OS X :: How To Check If There Is Malware On Mac
Nov 5, 2010
I had visited a website then was told that I might get a malware there. I haven't seen anything suspicious on my Mac. I didn't give my administrator password to any pop up dialog either. My OS is Snow Leopard. Here's the link to that website (please don't click on it if you think it might be dangerous) http://x-cafevn-db.info
How could I check if my Mac already got infected?
A second question: about Symantec Antivirus. I installed and removed this software long time ago when I was using Tiger. After upgrading (not clean install) to Snow Leopard, there are errors message pop up every time I start the system. This didn't happen with Tiger though. The message says: "Symantec Antivirus Error. Symantec AntiVirus Auto-Protec could not continue. Please run LiveUpdate or reinstall Symantec AntiVirus and restart. (Code: 10)". No file shows up when I search for Symantec in Finder. How could I get rid of those messages?
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Apr 6, 2012
How do I check to see if I have malware on my iMac? Best way to remove it?
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Aug 29, 2010
I have a white macbook and I have recently got these random messages when I load a web page. It will show me like a "warning" page, its has I think a black and white background with a message in the middle thats like "This site contains malware that could effect your computer" would you like to continue, etc. I got one for malware and one for "phishing." Ive never had these before, how can I know if my computer has been effected?
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Jun 8, 2012
I got a message that malware was removed from my computer after I did a software update. How do I make sure sure that it is all clean now and protect my computer from future attacks.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jul 5, 2012
This "support" process is all very strange to me. How do I find out if my 2011 Mini has any viruses or malware in it?
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Mac mini (Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Apr 14, 2012
I have run an app called iAntiVirus and it did not reveal any problems but is there another way to locate the Malware.Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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May 22, 2012
I had one of 15 of these laptops in the same room and it did not let the user login to a web-based grading site. The MacBook did log in for me at home but, there was a delay with a brief webpage saying something about so many seconds to redirect. (Could not read it all.) I never experienced a delay before using this web-based grading site.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 7, 2012
How do I check my mac osx 10.5.8 safari leopard for virus or malware?
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Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jun 8, 2010
As the Title of The Post says, i need to know if Apple Hardware check, Does check the hard drive. I'm getting a little bit more frequent hard drive clicks so i want to make sure my HD is not failing. So i need to know as so as possible if Apple hardware check looks for Hard drive Problems. And if it does not. Can someone point me into some Utilities i can use?
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Jun 29, 2012
Using Firefox 13.0 and 13.01 Have a vague recollection of doing an update of Flash or Java but am not certain.I've been reading a lot of info around this problem- none of it describes the exact problem I am having.
1. Suddenly I am unable to get Google.I click Google in the search bar (upper right in firefox window)or type it into the address bar and it just hangs.May connect after a very, very long time. Also... many websites will not stop loading unless I click the X in the address bar.Yahoo (which I had never used until now) comes up quickly.
2.I did the security update.The next time I used Google, it opened quickly.Did searches. Back to normal.
Or so I thought.
3.Within a couple of hours, was back to previous behaviour even if I get to the Google home page, it will not do a search.
4.Repeated all of the above with Safari. Same story.
5.Have checked with Activity monitor with Thomas Reed's malware list -
and can not see anything that seems to co-relate.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Dec 7, 2014
I have an Apple laptop (MacBook Pro late 2011). Lately, ads have been popping out all over the place everytime I click my mouse to move to another webpage or even within a webpage. Sometimes, the popups open first than the page I wanted. I know this is malware but I don't know to how get rid of them. Since Safari is my browser, everytime the popups become unbearable I would go to the Preferences and delete the cookies....And start all over again. I've called the Apple Support once and they didn't notice anything wrong with my hardware. It's this malware attached to certain programs or sites....
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), iOS 8.1.1
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Jun 10, 2010
when i look up the history of my safari, i have got this link all over my history page, like literally hundreds of it.
link: [URL]
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Jul 25, 2010
My iMac constantly tried to open Mail when I wake it from sleep and I have to force quit, and it just randomly started a screensaver even though the screensaver is disabled in system preferences.
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Apr 6, 2012
I've downloaded the Java update. But I don't know if that means it's been installed. I really need to know if this update has fixed my computer. Can anyone answer this question? The nearest Apple shop is a four-six hour drive away. So, I can't go there. I have the 10.6 OS X
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Mac OS X (10.5.6)
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Apr 13, 2012
where can I find instructions to prevent malware infecting my mac?
