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(in 6 years, I have -NEVER- had a virus on any PC). And like on Windows, if you avoid stupid (fake) links or bogus traffic you can largely avoid this altogether. As long as you know the steps, it doesn't happen.
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The process is clean and straightforward. Next, click "Go" menu, then "Applications" and drag Mac Defender to the trash: SECURE EMPTY TRASHįinally, go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES Then click ACCOUNTS Highlight "MAC DEFENDER" (or Gibberish if it appears as gibberish) click the MINUS sign next to it. You should find a program running called "Mac Defender" (Note: It has also been seen as gibberish rather then Mac Defender) Terminate this program. The method to remove this on a Mac is similar to how it is on Windows.įirst, go to your Application Folder and then Utilities. Today, we had someone who actually paid this outfit money (immediate advice: void the credit card, get a new one, etc.) It's that many Mac users are so unfamiliar with the concept of being virus infected that quite a few run no AV software, and many take these issues far more. To be honest, one of the biggest problems with this virus isn't that it's difficult to remove (it isn't) and it isn't that it's incredibly damaging - so far, it isn't. However, for all the scary factor, the virus itself is largely fairly easy to remove. Well, here you go, a fast-spreading, primarily facebook and control oriented virus that latches onto Chrome and Safari and embeds itself into the MacOS.