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• Mega backup & Virus Barrier

  What is a backup of Mega? I still don't understand what we worked on all my virus barrier. I'm sorry but I don't know how to do this. Someone would have to wear a look of your end of show me how do. I appreciate any help you could give me. Thank you!

  See if that helps, what is "MegaBackup"? How to remove "MegaBackup" of a macbook air?

  For the Virus Barrier, try https://support.intego.com/entries/24937247-How-to-Uninstall-Intego-Products

• Logon fails if Internet is disabled

  After reboot, password for both accounts would not work. After completely off all connections internet, passwords have been accepted. Have I not malware or a sort of corrupt? Or did a recent upgrade of * Intego VirusBarrier will get really bad?

  Here are a few details to try to answer most of the obvious questions:

  Yes, I entered the password.

  Yes, I checked if shift caps lock is on.

  Mac mini mid-2011

  OS X 10.11.6

  Not these last changes were made to the iCloud account.

  Settings: Allow the user to rest the password using Apple ID was OFF.

  No recent changes to the accounts of users or privileges.

  * With the help of Intego Virus Barrier since the first day.

  Before the symptoms appear, complete the system of anti-virus scan was clean.

  After analysis, was motivated by Intego NetUpdate upgrade to 10.9.3.

  The upgrade required a reboot.

  The symptoms began immediately when restarting.

  If the problem started after the AV Intego obviously the AV. try uninstall the AV, Mac does not need it. AVs in Mac just causes problems.

• applications disappeared, dock has question marks instead of icons

  Applications disappeared from the hard drive, question marks are in the dock for the most part disappeared instead of icons.  I also note that Intego X 9 virus check cannot perform an audit on the hard drive.  I ran disk utility and checking the material.  No noted problem.

  I had two days before this program installed the last Intego, (X 9) Virus Barrier app.

  iMac late 2013, 27 ", i7 - 3.5 Ghz, Yosemite 10.10.5, 24 GB memory version.

  Do you have any suggestions as to why this happened and how to avoid it in the future?

  My intention is, if there is not a known reason or fix for restore from time machine, as indicated in my initial search of the internet this is a rare event and Apple has no solution.

  Thank you

  Graham

  Presentation of the material:

  Model name: iMac

  Model identifier: iM

  Uninstall Virus Barrier according to the instructions of developers and restore your time Machine before installing the software AV. Do not reinstall.

• Takes half an hour or more for the new window to open it, toolbar functions stop working and sometimes I have to 'force quite' to exit.

  A couple of months, I forgot that I had left my computer on when I'm gone for browsing the web. When I came back a few hours later it pop ups promote pornographic sites on the screen. Firefox has been locked and I had to "leave power." Since then, I have problems to a new window. If I repeated attempts, several windows open at the same time a little later. Buttons on toolbar menu and toolbar buttons module runs at the beginning but often stop working after half an hour or two. When this happens, I generally have to 'force quite' to escape from Firefox. I tried to remove Firefox from my computer and download a new version, but the problem continues. No other program seems affected. I integro Virus Barrier X 5 and I use a trial version of X 6 but I have found no sign of any other malicious software. Suggestions?

  July 25, 2010, when I try to access my accounts to mutual funds to Dodge and Cox, they reject my user ID. If I do this using Internet Explorer, it works fine. The D & C, person that I talked to said I should check Firefox so that it has 128-bit security. How can I do this?

  Robert

• Skype website won't let me download the version of Skype Mac

  I select the Mac version of the software and takes me to the page:

  http://www.Skype.com/intl/en-us/get-Skype/on-your-computer/MacOSX/

  I'm prompted to connect / / sign up (even if I'm already connected), and when I sign it automatically downloads the Windows version of the product. I find no route to download the mac version of the product, that does not cause SkypeSetup.exe being downloaded.

  I tried Safari and Chrome as a browser. I'm running OS X version 10.7.2, on a MacBook Air.

  It seems that the problem was with a firewall which concealed the identy of the computer. Virus barrier Intego - X 6, option of masking of information surfing. This off, turning enabled Safari send strings of identifier of browser allowing to Skypes site correctly identify my computer.

  I am posting this in hopes that it helps someone else.

  Best wishes

  Graham

• 201 Fehlercode EIB Installationsversuch cloud creative auf MAC OS 10.10.5

  Hallo,

  ICH finde MI Supportbereich keine Lösung as sharps determined simple problem.

