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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: Elizabeth S. Silva on May 26, 2020, 04:32:15 PM

Title: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: Elizabeth S. Silva on May 26, 2020, 04:32:15 PM
 Guys, I am a newbie with computers. Last week I noticed that when I wanted to open a window with a forum or web sites, I have problems. It shows that I have viruses, cannot check it, don't know how. Developers text me that I could be a spammer . I also started getting notified of being full stored inside mac, but it works quite well. Guys, do you have a piece of advice for me?
Title: Re: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: SuperDave on May 27, 2020, 12:38:57 PM
I'm sorry but I can't give any help with malware on Mac OS. None of my tools are designed to work on that OS.
Title: Re: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: Elizabeth S. Silva on May 28, 2020, 04:09:00 PM
Still thanks, Dave! I hope someone will help me or I will find out how to solve it. Don't you know if this program https://bestantiviruspro.org/review/mcafee-review/  (https://bestantiviruspro.org/review/mcafee-review/)works good for checking any computer problems? I found it here on the forum, but haven't seen it earlier.
 

I'm sorry but I can't give any help with malware on Mac OS. None of my tools are designed to work on that OS.
Title: Re: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: SuperDave on May 29, 2020, 04:06:59 PM
here  (https://www.macworld.com/article/3263722/best-antivirus-for-mac.html)is a link to some popular AV's for Mac and many are free.
Title: Re: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: malko on February 09, 2021, 10:35:24 AM
Guys, I am a newbie with computers. Last week I noticed that when I wanted to open a window with a forum or web sites, I have problems. It shows that I have viruses, cannot check it, don't know how. Developers text me that I could be a spammer . I also started getting notified of being full stored inside mac, but it works quite well. Guys, do you have a piece of advice for me?
Better late than never)))
I would not say the description you have provided, Elizabeth, suggest you have any viruses on your mac. Or rather there is one, it is technically not a virus, it is a kind of scareware. I write this cause I have got one on my mac, coupled with Safari problems. I will provide more details in a while, it was on iMac in my office (now I am out with my ToughBook on site).
Title: Re: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: malko on February 09, 2021, 12:42:49 PM
Here I am))) I have already upgraded to Big Sur, and it has been a while since I had that issue. It was so nasty that it made me take a dozen of screenshots. I have tried MalwareBytes and MacBooster, both failed to detect the malware. The malware (I assume it was one) was named Quick Mac Fixer.
(http://ibb.co/PNnmjR6)
 Quick indeed, and super stubborn as it loaded its voice message with a nice female voice, slight accent like Eastern European (maybe), telling something like blah blah blah there are malware and memory hogs on your mac, please let me remove'em all. It 'found' hundreds of threats in a bling of an eye.
I could not remove it manually, it simply would not let me sending it to Trash. I assume it kept its processes running on the background that prevented the removal.
Fortunately, the scareware does not seem to be compatible with Big Sur, but there are still many users around running lower versions of macOS. The outrageous thing is that the malware is still available for download, its website is not even marked unsecure or something.
Title: Re: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: malko on February 09, 2021, 12:49:04 PM
(https://ibb.co/PNnmjR6)
https://ibb.co/PNnmjR6 (https://ibb.co/PNnmjR6)
Here you can see a couple of screenshots, I have not managed to add it to my first posting...
Title: Re: cannot check viruses on mac
Post by: SuperDave on February 09, 2021, 03:22:43 PM
This thread is almost one year old. I'm quite sure that the original poster has moved on.