s around Trustd concerns
s around Trustd concerns
I understand that some people have been having issues with the trusd process pinning people's CPU usage. I have read on other forums that it is a bug that has occurred on some updates of macOS. There are two things that I wanted to address. The first is that people are hesitant about reinstalling macOS. The only thing that happens during a reinstall is it replaces ONLY the macOS files. It will keep all the files and programs from before on your computer. I’m unsure if people understand that if you delete the main volume will you lose application and documentation information. If someone is that concerned about losing data creating a TimeMachine backup will keep a snapshot of your system. Second, if you didn’t just recently update your mac and this process is happening to you it might be malware. More specifically adware/ keylogger. I had a friend give me their laptop and was complaining that their computer was running super sluggish and sometimes won’t even load a website. I tried connecting it to two different Wi-Fi signals (home and work) also attempted to connect it via Ethernet. Of course, the first thing I do is open the Activity monitor and sure enough “trusd” was using 130% of my CPU usage. I looked up what might be the issue tried their troubleshooting steps and nothing fixed it even the reinstall which yes, I had tried to no prevail. I then installed Malwarebytes ran a scan and come to find out there was a keylogger on her computer. Quarantined and delete the files from the hard drive and boom everything was back to normal. Ran my copy of Bitdefender just to double-check and there was even more Adware on top of the computer (A total of 50 different files). I do believe that with macOS security is the number one thing with Apple. However, that doesn’t automatically mean Macs DON’T get viruses. All of this to summarize. macOS reinstallation won’t delete all your files it will just reinstall the macOS main program files. If still concerned make a backup before starting the process. Also, Macs won’t get viruses but CAN get malware. Run a scan to be sure that it’s not the issue.
Widespread belief, Macs are safe from malware. Their infection rates remain low.
I understand, I misstated the closing point earlier. Viruses belong to a broader category of malware. Macs can still contract viruses. A key reason viruses aren’t widespread is their limited user base compared to Windows, which means fewer targets for hackers.