  Gewarnt, dass updates würde ich nicht durchgepruft werden durch und dem media Rat folgte: Uninstall by Creative Cloud Uninstaller und danach neu Installation by CreativeCloudInstaller. GIS is uninstalled, die aber verhindern brach mit Fehlercode 201 ab.

  Firewalls, Anti-Viren-program, router DSL-Leitung, WiFi und habe ich gescheckt und reibungslos bei Programmen other allen works network cable. Deaktivierung firewall der MacOS X und Net Innego - Virus Barrier brachten nichts und... Immer wieder kam sharp message:

  

  Auf meinem MacBook Air gibt're keine problem. Also, bin ich am Ende mit meinem which... Hilfeeeee ;-)

  Viele Grüße und Danke im Voraus

  Michael

  Could you please try the solution 3 on https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2167334 and share the results?

  Waiting for your response.

  Thank you.

• MUSE DOES NOT OPEN!

  Hi - I have a problem, for some reason any does not open Adobe Muse - all that I get, it's the beginning of screen (see picture) then an error message asked I download a new version of the Application Manager (which I have repeatedly) but no effect?

  I deleted the folder OOBE - no effect, I've deleted and reinstalled Muse - no effect. The only change in the system since the running program is I downloaded CC Illustrator and Photoshop CC and installed Alien Skin exposure 7 and Intego Virus Barrier 10.8.5?

  I of course Web sites, that I need to work for any help with this problem would be welcome...

  Thanks - Peter

  

  Hi Peter,.

  Have you tried it on a new user account (user Admin).

  Sometimes this question can come because of the corruption of file/folder.

  And in case it is still not resolved, please contact the Learn & support support and we would be happy to help you.

  Kind regards

  Akshay

• Adobe Premiere CS6 isn't playing or import files .avi suddenly on my iMac...

  I started 2 years ago to work on a project. All my .avi files worked fine on my iMac 1 months ago. Suddenly, first decided to not play these video (no sound, no video). I have this message for each clip: "the import module returned a generic error." I tried a lot to the top of my projects, so it's not my project which is corrupt. I used the same exact files with the same exact Adobe Premiere project on my MacBook Pro and everything works fine... What can I do to solve this problem on my iMac? Thanks for your help!

  I found the problem on my iMac. There is only one more software on my iMac than on my MacBook Pro, Intego Virus Barrier. I've done the update of Intego and all my problems with Adobe CS6 now seems to be fixed. I had another problem with an update of Safari 2 years ago, and all of a sudden, I wasn't able to open Safari because of Intego Virus barrier did not work with the update. So this time, Intego Virus barrier had problems with the latest updated Mavricks, and it causes problems in Adobe Creative Suite 6.

  I'm very happy, now I can finish my documentary!

• I need anti virus?

  Hi guys, anyone would be able to recommend anti Virus app? By mistake I installed Norton who caused major problems with my machine ~ event if it's the mac version. Its now uninstalled, but with safety in mind, do I have to have anti virus? I thank in advance

  Mac users often ask if they should install "anti-virus" (AV) or software "anti-malware". The answer is 'no', but it can give the false impression that there is no threat of what is loosely called 'virus '. There is a threat.

  1. it is a comment on what you should - and should not-do to protect you from malicious software ("malware") that runs on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions.

  It does not apply to the software, such as keyloggers, which can be installed deliberately by an intruder who has convenient access to the computer, or who has been able to take control of it remotely. This threat is in a different category, and there is no easy way to defend against it. AV software is not intended to and does not, to defend against these attacks.

  The comment is long because the issue is complex. The essential points are in articles 5 and 11.

  OS X implements now three levels of integrated protection specifically against malware, not to mention the protections of runtime such as quarantine the file, execute disable, sandbox, protecting the integrity of system, System Library randomization and randomized address space layout , which can also prevent other kinds of exploits.

  2. all versions of Mac OS X 10.6.7 were able to detect the malware Mac known in downloaded files and block non-secure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Apple calls internally it "XProtect."

  The malware used by XProtect recognition database is automatically updated. However, you should not count on it, because the attackers are still at least a day before the defenders.

  The following restrictions apply to XProtect:

  ☞ circumvented by some third-party network software, such as the BitTorrent clients and Java applets.

  ☞ It applies only to software downloaded on the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not verified.

