MacBook is attacked but can't find any threats

Question

Recently, I was installing an unofficial software on my mac. It's a mistake, I know, but I was so confident that I can register if something is going wrong.

Coming to the point, I give the permission to run from an unidentified developer and start the installation. However, I did noticed that the installation is weird, you can tell with a little bit of experience, so I stoped it immediately, but it was too late. My mac is going too slow, even when I'm just browsing the internet and not doing any hard work, it's getting overheated and I also noticed that the battery is wasted significantly fast, even on sleep mode. So, I'm pretty sure that there is some sort of viruses running in the background.

I did tried several antivirus programs, malware scanners etc. but it all says the same "No viruses or malware found". Really don't know what to do, anyone have suggestions for advanced scanners or something like that? Just without formatting the device please.

Here is a screenshot from my Activity Monitor:

Answer 1

"Going slow" is not really an indicator of malware. Most malware can do its job without using significant CPU, and malware designers want their software to be unnoticed.

If several malware apps have said "it's not malware", then that's probably true.

It's much more likely that there are other problems with your Mac. Check Activity Monitor, and see what is using excessive CPU. Remove third-party Launch Agents or any other software that runs in the background. Test a new user account, and see if that it better. If so: it's a user account problem.

Make sure you have low memory pressure (also in Activity Monitor), and that you have plenty of free disk space.

Answer 2

Try Clean My Mac. It checks for viruses and deletes them, as well as uninstalls any unnecessary files. It can also act as an app uninstaller, making sure every file and folder related only to that app is deleted. It generally removes about 3 gigabytes a week from my main computer, and it hasn't deleted any thing I haven't wanted it to yet. The only downside is that it cost $40 to get a key, but it is totally worth it if you are using your Mac as your primary computer. It mainly deletes outdated stuff, but it allows you to choose what to and what not to delete. It does not constantly monitor your system, it just scans it when you open the app and tell it to. It lets you see what you are deleting just in case you don't want to delete anything.