
682.48 -> click of a button and the added
684 -> advantage of a lot more privacy now this
686.88 -> video would not be complete if i did not
689.2 -> talk about vpns firstly you should
691.68 -> definitely stay away at all costs from
694.399 -> free vpns just like all the other trash
697.519 -> i've already mentioned in this video a
699.68 -> free vpn is just going to collect and
702.079 -> sell your data have awful security
704.56 -> measures in place and in some situations
706.959 -> route another user's online activity
709.68 -> through your internet connection so you
712.16 -> better hope that dude isn't downloading
714.24 -> anything involving tentacles or anime
716.8 -> even some of the paid vpn services are
719.2 -> just as bad this article from restore
721.44 -> privacy goes into detail on some of them
723.92 -> for example ola caught stealing user
726.32 -> bandwidth and fraudulently reselling it
728.639 -> or pure vpn with numerous data leaks and
732.079 -> logging of customer data now if you are
734.399 -> looking for a vpn i can recommend
736.88 -> private internet access and proton vpn
740.16 -> i'm not being sponsored or paid by
742.16 -> either one they're just vpns i currently
744.56 -> use and haven't had any issues with plus
747.12 -> they also have good track records a zero
750.24 -> log policy and good security protocols
753.519 -> so yeah there's a ton of really dodgy
756.079 -> stuff out there hopefully this video was
758.48 -> able to shed some light on some of it
761.04 -> for you and if you do have any questions
763.12 -> let me know down in the comment section
764.88 -> below but apart from that thanks for
766.8 -> watching and i'll catch you in the next
769.36 -> one
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4PuctN9jQY