  As new versions of Mac OS X are available, it is not clear whether Apple will continue indefinitely maintain the older versions such as 10.6 XProtect database. Versions of obsolete systems security may eventually be affected. Updates to security for the code of obsolete systems will be stop being released at any given time, and which can leave them open to other types of attack in addition to malware.

  3. starting with the OS X 10.7.5, there was a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and installation packages downloaded from the network will be run only if they are digitally signed by a developer to a certificate issued by Apple. Certified software in this way has not been checked for safety by Apple, unless it comes to the App Store, but you can be reasonably sure that it has not been changed by someone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so it could be held legally responsible if it distributes malicious software. Which may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below).

  Access controller does not depend on a database of known malware. He has, however, the same limitations as XProtect and in addition the following:

  ☞ It can easily be turned off or overridden by the user.

  ☞ A malware attacker could find a way around it, or could take control of a certificate of signing of code under false pretenses or could simply ignore the consequences of the distribution of malware Tryggvason.

  ☞ Developer App store could find a way around the Apple control, or the control may fail due to human error.

  Apple took too long to revoke some known attackers codesigning certificates, thus diluting the value of the keeper and the program developer ID. These variances do not involve the App Store products, however.

  For the reasons given, App Store, and, to a lesser extent - other applications recognized by signed Gatekeeper, are safer than others, but they cannot be considered to be absolutely sure. "Sand" applications could make to access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think that before granting access. Security sandbox is based on user input. Never click through any application for leave without thinking.

  4. by starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background. He checks and removes, malware that corresponds to a database of recognition held by Apple. To ensure that MRT will be executed when the database is updated, the App Store tab in system preferences and check the box marked

  Install the system data files and security updates

  If it is not already done.

  As XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against strangers. It alerts you if it detects malware, but otherwise, it has no user interface.

  5. the built-in Mac OS x security features reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not and will never be complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, not a behavior machine, and none only of technological solution will solve. Software protect you from trust only will make you more vulnerable.

  The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. Except perhaps feats of Java, all the known malware, circulating on the Internet wearing reached a completely setting installation to update to OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojans", which may have no effect if the victim is deceived in their execution. The threat thus amounts to a battle of wits between you and cybercriminals. If you are better informed, they think you are, you win. In effect, it means that you always stay in the shelter of practical computing. How do you know when you leave the safe harbor? Here are a few signs warning of danger.

  Software from a reliable source

  ☞ Software with a brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, does not come directly from the Web site. Don't be fooled an alert of any website for updating Flash, or your browser, or other software. A real alert that Flash is outdated and blocked is shown on this support page. In this case, follow the instructions on the support page. Furthermore, assume that the alert is false and that someone is trying to rip you off to install malicious software. If you see these alerts on more than one Web site, ask for instructions.

  ☞ Software any is distributed via BitTorrent or Usenet, or on a Web site that distributes pirated music and movies.

  ☞ Rogue sites Web such as CNET Download MacUpdate, Soft32, Softonic and SourceForge distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "install".

  ☞ The software is advertised through spam or intrusive web ads. Any announcement, on any site, which includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.

  Software that is clearly illegal or doing something illegal

  Commercial software ☞ high-end such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."

  ☞ An application helps you violates copyright law, for example to circumvent the copy protection on a commercial software, or streamed media recording to be reused without permission. All the 'YouTube downloaders' are in this category, but not all are necessarily malicious.

  Conditional or unsolicited offer from strangers

  ☞ A phone calling or a web page you indicates that you have a "virus" and offers to remove. (Some reputable sites warned visitors who have been infected with the malware "DNSChanger" legitimately. The exception to this rule applies.)

  ☞ A web site offers a free content like music or video, but for use, you must install a "codec", 'plug-in', 'player' 'Downloader', 'extractor', or 'certificate' which comes from the same site, or a stranger.

  ☞ You win a prize in a competition that you are never entered.

  ☞ someone on a forum like this is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of your choice.

  ☞ a 'FREE WI - FI!' network presents itself in a public place like an airport, but is not provided by management.

  ☞ Online everything that you expect to pay is 'free '.

  Unexpected events

  ☞ a file is downloaded automatically when you visit a web page, without any further action on your part. delete any file without opening it.

  ☞ You open what you think, it is a document and you receive an alert that it is "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you must always remove any download that is not what you expected it to be.

