Can my computer get a virus?

Joined
Jan 2, 2009
Messages
62
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Can my computer get a virus?

It seems really slow and I have been getting e-mails that say this is undeliverable, but I don't know the address it says it is undeliverable to.

If I can get a virus, please give me some advice.

THANKS.
 
Joined
Sep 5, 2009
Messages
67
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Location
Athens, Greece
Your Mac's Specs
Mac Pro: 2 x Quad Core Xeon 3.0, 8 Gb RAM, 4TB Storage, 8800 GT
Get iantivirus, its free and works well. Oh! Of course you can get a virus. It is hard though...
 
Joined
Aug 18, 2007
Messages
715
Reaction score
30
Points
28
Location
Wilmington, NY
Your Mac's Specs
15" Unibody MBP (2009), White MB (2009), iMac G4
You can't get a virus because there are currently no viruses for OS X. Running antivirus is kind of pointless at this point. This is not to say that there will NEVER be one, but right now there is no way you have a virus.

Most likely you just need to do some maintenance, and the email problem is probably just junk mail.
 
OP
silvermac4108
Joined
Jan 2, 2009
Messages
62
Reaction score
0
Points
6
You can't get a virus because there are currently no viruses for OS X. Running antivirus is kind of pointless at this point. This is not to say that there will NEVER be one, but right now there is no way you have a virus.

Most likely you just need to do some maintenance, and the email problem is probably just junk mail.

Please tell me what maintenance I can do...THANKS.
 

pigoo3

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
May 20, 2008
Messages
44,210
Reaction score
1,418
Points
113
Location
U.S.
Your Mac's Specs
2017 15" MBP, 16gig ram, 1TB SSD, OS 10.15
One thing you can do is launch "Disk Utility"...and click on "repair permissions".

- Nick
 
OP
silvermac4108
Joined
Jan 2, 2009
Messages
62
Reaction score
0
Points
6
One thing you can do is launch "Disk Utility"...and click on "repair permissions".

- Nick
THANKS...I am new to Mac...well relatively new...since last December...can you tell me where to find disk utility please.

THANKS.
 

CrimsonRequiem


Retired Staff
Joined
Jul 24, 2008
Messages
6,003
Reaction score
125
Points
63
Your Mac's Specs
MBP 2.3 Ghz 4GB RAM 860 GB SSD, iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 32GB RAM, Fusion Drive 1TB
THANKS...I am new to Mac...well relatively new...since last December...can you tell me where to find disk utility please.

THANKS.

Click on the magnify glass on the right hand corner, and type in Disk Utility.
 

vansmith

Senior Member
Joined
Oct 19, 2008
Messages
19,924
Reaction score
559
Points
113
Location
Queensland
Your Mac's Specs
Mini (2014, 2018, 2020), MBA (2020), iPad Pro (2018), iPhone 13 Pro Max, Watch (S6)
Read the first link posted by harryb2448. Download the application linked to in the second link and run through some of the operation it has. If you feel uneasy about running things you don't understand, make a backup first.
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top