Glimmer Blocker

[adamr100]

Hello,

I have seen several threads based around Glimmer Blocker but none of the solutions have ever helped me.

As far as I am aware, I have never installed Glimmer Blocker and it doesn't show in 'library' at all.

Yet, whenever I install a software update (I am a Beta Tester) I get this error message every time. Anyone know how to stop it?

Thanks,
Adam

 

[Weaselboy]

Etrecheck

Download and Run Etrecheck and that will create an anonymized report showing all hidden launch and startup items. If you can't figure it out from the report, post the report here for us to have a look.

 

[adamr100]

Brill. Will give this a go when I'm home.

 

[adamr100]

Here is the report.

Thank you.

[B]EtreCheck version: 3.1.5 (343)[/B]

[B]Report generated 2017-03-15 19:44:21[/B]

[B]Download EtreCheck from [/B][URL='https://etrecheck.com'][B]https://etrecheck.com[/B][/URL]

[B]Runtime 1:41[/B]

[B]Performance: Excellent[/B]



Click the [B][Support][/B] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [B][Details][/B] links for more information about that line.



[B]Problem: [/B]Other problem

[B]Description:[/B]

Glimmer Blocker



[URL='etrecheck://help/hardware'][B]Hardware Information:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/hardware']ⓘ[/URL]

    MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)

    [URL='http://support-sp.apple.com/sp/index?page=cpuspec&cc=GY25&lang=en'][B][Technical Specifications][/B][/URL] - [URL='http://support-sp.apple.com/sp/index?page=cpuuserguides&cc=GY25&lang=en'][B][User Guide][/B][/URL] - [URL='https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=Macnotebooks'][B][Warranty & Service][/B][/URL]

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro13,1

    1 2 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-6360U) CPU: 2-core

    8 GB RAM Not upgradeable

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            4 GB LPDDR3 1867 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            4 GB LPDDR3 1867 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

    Wireless:  en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 28


[URL='etrecheck://help/video'][B]Video Information:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/video']ⓘ[/URL]

    Intel Iris Graphics 540

        Color LCD 2880 x 1800


[URL='etrecheck://help/systemsoftware'][B]System Software:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/systemsoftware']ⓘ[/URL]

    macOS Sierra  10.12.4 (16E189a) - Time since boot: about 10 hours


[URL='etrecheck://help/disk'][B]Disk Information:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/disk']ⓘ[/URL]

    APPLE SSD AP0256J disk0 : (251 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk1) /  [Startup]: 249.68 GB (125.66 GB free)

            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

            Core Storage: disk0s2 250.04 GB Online


[URL='etrecheck://help/thunderbolt'][B]Thunderbolt Information:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/thunderbolt']ⓘ[/URL]

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


[URL='etrecheck://help/gatekeeper'][B]Gatekeeper:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/gatekeeper']ⓘ[/URL]

    Mac App Store and identified developers


[URL='etrecheck://help/kernelextensions'][B]Kernel Extensions:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/kernelextensions']ⓘ[/URL]

[B]        /Library/Extensions[/B]

    [loaded]    com.intel.driver.EnergyDriver (2.0 - SDK 10.11 - 2017-03-15) [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=EnergyDriver+support+site:intel.com'][B][Support][/B][/URL]



[URL='etrecheck://help/systemlaunchagents'][B]System Launch Agents:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/systemlaunchagents']ⓘ[/URL]

[B]    [not loaded]    [/B]7 Apple tasks

[B]    [loaded]    [/B]172 Apple tasks

[B]    [running]    [/B]103 Apple tasks


[URL='etrecheck://help/systemlaunchdaemons'][B]System Launch Daemons:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/systemlaunchdaemons']ⓘ[/URL]

[B]    [failed]    [/B]com.apple.postfix.newaliases.plist (2016-09-23)

[B]    [not loaded]    [/B]42 Apple tasks

[B]    [loaded]    [/B]169 Apple tasks

[B]    [running]    [/B]105 Apple tasks


[URL='etrecheck://help/launchdaemons'][B]Launch Daemons:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/launchdaemons']ⓘ[/URL]

[B]    [loaded]    [/B]com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (2016-12-28) [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist+support+site:microsoft.com'][B][Support][/B][/URL]

[B]    [loaded]    [/B]com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2016-12-09) [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist+support+site:microsoft.com'][B][Support][/B][/URL]


[URL='etrecheck://help/userlaunchagents'][B]User Launch Agents:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/userlaunchagents']ⓘ[/URL]

[B]    [loaded]    [/B]com.cisco.videoguard7.plist (2017-03-11)

[B]    [loaded]    [/B]com.cisco.videoguard7.uninstall.plist (2017-03-11)

[B]    [running]    [/B]com.cisco.videoguardmonitor.plist (2017-03-11)