  ☞ An application does something you don't expect, such as permission to access your contacts, your location or the Internet without obvious reason.

  ☞ Software is attached to the email you na not ask, even if it is (or seems to come) by a person of trust.

  I do not leave the safe harbour that once will necessarily lead to disasters, but make a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malicious software attacks. None of the above scenarios must, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.

  6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it is not related, despite the similarity of names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform to run complex applications in a web page. That was always a bad idea, and Java developers have proved unable to apply it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been a type virus Windows affecting OS X. simply load a page with Java malicious content could be harmful.

  Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is outdated and largely disappeared. Only a few outdated sites still use it. Try to accelerate the process of extinction by avoiding these sites, if you have a choice. Forget to play games or other uses not Java essentials.

  Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later versions. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and Oracle (the developer of Java). Do not use one unless you need it. Most of the people don't. If Java is installed, turn it off- not the JavaScript in your browser.

  Whatever the version, experience has shown that Java on the Web is not reliable. If you must use a Java applet for a job on a specific site, Enable Java only for the site in Safari. Never activate Java for a public Web site that carries the third-party advertising. Use only on websites that are well known, protected by login and secure without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you will see a padlock icon in the address bar when you visit a secure site.

  7. another perennial weak point is Adobe Flash Player. Like Java, Flash is declining well deserved, but content Flash is still much more widespread than the contents of Java on the Web. If you choose to install the Flash plugin, you can reduce your exposure to Flash by checking the box marked

  Stop the plug-ins to save energy

  in the Advanced tab of the preferences of Safari window, if not already done. Consider also installing an extension Safari as "ClickToFlash" or "ClickToPlugin." They will prevent the Flash content automatically load and are initially not Flash video is substituted for Flash on YouTube and perhaps a few other sites. I tested the extensions and found them safe, but you should always do your own research before you decide whether to trust any third party software.

  8. remain within the sphere of security, and you will be as safe from malware you can be practically. The rest of this comment is what you must do to protect you.

  Never install any AV or products 'Internet security' for Mac if you have a choice, because they are all worse than useless. If you are required by a (wrong) institutional policy to install some kind of AV, choose one of the free apps in the Mac App Store, nothing else.

  Why you should not use products AV?

  ☞ To recognize malware, software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least one day to day. This technique is a proven failure, as a major supplier of AV software has admitted. Most of the attacks are "zero-day" - that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry comes to realize that the traditional AV software is worthless.

  ☞ design is based generally on the nonexistent threat that malware can be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; He is not of the blue leaves. To meet this threat does not exist, a commercial AV software changes or low level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a frequent cause of instability, bugs, poor performance, and duplicates.

  ☞ changing the operating system, the software can also create weaknessesthat could be exploited by malicious attackers.

  ☞ especially, a false sense of security is dangerous. This fact relates to all AV software it will never be any changes elsewhere.

  9. a free AV product from the Mac App Store is safe as long as you don't let it delete or move files. Ignore all the warnings that it can give you on "heuristic" or "phishing." These warnings, if they are not simply false positives, see the text of e-mail messages or updates cached web pages, not malware.

  An AV application is not necessary and may not be invoked for protection against malware for OS X. It is useful, or even not at all, only to detect malware Windows and even for this use it is not really effective, because the new Windows malware makes its appearance much faster than OS X malware.

  Windows malware cannot hurt you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows). Just do not pass to someone else. A malicious link in the e-mail is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. A concrete example:

       London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe

  You don't need software to tell you it's a horse Trojan for Windows. Software may be able to tell what trojan is, but who cares? In practice, there is no reason to use a recognition software, unless an organizational strategy requires. Malware Windows is so widespread that you must assume that it is in each attachment until proof to the contrary. Nevertheless, a free AV product on the App Store can serve a purpose if it fulfills a misinformed network administrator that says you must have some sort of application AV. An App Store product will not change the operating system; in fact, it does nothing, unless you run it.

  If you are just curious to know if a file is considered malware by the AV engines, you can download it from the "VirusTotal" site, where it will be tested against most of them without charge. A negative result is evidence of what whether, for the reasons given above. I do not recommend doing this with a file that may contain private information.

  10. There seems to be a common belief that the firewall Application acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents operation of malware. He does not. It blocks incoming connections to some network services you are using, such as file sharing. It is disabled by default, and you should leave it like that if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate only when you are on an untrusted network, for example a public Wi - Fi hotspot, where you do not want to provide services. Disable services that you don't use in the sharing preferences window. All are disabled by default.

