Has computer been compromised

bplist00‘ I discovered that seems concerning on my Desktop iMac in the form of a "request" I didn't make and need an opinion. I'm concerned someone else has access to my computer, only me am admin, any help would be appreciated. Here is the beginning portion of it - bplist00‘

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Posted on Nov 4, 2026 6:22 AM

5 replies

MrHoffman

Level 10 (169,253 points)

Nov 4, 2026 8:51 AM in response to SeanCeltiad

Erroneously displaying a binary plist file as text will look like this, yes.

To display the plist as text:

plutil -p yourplistfilenamehere.plist

macOS has lots of plist files.

KiltedTim

Level 10 (238,530 points)

Nov 4, 2026 7:14 AM in response to SeanCeltiad

Exactly where did you "discover" this?

What are you looking at?

If you're trying to interpret a plist file, don't.

You'll only make yourself crazy.

The chances your Mac has been "compromised" are near zero unless you're the type who likes to BitTorrent bootlegged software.

SeanCeltiad Author

Level 1 (24 points)

Nov 4, 2026 8:34 AM in response to KiltedTim

While searching using Spotlight for Migration Assistant extension which found nothing so I delete one letter at a time from right to left and a window turned up with just Request and that text. But it's much more than that longer. Ok, that's good and no, I don't BitTorrent anything.

Thank you for replying!

SeanCeltiad Author

Level 1 (24 points)

Nov 4, 2026 9:13 AM in response to MrHoffman

Is that to be entered in terminal window?

MrHoffman

Level 10 (169,253 points)

Nov 4, 2026 1:06 PM in response to SeanCeltiad

SeanCeltiad wrote:

Is that to be entered in terminal window?

That’s the level of detail you’re asking about here, so yes.