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May 2, 2012
I'm interested in providing additional protection for my iMac by installing an application that will detect various forms of Malware aimed at the Mac OS X system.Since Mac's are beginning to raise the interest of the hacker community, I would like to stay one step ahead of the "crowd".I keep my system up to date with the latest updates/patches and I am very careful of the web-sites that I visit. But, one can never be too careful.Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 21", i3@3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM
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Jul 5, 2012
There was a new treat for malware out there called alurdon dns changer and supposily cause internet blackout on Monday. Any one aware of this is it a PC treat, should I be concerned? How do I scan my computer for any malware that I could have and not be aware of?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Aug 22, 2014
I have some kind of malware present on my MacBook Air from trying to download a "flash player". I get full page pop-up ads for "mackeeper" and the like nearly every time I click on a link, have annoying ads on pages that I know weren't there before I downloaded this "program", and am now seeing other pop-up ads. As soon as I downloaded this program, my search engine changed to "Conduit". What can I do to get rid of this?
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MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Aug 29, 2014
i want to know whether my mac is infected or not?
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), that's it
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Sep 9, 2014
I believe to have adware/ malware on my mac book pro. How do i get rid of this? Software?
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MacBook Pro
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Sep 15, 2010
I'm running OS 10.5.8 and using Firefox 3.5.7. When I Google something and click a result, 75% of the time I am redirected somewhere that was not the destination of the link. Other times I'll click a link and a giant white browser window will open behind current window taking up my whole screen. Another frequent occurrence is being directed to the site "theclickcheck". I have a registered version of MacScan and it comes up with nothing and my software is up to date. Where do I go from here?
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Jan 9, 2009
Has anyone figured out how to remove the Malware warning from google? My website www.ianiswas.com has been affected by this, but only when using Safari. I have read a few posts, but they have not been super helpful. I called my host company, they see nothing wrong, I looked at the coding, of which I am not an expert, and found nothing wrong.
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Mar 20, 2009
I have reason to believe there might be a trojan on my mac, my isp keeps telling me that my system is sending out massive amounts of junk mail.
I can't seem to find any reliable free anti-malware software for mac that isn't malware itself.
Does anyone out there now of any freeware that would scan for trojans?
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Apr 23, 2009
I don't know if anyone can help me with this, but for the past week or so, I've been getting weird popups when going to sites like nytimes.com, macrumors.com, cnet.com, google.com, and other perfectly safe sites that say something along the lines of "This site may harm your computer." And then when I click "Ignore" I get another popup that says are you sure, and I can't get out of the popup, and then I have to quit Safari.
I'm wondering if I have some kind of trojan or something like that. I'll get a screenshot next time it happens.
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Jul 13, 2009
This is my first post, thanks in advance for any help. Hope I can explain correctly. I don't think my site [URL]actually ever had malware. I (not knowing better) placed a small *.exe file on my site via ftp just to transfer it from home to work. Anyway I think it caused me to get listed with google as having malware etc. (even though it was no type of dangerous file). I registered with googles webmaster tools, deleted it off my site and requested they re-scan it. Well that seams to have worked and all is fine except with Safari. I am still getting the malware notice with Safari only. I have cleared history, emptied the cache, deleted cookies and reset safari. Still getting the message. Sometimes I can open the site fine then click home and it pops up again. I really think my site is completely fine but I cant figure out why its still doing this with Safari. Needless to say this is terrible for business.
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Feb 2, 2012
How do you block context.com malware in Lion?
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iMac (20-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Feb 6, 2012
My keyboard is not working well and im sure it is a malware. how can i delete it?
Info:MacBook
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Mar 2, 2012
So, having only had my I-Mac for around a month now the $64,000..Do I need any Security Software or not and if I do what is the best one to have ?
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Mar 19, 2012
An email from an old friend contained an innocuous-looking link that led to a Mal/Badsrc-M virus landing on the hard drive, in the Firefox Library. It is not removable. In Trash, it leaves a copy where it was removed. In emptying Trash, it replicates intensively so that Trash cannot be emptied until the file is returned to where it was found. Then, Time Machine stays in "Preparing" mode and does not back up the drive. Online information via Sophos declares this virus to affect only Windows. I beg to differ.Â
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Apr 9, 2012
How can I tell if I have the adobe flash malware?
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MacBook Pro
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