  11. as a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected whenever you install the software, read emails, or visit a web page. But nor can you assume that you will always be free from exploitation, no matter what you do. Internet browsing, it's like walking the streets of a big city. It can be as safe or as dangerous that you choose to do so. The greatest harm done by software AV is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They can then feel sufficiently safe to take risks, which the software does not protect them. Nothing can reduce the need for safe computing practices.

• Stubborn virus

  

  I have often heard that Mac don't get viruses. I'm not sure that's always true. I have a few days get anti-virus software installed on my MAC and for the last warnings about this "virus infection" being blocked. I did a scan and 9 infections have been detected (infections have a ' tr.) Infections have been moved to the chest of midlife and I deleted them. However, today, as soon as I booted my MAC again, I kept getting the virus warnings again.

  Could someone here please shed some light on this for me, what it could be and what can I do about it?

  Thank you!

  You do not have a virus... No Mac OS x has been infected by a virus documented. Malware, sometimes if you visit weird sites or downloads from unknown sources.

  First of all, get rid of the A / v software Most of these stuff disrupts - to varying degrees - Mac. After Uninstall that junk food, I would like to reinstall OS X from your recovery disk.

  Barry

• Malware or viruses on my Mac

  I need help! When you use Safari, whenever I shoot a Web site, another unwanted site appears. Also, when I search Google, he repaces somehow the results with the unintended outcomes? Hard to explain!

  I am not notified of any virus or malware and have tried a number of things after reading some of these messages, but nothing it has solved the problem. First, it started with a pop up screen saying I have a virus and I have to contact them to fix the problem. I have not be contacted. Can someone help me?

  What a scam. Read this tip user by John Galt. Also just as a rule of thumb, never install any type of antimalware or antivirus software on your mac, it's just making things worse.

  Problem:

  A popup unexpected or unsolicited webpages (examples below; Click to enlarge) appears claiming the 'virus' detection, or the existence of an unsafe condition that needs to be addressed urgently:

  Scam, example 1	Scam example 2
  Scam example 3	Scam example 4

  These scams may appear on any web browser running on any Mac, PC or iOS device. They appear to be authentic, because they can include details such as your IP address and an icon of the browser you use. Some of them include the voice-over or annoying alert sounds. You do not find an impossible to remove popups, and you can't find a way to stop Safari. Even if you were completely shut down and restart your Mac or your iPhone, annoying popups could just keep reappearing.

  A variant of the same scam will cause a Web page to appear accusing you of a sordid or illegal Internet activity. The page could bear seals of aspect official government or law enforcement, say your Mac is infected with certain ick, and / or use technobabble intended either to intimidate you or create a sense of authenticity.

  • Needless to say, regardless of the text they contain must be completely excluded, because it is all wrong: your Mac is not infected with anything and you do nothing wrong. What you feel is a lame and 100% fraudulent attempt to extort the money from you. No matter how legitimate, the message seems to be, it did not are created with Apple, the FBI, RCMP, Bundespolizei, or any organization is legitimate. This is a scam very common and easily perpetrated which can affect any computer or Web browser. Don't fall for it!
  • If you look closely at the page, you might find a 'warning', written in very small text, containing what may be the only accurate information on this. Extracted textually accurate follows one of the examples above scam: "the Web page and pop-up is only for advertising use.» In no way claiming to be Microsoft and claiming a certain error has occurred. The Web page does not personal or critical information. Web site owners are not responsible for all the measures taken on your system by third parties. Dial your own free will. " Who could argue with that? It's about as honest as it gets.

  The problem is that they cannot be dismissed. You can not close the page or even leaving the web browser that you use and you're stuck.

  • Whatever you do, do not call all the numbers that appear. They want fair payment, usually several hundred dollars U.S. worse still, they can try to trick you by giving them remote control your Mac, theoretically allowing them to install a capacity without barriers 'backdoor' granting criminals to harvest some or all of the information on your Mac, to be used for any conceivable purpose. It's a road you want to travel.

  There are different solutions for Safari on Mac and Safari on an iPhone or iPad device. Follow applicable below. Although the instructions dier Safari, they are easily adaptable to other web browsers.