[B]    [loaded]    [/B]com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2017-01-14) [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=com.google.keystone.agent.plist+support+site:google.com'][B][Support][/B][/URL]


[URL='etrecheck://help/loginitems'][B]User Login Items:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/loginitems']ⓘ[/URL]

    iTunesHelper    Application   (2017-01-24)

        (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)


[URL='etrecheck://help/internetplugins'][B]Internet Plug-ins:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/internetplugins']ⓘ[/URL]

    FlashPlayer-10.6: 24.0.0.186 - SDK 10.9 (2016-12-14) [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=FlashPlayer-10.6+support+site:macromedia.com'][B][Support][/B][/URL]

    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2017-03-15)

    Flash Player: 24.0.0.186 - SDK 10.9 (2016-12-14) Outdated! [URL='https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/'][B]Update[/B][/URL]

    JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 - SDK 10.7 (2016-12-29) [URL='https://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp'][B]Check version[/B][/URL]



[URL='etrecheck://help/safariextensions'][B]Safari Extensions:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/safariextensions']ⓘ[/URL]

    Adblock Plus - Eyeo GmbH - [URL='https://adblockplus.org/'][B]https://adblockplus.org/[/B][/URL] (2017-01-02)


[URL='etrecheck://help/preferencepanes'][B]3rd Party Preference Panes:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/preferencepanes']ⓘ[/URL]

    None


[URL='etrecheck://help/timemachine'][B]Time Machine:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/timemachine']ⓘ[/URL]

    Skip System Files: NO

    Mobile backups: OFF

    Auto backup: YES

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.68 GB Disk used: 124.02 GB

    Destinations:

        Back Up [Local]

        Total size: 149.73 GB

        Total number of backups: 27

        Oldest backup: 12/02/2017, 00:11

        Last backup: 14/03/2017, 09:40

        Size of backup disk: Too small

            Backup size 149.73 GB < (Disk used 124.02 GB X 3)


[URL='etrecheck://help/cpu'][B]Top Processes by CPU:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/cpu']ⓘ[/URL]

        9%       kernel_task

        3%       WindowServer

        2%       hidd

        2%       fontd

        2%       Finder


[URL='etrecheck://help/memory'][B]Top Processes by Memory:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/memory']ⓘ[/URL]

    1004 MB       kernel_task

    934 MB        com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(16)

    459 MB        Safari

    328 MB        mdworker(14)

    221 MB        Messages


[URL='etrecheck://help/vm'][B]Virtual Memory Information:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/vm']ⓘ[/URL]

    3.37 GB       Available RAM

    717 MB        Free RAM

    4.63 GB       Used RAM

    2.67 GB       Cached files

    495 MB        Swap Used


[URL='etrecheck://help/diagnostics'][B]Diagnostics Information:[/B][/URL] [URL='etrecheck://help/diagnostics']ⓘ[/URL]

    Mar 15, 2017, 09:08:19 AM    Self test - passed

 

[Weaselboy]

It looks like GlimmerBlocker is not running, but rather only installed and the updater is letting you know it is not compatible.

Have you tried looking in the System Preferences and following this to get rid of it.

 

[adamr100]

Yes, that's what I am experiencing.

I cannot find a trace of it anywhere, it doesn't show under system preferences.

I have tried the 'hard remove' option in the link above but it doesn't show anywhere under proxies.

 

[Weaselboy]

Yes, that's what I am experiencing.

I cannot find a trace of it anywhere, it doesn't show under system preferences.

I have tried the 'hard remove' option in the link above but it doesn't show anywhere under proxies.

If you go to this folder, do you you see the GlimmerBlocker pref pane file?

/Library/PreferencePanes/

 

[adamr100]

No, that folder is empty.

 

[Weaselboy]

No, that folder is empty.

Hmm... try installing this file search app and search for GlimmerBlocker and see what it turns up.

 

[adamr100]

Installed, when I search for Glimmer Blocker it finds no results

 

[Weaselboy]

Installed, when I search for Glimmer Blocker it finds no results

Well heck then... I am kinda at a loss here. If it was on there that app would find it. I'm wondering if this is just a bug in the beta you are testing where it is mis-identifying something else as GlimmerBlocker?

 

[adamr100]

I know, me too. It doesn't effect anything that I can find it just really annoys me when I do an update and it gives me the error message (I'm a bit OCD like that...)

It possibly is just the beta version...

Thank you anyway for trying.
[doublepost=1489609665][/doublepost]I've just looked in Activity Monitor under processes and it says GlimmerBlockerProxy running...

 

[Weaselboy]

I've just looked in Activity Monitor under processes and it says GlimmerBlockerProxy running...

We can do something with this! Select that in Activity Monitor then click the letter I (info) in the menu bar. Then go to Open Files and Ports tab like in my screenshot. That should show you what is running and where the files are.

Really off iFileX found nothing though.