dancingthunder442
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Q: I have a MacBook Pro 5.5 with OSX 10.6.3 Snow Leopard program.  Do I have to worry about "THE POODLE" virus?  My RX supply house has updated their system to stop the virus and suggests I update to a newer web browser version in order to continue usin

I have a MacBook Pro 5.5,  bought in 2009 with OSX 10.6.3 Snow Leopard program purchased in July 2013. Do I have to worry about THE POODLE virus?

My RX supply house has just updated their system to stop the virus and discontinued all SSL. They say I have to update to a newer browser before I can continue to use my account.

I DO NOT WANT TO!

Can you help?

dancingthunder 442

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 28, 2015 11:58 AM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Mar 28, 2015 12:01 PM in response to dancingthunder442
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    Mar 28, 2015 12:01 PM in response to dancingthunder442

    I believe they are referring to a PC virus.

     

    You can only upgrade your browser by installing a later version of OS X:

     

    Upgrading to Yosemite

     

    You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.

     

    Upgrading to Yosemite

     

    To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Yosemite from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Yosemite is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.

     

        OS X Mavericks/Yosemite- System Requirements

     

          Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Yosemite

     

             1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later

             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later

             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later

             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

     

    To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.

     

         Are my applications compatible?

     

             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.

     

    Upgrading to Mountain Lion

     

    To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase a redemption code at the Online Apple Store: OS X Mountain Lion. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. Use the code to redeem a download of Mountain Lion from the App Store. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.

     

         OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements

     

           Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion

     

             1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later.

             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model

                 Identifier 5,1 or later.

             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.

             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later.

             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.

             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.

             7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.

     

    To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.

     

         Are my applications compatible?

     

             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.

  • by pmiles,

    pmiles pmiles Mar 28, 2015 12:18 PM in response to dancingthunder442
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    Mar 28, 2015 12:18 PM in response to dancingthunder442

    You don't have to use Safari, you can always use different browser.

  • by dancingthunder442,

    dancingthunder442 dancingthunder442 Mar 28, 2015 1:05 PM in response to Kappy
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:05 PM in response to Kappy

    Wonderfully thorough info!  Appreciate it very much!

    But I have seen statements posted on the community having many problems with Yosemite and am concerned about the age of my computer, 2009 and Safari 5.1.10.

    I am also basically computer illiterate

    Dancingthunder442

  • by pmiles,

    pmiles pmiles Mar 28, 2015 1:07 PM in response to dancingthunder442
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:07 PM in response to dancingthunder442

    How to identify MacBook models - Apple Support

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Mar 28, 2015 1:08 PM in response to dancingthunder442
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:08 PM in response to dancingthunder442

    There is nothing wrong with Yosemite, but you are always free to purchase and install Mountain Lion. Both should work. They should perform adequately on your model.

  • by pmiles,

    pmiles pmiles Mar 28, 2015 1:16 PM in response to dancingthunder442
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:16 PM in response to dancingthunder442

    You might want to ask them which browsers and what versions they do support because it could be simply that they aren't going to support Safari as a browser.  You could very well just need to use a different web browser with that particular site.

  • by kahjot,

    kahjot kahjot Mar 28, 2015 1:16 PM in response to pmiles
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:16 PM in response to pmiles

    Just use Firefox. No need to upgrade the entire OS.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Mar 28, 2015 1:19 PM in response to pmiles
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:19 PM in response to pmiles

    The OP said he has a Macbook pro 5.5. That is a late 209 13-inch Mac Pro

    pmiles wrote:

     

    How to identify MacBook models - Apple Support

  • by FatMac>MacPro,

    FatMac>MacPro FatMac>MacPro Mar 28, 2015 6:29 PM in response to dancingthunder442
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    Mar 28, 2015 6:29 PM in response to dancingthunder442

    dancingthunder442 wrote:

     

    I have a MacBook Pro 5.5,  bought in 2009 with OSX 10.6.3 Snow Leopard program purchased in July 2013. Do I have to worry about THE POODLE virus?...

    The "POODLE" isn't a virus, it's a vulnerability. Read this for an explanation and a solution.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Mar 29, 2015 7:25 AM in response to dancingthunder442
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    Mar 29, 2015 7:25 AM in response to dancingthunder442

    You can test for it here.

     

    Poodle Bug


    If you want to stay with 10.6, try Firefox which is still being updated.

     

    Firefox