• Virus Malware Trojans and other junk

  Okay, so, it is true that I am not a Mac person, gasp, but here comes a true unbiased.

  I helped a member of the family rebuild a MacBook Pro using a USB stick to boot and install the latest version of El Capitan.  I was helping to restore the data literally 48 hours later and to my surprise, that the machine was infected with two pieces of malware (which was visible) 'Advanced Mac Cleaner' and 'ZipClould '.  It is interesting ZipCloud himself had placed in the dock bar, replacing a similar looking cloud storage service.

  So clearly the machine has been compromised, and it was easier to rebuild than to go on the road to 'cleaning up' at this stage.

  How can I avoid this happening again?  I can't look over the shoulder 24 x 7, but there should be a way to avoid this.

  Mac users often ask if they should install "anti-virus" (AV) or software "anti-malware". The answer is 'no', but it can give the false impression that there is no threat of what is loosely called 'virus '. There is a threat.

  1. it is a comment on what you should - and should not-do to protect you from malicious software ("malware") that runs on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions.

  It does not apply to the software, such as keyloggers, which can be installed deliberately by an intruder who has convenient access to the computer, or who has been able to take control of it remotely. This threat is in a different category, and there is no easy way to defend against it. AV software is not intended to and does not, to defend against these attacks.

  The comment is long because the issue is complex. The essential points are in articles 5 and 11.

  OS X implements now three levels of integrated protection specifically against malware, not to mention the protections of runtime such as quarantine the file, execute disable, sandbox, protecting the integrity of system, System Library randomization and randomized address space layout , which can also prevent other kinds of exploits.

  2. all versions of Mac OS X 10.6.7 were able to detect the malware Mac known in downloaded files and block non-secure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Apple calls internally it "XProtect."

  The malware used by XProtect recognition database is automatically updated. However, you should not count on it, because the attackers are still at least a day before the defenders.

  The following restrictions apply to XProtect:

  ☞ circumvented by some third-party network software, such as the BitTorrent clients and Java applets.

  ☞ It applies only to software downloaded on the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not verified.

  As new versions of Mac OS X are available, it is not clear whether Apple will continue indefinitely maintain the older versions such as 10.6 XProtect database. Versions of obsolete systems security may eventually be affected. Updates to security for the code of obsolete systems will be stop being released at any given time, and which can leave them open to other types of attack in addition to malware.

  3. starting with the OS X 10.7.5, there was a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and installation packages downloaded from the network will be run only if they are digitally signed by a developer to a certificate issued by Apple. Certified software in this way has not been checked for safety by Apple, unless it comes to the App Store, but you can be reasonably sure that it has not been changed by someone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so it could be held legally responsible if it distributes malicious software. Which may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below).

  Access controller does not depend on a database of known malware. He has, however, the same limitations as XProtect and in addition the following:

  ☞ It can easily be turned off or overridden by the user.

  ☞ A malware attacker could find a way around it, or could take control of a certificate of signing of code under false pretenses or could simply ignore the consequences of the distribution of malware Tryggvason.

  ☞ Developer App store could find a way around the Apple control, or the control may fail due to human error.

  Apple took too long to revoke some known attackers codesigning certificates, thus diluting the value of the keeper and the program developer ID. These variances do not involve the App Store products, however.

  For the reasons given, App Store, and, to a lesser extent - other applications recognized by signed Gatekeeper, are safer than others, but they cannot be considered to be absolutely sure. "Sand" applications could make to access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think that before granting access. Security sandbox is based on user input. Never click through any application for leave without thinking.

  4. by starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background. He checks and removes, malware that corresponds to a database of recognition held by Apple. To ensure that MRT will be executed when the database is updated, the App Store tab in system preferences and check the box marked

  Install the system data files and security updates

  If it is not already done.

  As XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against strangers. It alerts you if it detects malware, but otherwise, it has no user interface.

  5. the built-in Mac OS x security features reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not and will never be complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, not a behavior machine, and none only of technological solution will solve. Software protect you from trust only will make you more vulnerable.

  The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. Except perhaps feats of Java, all the known malware, circulating on the Internet wearing reached a completely setting installation to update to OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojans", which may have no effect if the victim is deceived in their execution. The threat thus amounts to a battle of wits between you and cybercriminals. If you are better informed, they think you are, you win. In effect, it means that you always stay in the shelter of practical computing. How do you know when you leave the safe harbor? Here are a few signs warning of danger.

