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Can I reinstall MacOS?Macscan shows I have spyware...Avast for MacBook shows Virus
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<blockquote data-quote="Discerptor" data-source="post: 627651" data-attributes="member: 12177"><p>Have you pressed F9 to see if your Downloads really are downloading but the download window is just hiding behind the main Safari window? It doesn't come into focus just because you started downloading something, unless it was previously closed. Alternatively, from the menubar click Windows > Downloads to force it come in front. If that's not the case, then it probably has to do with improper removal of that "Turbo Downloader" application (which I can't find anywhere, by the way, so I'm not sure what you're referring to). You should check what the instructions for proper removal are.</p><p></p><p>Also, you don't have a virus. As was previously stated, those programs are trying to scam you. In all likeliness, if you those programs are detecting some sort of "virus" or "malware," it's because those programs put it there so they could try to scam people new to OS X like you into buying their software. I find it highly unlikely that somehow you, without doing anything, have discovered the first working virus on OS X with these trial demos from companies that want you to think you need protection from viruses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Discerptor, post: 627651, member: 12177"] Have you pressed F9 to see if your Downloads really are downloading but the download window is just hiding behind the main Safari window? It doesn't come into focus just because you started downloading something, unless it was previously closed. Alternatively, from the menubar click Windows > Downloads to force it come in front. If that's not the case, then it probably has to do with improper removal of that "Turbo Downloader" application (which I can't find anywhere, by the way, so I'm not sure what you're referring to). You should check what the instructions for proper removal are. Also, you don't have a virus. As was previously stated, those programs are trying to scam you. In all likeliness, if you those programs are detecting some sort of "virus" or "malware," it's because those programs put it there so they could try to scam people new to OS X like you into buying their software. I find it highly unlikely that somehow you, without doing anything, have discovered the first working virus on OS X with these trial demos from companies that want you to think you need protection from viruses. [/QUOTE]
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