Google Earth Updater

[kimmer]

Every 30 minutes or so, this keeps popping up. I don't have Google Earth on my iMac and I don't know what's causing it, nor how to stop it. Any suggestions?

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[jchuzi]

I'm not sure if this will help, but here's a suggestion: Go to ~/Library and see if you have a Google folder. In my system, there is a GoogleSoftwareUpdate folder within. You might try trashing it, if you have it. I also have a Google Earth folder in ~/Library/Application Support. Take a look there as well.

EDIT: I just found a Google folder in /Library, and it also contains GoogleSoftwareUpdate. A good way to find everything Google (including hidden files and folders) is by using EasyFind.

[Bruce_F]

QUOTE(kimmer @ Aug 19 2016, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Every 30 minutes or so, this keeps popping up. I don't have Google Earth on my iMac and I don't know what's causing it, nor how to stop it. Any suggestions?

[attachment=3296:GoogleUpdate.jpg]

Did you attempt to just log in as you would if you were starting up or installing an application? I just had the same pop-up happen and logging in took care of it.

[kimmer]

QUOTE(jchuzi @ Aug 19 2016, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm not sure if this will help, but here's a suggestion: Go to ~/Library and see if you have a Google folder. In my system, there is a GoogleSoftwareUpdate folder within. You might try trashing it, if you have it. I also have a Google Earth folder in ~/Library/Application Support. Take a look there as well.

EDIT: I just found a Google folder in /Library, and it also contains GoogleSoftwareUpdate. A good way to find everything Google (including hidden files and folders) is by using EasyFind.

This seems to have worked, but had to I trash both of those folders. I dumped the one in ~/Library/Application Support last night and this morning there were 4 (yes, FOUR) popup alerts on my desktop. Dumped the second folder in /Library and that seems to have stopped the annoyance. The only strangeness was Chrome alerting me that it could no longer auto-update without my permission. That was easy to fix. Thanks, Jon!!!

QUOTE(Bruce_F @ Aug 20 2016, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Did you attempt to just log in as you would if you were starting up or installing an application? I just had the same pop-up happen and logging in took care of it.

Yes, didn't stop the alert; but Jon's tip did the trick.

[jchuzi]

I'm happy that you solved the problem. Google's invasiveness is the reason why I ditched Chrome (a long time ago). I still have Google Earth but rarely use it.

[jchuzi]

Here's some information that is relevant to the topic: Google Earth's Mac updater isn't malware, but deserved your suspicions