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Mograppido flooding my iMac with Vivaldi Notifications
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1931176" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>+1 for Virus Barrier Scanner, it's all I use and it's free but even that is misnamed. Macs do not get viruses, by definition a virus is self replicating. That is, once in a device it spreads throughout that device and any other device connected to it via hard connections, networks even email. Malware does not do this, it needs to be deliberately attached to software or data and downloaded, usually as part of a software package eg. free apps from sites like MacUpdate.</p><p>As for the free version of Malwarebytes, I stopped using that when the original app became a "by subscription" application. I'm not sure the free version gets all of the malware "definition" updates but obviously they would suggest getting the Premium version.</p><p>In the end the manual method of locating the various parts of Mograppido and trashing them works it just takes time and patience.</p><p>It's a bit of a minefield out there and prevention is still better than cure, here is an excerpt from the Australian Government Cyber Security site;</p><p></p><p>Malware is distributed in several ways:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">By spam email or messages (either as a link or an attachment)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">By malicious websites that attempt to install the malware when you visit, by exploiting weaknesses in your software</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">By masquerading as a good application you download and install yourself. Some malware even pretends to be anti-virus or security products.</li> </ul><p></p><h4></h4><p>Protect yourself by only installing the files you need and sourcing them from well known and legitimate app stores.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Don’t</strong> download applications from third-party download sites.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Don’t</strong> click on online ads to download applications and do use ad-blocking software.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Don’t</strong> download and install applications from peer to peer networks – you never know who has changed the files.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Don’t</strong> click on links in emails or instant messages, or execute attachments unless you are sure they are legitimate. Use a spam filter to protect yourself from malicious messages.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Don’t</strong> install applications received from contacts, say via email or USB sticks, without scanning them with your anti-virus application first.</li> </ul><p>I would further add that the use of a good VPN is also helpful if you use free/public sites with no security like airports, libraries and internet cafe's to protect your IP address. Believe it or not I follow all of the above instructions now almost without thinking. It's been a long time since I've been the victim of any malware <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands :pray:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f64f.png" data-shortname=":pray:" />but the developers of these malicious programs continue to get smarter and staying a step ahead of them takes time, care and research.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1931176, member: 204485"] +1 for Virus Barrier Scanner, it's all I use and it's free but even that is misnamed. Macs do not get viruses, by definition a virus is self replicating. That is, once in a device it spreads throughout that device and any other device connected to it via hard connections, networks even email. Malware does not do this, it needs to be deliberately attached to software or data and downloaded, usually as part of a software package eg. free apps from sites like MacUpdate. As for the free version of Malwarebytes, I stopped using that when the original app became a "by subscription" application. I'm not sure the free version gets all of the malware "definition" updates but obviously they would suggest getting the Premium version. In the end the manual method of locating the various parts of Mograppido and trashing them works it just takes time and patience. It's a bit of a minefield out there and prevention is still better than cure, here is an excerpt from the Australian Government Cyber Security site; Malware is distributed in several ways: [LIST] [*]By spam email or messages (either as a link or an attachment) [*]By malicious websites that attempt to install the malware when you visit, by exploiting weaknesses in your software [*]By masquerading as a good application you download and install yourself. Some malware even pretends to be anti-virus or security products. [/LIST] [HEADING=3][/HEADING] Protect yourself by only installing the files you need and sourcing them from well known and legitimate app stores. [LIST] [*][B]Don’t[/B] download applications from third-party download sites. [*][B]Don’t[/B] click on online ads to download applications and do use ad-blocking software. [*][B]Don’t[/B] download and install applications from peer to peer networks – you never know who has changed the files. [*][B]Don’t[/B] click on links in emails or instant messages, or execute attachments unless you are sure they are legitimate. Use a spam filter to protect yourself from malicious messages. [*][B]Don’t[/B] install applications received from contacts, say via email or USB sticks, without scanning them with your anti-virus application first. [/LIST] I would further add that the use of a good VPN is also helpful if you use free/public sites with no security like airports, libraries and internet cafe's to protect your IP address. Believe it or not I follow all of the above instructions now almost without thinking. It's been a long time since I've been the victim of any malware 🙏but the developers of these malicious programs continue to get smarter and staying a step ahead of them takes time, care and research. [/QUOTE]
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