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OSX BookMac virus unable to remove
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1410593" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>By the way, the reason Avast for Mac can't remove that virus is that the Boot Camp partition, where it found the two files, is read-only to OS X. If you were running a R/W driver, it would be no problem.</p><p></p><p>AVG was a good, free anti-virus back in the day. It morphed into an ad-riddled, inefficient mess several years ago, and I no longer recommend it. Avast isn't much better in my experience. With that said, dtravis7's recommendation of MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials, also free) works quite well for basic AV capabilities. It's unobtrusive, but still very effective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1410593, member: 24098"] By the way, the reason Avast for Mac can't remove that virus is that the Boot Camp partition, where it found the two files, is read-only to OS X. If you were running a R/W driver, it would be no problem. AVG was a good, free anti-virus back in the day. It morphed into an ad-riddled, inefficient mess several years ago, and I no longer recommend it. Avast isn't much better in my experience. With that said, dtravis7's recommendation of MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials, also free) works quite well for basic AV capabilities. It's unobtrusive, but still very effective. [/QUOTE]
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