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rdking647

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54. it actually found a trojan on my computer

Reply to cbayer (Reply #22)

Thu Apr 5, 2012, 05:31 PM

Apr 2012

it was an attachment to en email in my spam folder so it was no problem but the simple fact it found it is good

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Half a million Mac computers 'infected with malware' [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2012 OP

WebOS (formerly Palm OS) is open-source now, so... Cooley Hurd Apr 2012 #1

I am so looking forward to that. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2012 #2

It's an incredible tablet - nothing fancy but it runs both OS's like a champ. Cooley Hurd Apr 2012 #21

Here is how to check your Mac.. Mine were ok. LiberalArkie Apr 2012 #3

Thanks for the info supernova Apr 2012 #7

Thanks. Auggie Apr 2012 #11

I'm such a wimp....where is the "Terminal application" a kennedy Apr 2012 #23

I would also like to know where the Terminal application is. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #34

It's in the Utilities folder. Bozita Apr 2012 #35

Does not work for me. RebelOne Apr 2012 #47

I'm clean as well sakabatou Apr 2012 #44

Thanks. OnyxCollie Apr 2012 #45

If you can find it that easy, it's not very sophisticated... saras Apr 2012 #60

Thanks for the information Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #61

Macs were never immune supernova Apr 2012 #4

MACS infected with malware TlalocW Apr 2012 #5

That graphic is funny. RC Apr 2012 #8

Does anybody think Doctor Web may have a vested interest in malware & viruses? xtraxritical Apr 2012 #9

That's a laugh-riot! MADem Apr 2012 #16

Heh heh heh n/t TroglodyteScholar Apr 2012 #36

Affects a tiny amount of Macs. How to detect, get rid of it---> onehandle Apr 2012 #6

lol Vehl Apr 2012 #26

Typical Mac Haters Club, LOL... Grassy Knoll Apr 2012 #37

"according to a Russian anti-virus firm." TheManInTheMac Apr 2012 #10

Yeah, I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2012 #13

"Russian" Vehl Apr 2012 #28

Yes, I know you're right. TheManInTheMac Apr 2012 #56

I imagine your user name prevented it... LanternWaste Apr 2012 #48

No. Believe me, I don't worship at the alter of Mac. TheManInTheMac Apr 2012 #57

I wrote about this on DUII last year and not only was I rebuffed, it was basically ignored DainBramaged Apr 2012 #12

I thought they were virus and malware - proof, and that's why the inflated price was supposedly MADem Apr 2012 #14

Linux will remain virus free dharmamarx Apr 2012 #15

I agree that Linux is more secure d_r Apr 2012 #39

added to say d_r Apr 2012 #46

Android isn't immune to malware. joshcryer Apr 2012 #67

i actually installed a mac anti virus program. rdking647 Apr 2012 #17

That's the same one I downloaded. cbayer Apr 2012 #22

it actually found a trojan on my computer rdking647 Apr 2012 #54

I downloaded the same one earlier today marlakay Apr 2012 #68

This headline should read: Indydem Apr 2012 #18

I just got a new MacBook and, for the first time in my long Mac loving life, cbayer Apr 2012 #19

Mac OS is Less Secure than Windows! regardless of what iFans might think Vehl Apr 2012 #20

Apple is proof of the power of marketing to brainwash people. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #31

That iPhone article is slightly misleading, he also has to break into the access points. joshcryer Apr 2012 #65

Worth noting: The exploited vulnerability was in Java, not in the MacOS thesquanderer Apr 2012 #24

Macs are Less secure than PC's , check my post #20. Vehl Apr 2012 #25

except that Mac users more often have to be complicit. thesquanderer Apr 2012 #38

Not really Vehl Apr 2012 #53

I'm a Mac user and I know it. Hissyspit Apr 2012 #40

Read my post again Vehl Apr 2012 #52

But, the Mac fanatics are sure that's impossible! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #27

:)) Vehl Apr 2012 #30

How long before they treat the late Steve Jobs as a God? Odin2005 Apr 2012 #32

They Already are Vehl Apr 2012 #33

Yeah! Hissyspit Apr 2012 #41

He didn't say that Marooned Apr 2012 #42

+100 Vehl Apr 2012 #51

It's about perspective. Hissyspit Apr 2012 #55

What marooned said Vehl Apr 2012 #50

Well, I checked and my computer is not infected. Hissyspit Apr 2012 #63

But, but, Mac users sneeringly tell me that can't happen to Le Sacred Mac. kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #29

GET A CLUE. This is a JAVA exploit. "BackDoor.Flashback.39" affects OSX and Windows equally. denem Apr 2012 #43

what is the linux removal? d_r Apr 2012 #49

I can't see anything yet on the Distro pages. denem Apr 2012 #58

More on the vulnerabilities of Java thesquanderer Apr 2012 #62

Except, this was patched in Feb. Apple just released their patch 2 days ago. joshcryer Apr 2012 #66

PC & Mac Users - web check to see if you have a Botnet denem Apr 2012 #59

Bears looking into burrowowl Apr 2012 #64