virus removal
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vansmith
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Said who and what proof is there? In other words, what makes you think you have a virus?
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Who told you that? Since there are no viruses in the wild that can infect a Mac, you don't have a virus. Also, we need more info regarding your Mac and which version of OS X it's running.
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This will be a world first - bigger than the Mayan Calendar!
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Have a look at this.
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/sw...-official-antivirus-malware-firewall-faq.html
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/sw...-official-antivirus-malware-firewall-faq.html
I was trying to clean up a problem with an email account and they said I had a virus and needed to re-format my HD. Seemed extreme so I thought I would check. I'm certain now that it was just bad advice. Thanks for the help and reassurance
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Our pleasure. Quite often when an ISP has something going on it does not understand, the old virus comes out from under the bed. Not getting any problems are you?
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It wasn't a phone call from India claiming to be from 'Microsoft Support centre' was it?
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