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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
I thought Macs were virus free. Kidding.
Dangit. Is there something like malwarebytes for Mac? It's served me well in the past for a PC.
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There's very little protection possible against Trojans. If you download something and agree to install and run it... Sigh.
The only Trojan that I know of at the moment is 'MacDefender' (known by various names) that pretends to be a virus scanner.
Here's a video describing it and how to delete it:
http://macmost.com/mac-defender-trojan.html
A text description instead:
http://www.reedcorner.net/news.php/?p=138
and if you can't follow links, what seem to be some good removal instructions from one of the
Apple forums:
TO REMOVE use the following steps which are very effective at removing this particular piece of malware:
1. Go to | Apple Menu | >> | System Preferences | >> | Accounts | >> | Login Items | (Located to the right of the account name)
2. From the Login Items list, click on Mac Defender or Mac Protector to select it (the item should now be highlighted)
3. Click on the Minus Symbol ( - ) which is located below that list (the item should dissapear from the list)
4. Restart your computer
5. Once logged in, on the top menu bar click on | Go | >> | Applications |
6. Inside the Applications folder look for Mac Defender or Mac Protector and drag the item to the Trash.
7. From the same Finder window, on the left column, click on the House icon which has the name of your account next to it. Then open the Downloads folder on the right.
8. Inside the Dowloads folder you might find macdefender.mpkg or macprotector.mpkg >> Move the items with such names to the trash.
9. Empty the Trash
10. As a preventive measure, open Safari and go to the top menu | Safari | >> | Preferences | >> | General | >> Uncheck the option "Open safe files after downloading" which is located at the bottom of the window.