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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1196945" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Virus, no...because there currently aren't any to infect your Mac that exist in the wild. Trojan Horse, maybe (though not terribly likely), see:</p><p></p><p>Here is an excellent up to date Web site on the topic of Macintosh malware that you might find illuminating: <a href="http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus/ " target="_blank">http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus/ </a></p><p></p><p>...and an associated Macintosh Malware Catalog <a href="http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus/malware_catalog.shtml" target="_blank">Reed Corner Design</a></p><p></p><p>There really isn't any malware out there that would be causing the symptoms that you are describing. In general, when your Macintosh starts acting strangely, the first thing that you should suspect *isn't* malware.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To establish a baseline for troubleshooting, I suggest that you run all of the suggested routine maintenance that seems applicable here:</p><p><a href="http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html" target="_blank">OS X Maintenance And Troubleshooting</a></p><p></p><p>That might fix the problem by itself. If it doesn't, the next thing to do is to create a new user account on your Mac, </p><p>(Open the "Accounts" pane of System Preferences, click the padlock and enter your administrator password, then press the "+" (plus) button to create the new user. You'll probably want to check the box for "Allow this user to administer this computer.")</p><p>...log out, and then back in as the new user. If your problems are now gone, the problem is in your user account. If the problems still persist, they are either in your main system, or they are being caused by a hardware problem. Let me know what you find, and then we can troubleshoot from there.</p><p></p><p>You might also want to try disabling any software that you have recently installed that required an installer to install (e.g. anti-virus software, programs that change the way that the system functions, etc.) and see if things get better. The same for any third-party hardware you have recently installed, especially a USB hub or a RAM upgrade.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that this will be a lot of work, and it may not even help. It's best to save that as a last resort.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's hard to find something that doesn't exist.</p><p></p><p>Have your problems only been in existence since you installed MacKeeper? There are reports from users on the Internet whose problems were caused by MacKeeper. You might want to try uninstalling it and seeing if things get better.</p><p></p><p>___________________________________________</p><p></p><p>Randy B. Singer</p><p>Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)</p><p></p><p>Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance</p><p><a href="http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html" target="_blank">OS X Maintenance And Troubleshooting</a></p><p>___________________________________________</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1196945, member: 190607"] Virus, no...because there currently aren't any to infect your Mac that exist in the wild. Trojan Horse, maybe (though not terribly likely), see: Here is an excellent up to date Web site on the topic of Macintosh malware that you might find illuminating: [url]http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus/ [/url] ...and an associated Macintosh Malware Catalog [url=http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus/malware_catalog.shtml]Reed Corner Design[/url] There really isn't any malware out there that would be causing the symptoms that you are describing. In general, when your Macintosh starts acting strangely, the first thing that you should suspect *isn't* malware. To establish a baseline for troubleshooting, I suggest that you run all of the suggested routine maintenance that seems applicable here: [url=http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html]OS X Maintenance And Troubleshooting[/url] That might fix the problem by itself. If it doesn't, the next thing to do is to create a new user account on your Mac, (Open the "Accounts" pane of System Preferences, click the padlock and enter your administrator password, then press the "+" (plus) button to create the new user. You'll probably want to check the box for "Allow this user to administer this computer.") ...log out, and then back in as the new user. If your problems are now gone, the problem is in your user account. If the problems still persist, they are either in your main system, or they are being caused by a hardware problem. Let me know what you find, and then we can troubleshoot from there. You might also want to try disabling any software that you have recently installed that required an installer to install (e.g. anti-virus software, programs that change the way that the system functions, etc.) and see if things get better. The same for any third-party hardware you have recently installed, especially a USB hub or a RAM upgrade. I think that this will be a lot of work, and it may not even help. It's best to save that as a last resort. It's hard to find something that doesn't exist. Have your problems only been in existence since you installed MacKeeper? There are reports from users on the Internet whose problems were caused by MacKeeper. You might want to try uninstalling it and seeing if things get better. ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance [url=http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html]OS X Maintenance And Troubleshooting[/url] ___________________________________________ [/QUOTE]
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