Ghosts in my Mac: the apps are gone, but five root helpers stayed

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>There are five programs on my Mac that are set up to run as root, for apps I no longer have. The oldest one's plist was last modified more than four years ago. I found them by writing a gho

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