How to stop Google Chrome from violating your Mac

Google Spyware.md

1. Open the Terminal app (search for it in Spotlight)

2. Enter the following command at the prompt to delete the offending files and folders (you will be prompted for your admin password):

    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/*
   

3. We're not done yet. Google will re-install its software update junk, so we have to change the owner and group of the folder to the "admin" user:

    sudo chown root:wheel ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate
   

4. Prevent Google from read or writing to the folder:

    sudo chmod a-rwx ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate
   

OK, almost done, but Google has a backup folder! We now must do all of the above commands on the backup folder:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/*
sudo chown root:wheel /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate
sudo chmod a-rwx /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate

And that about does it. Oh, and Google Chrome installs other spyware on your computer that may require software like Little Snitch to block.

More info:

• The Advanced Persistent Threat You Have: Google Chrome
• The Making of “The Advanced Persistent Threat You Have: Google Chrome”