---
title: "Pop-up pest MacKeeper patches 0-day remote code execution vuln"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/pop-up-pest-mackeeper-patches-0-day-remote-code-execution-vuln/"
date: "2015-05-12T05:16:14+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Software Security"
source: "theregister.co.uk"
source_url: "https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/12/userbothering_mackeeper_patches_0day_vuln/"
---

# Pop-up pest MacKeeper patches 0-day remote code execution vuln

May 12, 2015 · Reported by theregister.co.uk

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2015/pop-up-pest-mackeeper-patches-0-day-remote-code-execution-vuln.jpg)

> A notorious piece of Mac maintenance software been found to have a critical remote code execution vulnerability.
>
> MacKeeper is infamous for its “clean up your Mac”-style popups, complete with designed-to-be-confusing “Leave Page/Stay on This Page” dialogues if you try to close the ad.

[Read the full article at theregister.co.uk](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/12/userbothering_mackeeper_patches_0day_vuln/)

**Tags:** [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)