Is my MBP infected? Questionable Website

K515 · K515 #1 (**permalink**)

06-22-2010, 12:24 AM

Hello. Earlier today (yesterday eve around 5 PM) while googling for a series of photos of a child having a lumbar puncture for a Photoshop project, I chanced to come across this website (link)

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this is a link to that site in question, and looking back at this hour, I'm wondering if I had accidentally visited a porn site (absolutely NOT what I intended) and am worried that now my MBP might be infected with malware from just simply visiting that site and if I'm going to lose all my files/folders again like I did this past April 2010, and if the external hard drive I now havd connected to my mac is also infected (I hope not)?

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

06-22-2010, 07:11 AM

There is no drive by malware that infects OS X. If you installed nothing, didn't put in your password, then you are infected with nothing.

chas_m · chas_m #3 (**permalink**)

06-22-2010, 08:17 AM

PS. Also no viruses. As in "at all."

cwa107 · cwa107 #4 (**permalink**)

06-22-2010, 10:58 AM

I didn't review the photo(s) you linked to as I'm sure it's nothing I need/want to see. Keep in mind that this is a family-friendly forum and so we really don't want to link to any pictures that don't have a 'G' rating.

K515 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 12, 2009 Posts: 92	06-22-2010, 12:24 AM Hello. Earlier today (yesterday eve around 5 PM) while googling for a series of photos of a child having a lumbar puncture for a Photoshop project, I chanced to come across this website (link) <link removed> this is a link to that site in question, and looking back at this hour, I'm wondering if I had accidentally visited a porn site (absolutely NOT what I intended) and am worried that now my MBP might be infected with malware from just simply visiting that site and if I'm going to lose all my files/folders again like I did this past April 2010, and if the external hard drive I now havd connected to my mac is also infected (I hope not)? Last edited by cwa107; 06-22-2010 at 10:56 AM.
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bobtomay #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 21,788 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	06-22-2010, 07:11 AM There is no drive by malware that infects OS X. If you installed nothing, didn't put in your password, then you are infected with nothing. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month
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cwa107 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,916 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	06-22-2010, 10:58 AM I didn't review the photo(s) you linked to as I'm sure it's nothing I need/want to see. Keep in mind that this is a family-friendly forum and so we really don't want to link to any pictures that don't have a 'G' rating. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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