  Software from a reliable source

  ☞ Software with a brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, does not come directly from the Web site. Don't be fooled an alert of any website for updating Flash, or your browser, or other software. A real alert that Flash is outdated and blocked is shown on this support page. In this case, follow the instructions on the support page. Furthermore, assume that the alert is false and that someone is trying to rip you off to install malicious software. If you see these alerts on more than one Web site, ask for instructions.

  ☞ Software any is distributed via BitTorrent or Usenet, or on a Web site that distributes pirated music and movies.

  ☞ Rogue sites Web such as CNET Download MacUpdate, Soft32, Softonic and SourceForge distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "install".

  ☞ The software is advertised through spam or intrusive web ads. Any announcement, on any site, which includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.

  Software that is clearly illegal or doing something illegal

  Commercial software ☞ high-end such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."

  ☞ An application helps you violates copyright law, for example to circumvent the copy protection on a commercial software, or streamed media recording to be reused without permission. All the 'YouTube downloaders' are in this category, but not all are necessarily malicious.

  Conditional or unsolicited offer from strangers

  ☞ A phone calling or a web page you indicates that you have a "virus" and offers to remove. (Some reputable sites warned visitors who have been infected with the malware "DNSChanger" legitimately. The exception to this rule applies.)

  ☞ A web site offers a free content like music or video, but for use, you must install a "codec", 'plug-in', 'player' 'Downloader', 'extractor', or 'certificate' which comes from the same site, or a stranger.

  ☞ You win a prize in a competition that you are never entered.

  ☞ someone on a forum like this is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of your choice.

  ☞ a 'FREE WI - FI!' network presents itself in a public place like an airport, but is not provided by management.

  ☞ Online everything that you expect to pay is 'free '.

  Unexpected events

  ☞ a file is downloaded automatically when you visit a web page, without any further action on your part. delete any file without opening it.

  ☞ You open what you think, it is a document and you receive an alert that it is "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you still need to delete any file that is not what you expected it to be.

  ☞ An application does something you don't expect, such as permission to access your contacts, your location or the Internet without obvious reason.

  ☞ Software is attached to the email you na not ask, even if it is (or seems to come) by a person of trust.

  I do not leave the safe harbour that once will necessarily lead to disasters, but make a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malicious software attacks. None of the above scenarios must, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.

  6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it is not related, despite the similarity of names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform to run complex applications in a web page. That was always a bad idea, and Java developers have proved unable to apply it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been a type virus Windows affecting OS X. simply load a page with Java malicious content could be harmful.

  Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is outdated and largely disappeared. Only a few outdated sites still use it. Try to accelerate the process of extinction by avoiding these sites, if you have a choice. Forget to play games or other uses not Java essentials.

  Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later versions. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and Oracle (the developer of Java). Do not use one unless you need it. Most of the people don't. If Java is installed, turn it off- not the JavaScript in your browser.

  Whatever the version, experience has shown that Java on the Web is not reliable. If you must use a Java applet for a job on a specific site, Enable Java only for the site in Safari. Never activate Java for a public Web site that carries the third-party advertising. Use only on websites that are well known, protected by login and secure without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you will see a padlock icon in the address bar when you visit a secure site.

  7. another perennial weak point is Adobe Flash Player. Like Java, Flash is declining well deserved, but content Flash is still much more widespread than the contents of Java on the Web. If you choose to install the Flash plugin, you can reduce your exposure to Flash by checking the box marked

  Stop the plug-ins to save energy

  in the Advanced tab of the preferences of Safari window, if not already done. Consider also installing an extension Safari as "ClickToFlash" or "ClickToPlugin." They will prevent the Flash content automatically load and are initially not Flash video is substituted for Flash on YouTube and perhaps a few other sites. I tested the extensions and found them safe, but you should always do your own research before you decide whether to trust any third party software.

  8. remain within the sphere of security, and you will be as safe from malware you can be practically. The rest of this comment is what you must do to protect you.

  Never install any AV or products 'Internet security' for Mac if you have a choice, because they are all worse than useless. If you are required by a (wrong) institutional policy to install some kind of AV, choose one of the free apps in the Mac App Store, nothing else.

  Why you should not use products AV?

  ☞ To recognize malware, software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least one day to day. This technique is a proven failure, as a major supplier of AV software has admitted. Most of the attacks are "zero-day" - that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry comes to realize that the traditional AV software is worthless.

