If there is any possibility that this "rogue" software could be on the Recovery HD partition, then one can delete/remove it, and then rebuild it again. This link explains how to remove it:

http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/30/deleting-the-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-recovery-hd-partition/

After doing that, this link explains how to rebuild it (note that it assumes one has the "Install OS X whatever" file someplace, whether on the internal drive or somewhere else):

http://www.macworld.com/article/2602951/...-any-drive.html

Note also that one cannot use that software with a Fusion Drive setup.

I have used that gem of software quite a few times, and it works as advertised. In fact, after my last SuperDuper! "Restore all files" to my Mac Mini, there was no Recovery HD partition (SuperDuper! does not backup the Recovery HD partition. Carbon Copy Cloner does). So, I just ran Recovery Partition Creator, and sure enough, I was able to rebuild that partition. Although I do not really need it (have the eDrive partition also), I just wanted to prove that it works.

Last edited by honestone; 03/15/16 03:57 PM.