Weird problems with mac virus or coincidence?

smallthintiny · smallthintiny #1 (**permalink**)

06-10-2009, 10:43 PM

Sometimes weird things happen when I am on my mac.

For example, when I am playing Diablo 2, it suddenty freezes and quits and tells me that the app needs to be relaunched.

okayyyyy

Recently, I had problems with my trash can. When I right click to empty it froze and I would have to "ctr-alt-delete" it to get it to unfreeze. The dock would just freeze in place and I couldn't click on anything.

At first I was afraid it was a virus, but then i read some of the threads and forums and I sort of convinced myself that it cant be since macs simply dont "get viruses"

But why would my trash can freeze randomly? I dunno. do you have any answers?

PS

the trash doesn't freeze on me anymore...it used to.

iPod Nano · iPod Nano #2 (**permalink**)

06-10-2009, 10:56 PM

Not a virus. There are none for mac.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #3 (**permalink**)

06-10-2009, 11:38 PM

So what OS do u have and when did u do our last update? Difficult to give suggestions without knowing what you have done recently and if the same issue was around pre your last update.

smallthintiny · smallthintiny #4 (**permalink**)

06-11-2009, 11:17 AM

running 10.5.6 and I had it at this patch for at least a month. the freezing thing happened last week

and I think that saying that macs cant get viruses is...well...stupid.

Anything can get a virus, they arent virus proof.

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Member Since: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1,094 Mac Specs: White MacBook. iLife '09. iWork '09. Mac OS X 10.6	06-10-2009, 10:56 PM Not a virus. There are none for mac. Chris K.
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smallthintiny #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2009 Posts: 14	06-11-2009, 11:17 AM running 10.5.6 and I had it at this patch for at least a month. the freezing thing happened last week and I think that saying that macs cant get viruses is...well...stupid. Anything can get a virus, they arent virus proof. Last edited by smallthintiny; 06-11-2009 at 01:14 PM.
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smallthintiny #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2009 Posts: 14	06-10-2009, 10:43 PM Sometimes weird things happen when I am on my mac. For example, when I am playing Diablo 2, it suddenty freezes and quits and tells me that the app needs to be relaunched. okayyyyy Recently, I had problems with my trash can. When I right click to empty it froze and I would have to "ctr-alt-delete" it to get it to unfreeze. The dock would just freeze in place and I couldn't click on anything. At first I was afraid it was a virus, but then i read some of the threads and forums and I sort of convinced myself that it cant be since macs simply dont "get viruses" But why would my trash can freeze randomly? I dunno. do you have any answers? PS the trash doesn't freeze on me anymore...it used to.
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