  ☞ design is based generally on the nonexistent threat that malware can be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; He is not of the blue leaves. To meet this threat does not exist, a commercial AV software changes or low level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a frequent cause of instability, bugs, poor performance, and duplicates.

  ☞ changing the operating system, the software can also create weaknessesthat could be exploited by malicious attackers.

  ☞ especially, a false sense of security is dangerous. This fact relates to all AV software it will never be any changes elsewhere.

  9. a free AV product from the Mac App Store is safe as long as you don't let it delete or move files. Ignore all the warnings that it can give you on "heuristic" or "phishing." These warnings, if they are not simply false positives, see the text of e-mail messages or updates cached web pages, not malware.

  An AV application is not necessary and may not be invoked for protection against malware for OS X. It is useful, or even not at all, only to detect malware Windows and even for this use it is not really effective, because the new Windows malware makes its appearance much faster than OS X malware.

  Windows malware cannot hurt you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows). Just do not pass to someone else. A malicious link in the e-mail is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. A concrete example:

       London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe

  You don't need software to tell you it's a horse Trojan for Windows. Software may be able to tell what trojan is, but who cares? In practice, there is no reason to use a recognition software, unless an organizational strategy requires. Malware Windows is so widespread that you must assume that it is in each attachment until proof to the contrary. Nevertheless, a free AV product on the App Store can serve a purpose if it fulfills a misinformed network administrator that says you must have some sort of application AV. An App Store product will not change the operating system; in fact, it does nothing, unless you run it.

  If you are just curious to know if a file is considered malware by the AV engines, you can download it from the "VirusTotal" site, where it will be tested against most of them without charge. A negative result is evidence of what whether, for the reasons given above. I do not recommend doing this with a file that may contain private information.

  10. There seems to be a common belief that the firewall Application acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents operation of malware. He does not. It blocks incoming connections to some network services you are using, such as file sharing. It is disabled by default, and you should leave it like that if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate only when you are on an untrusted network, for example a public Wi - Fi hotspot, where you do not want to provide services. Disable services that you don't use in the sharing preferences window. All are disabled by default.

  11. as a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected whenever you install the software, read emails, or visit a web page. But nor can you assume that you will always be free from exploitation, no matter what you do. Internet browsing, it's like walking the streets of a big city. It can be as safe or as dangerous that you choose to do so. The greatest harm done by software AV is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They can then feel sufficiently safe to take risks, which the software does not protect them. Nothing can reduce the need for safe computing practices.

• SE message virus MS must be purchased and registered

  computer infected by a spyware and viruises ms antiviruis keeps poping up to purchuse page and tell me I need to sign up and don't leave open any appalictions or download any malware or antiviruis proctation
  * original title - can someone tell me how ms anti viruis renovated *.

  Hello

  Your computer is infected with the malware program also known as "scareware" name, try to make you buy something that is not real.

  http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Antivirus

  These links will help you get rid of it.

  http://www.ehow.com/how_6814008_remove-Microsoft-antivirus.html

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-a-computer-virus

  Have you tried to restore your system to a time before you got the infection?

  Good luck

  Barry

• Host detects the virus that is ran in the virtual machine

  When I google search for "virus to test download" and open the 2nd link in my windows 7 VM, avast on my host computer is like VIRUS DETECTED. I'm guessing that this occurs because the virtual computer uses the internet hosts.

  PS: it was once my I.T. teacher told me that he was sure navigation in a virtual machine.

  Host antivirus can detect the test virus in the network traffic and also could detect when the VM saves on hard drive of the virtual machine (which, after all, is stored just as a set of files on the hard drive of the host).  Some antivirus programs scan even the memory used by all processes running, in which case it can also discover that the test virus from the data in the memory of the virtualization engine.  None of these situations are a source of real concern for the host.

  Navigation in a virtual machine is generally considered safe from the point of view of the host, but virtualization will do nothing to directly protect the OS itself invited to malware that it can capture.

  Note that VMware Workstation has a few features that deliberately to break the isolation barrier and could expose the host to a malicious client.  If you are worried about it, a good starting point to lock the virtual computer is to go in the settings of the virtual machine, choose the Options tab, make sure the shared folders is disabled (under Guest insulation), make sure that the Clipboard and features drag-and - drop are disabled.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius