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Q: My Mac seems to have viruses...how best to clean them away?

My Mac seems to have viruses....how is it best to clean them away? MacKeeper....?

Posted on Mar 3, 2016 10:34 PM

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Q: My Mac seems to have viruses...how best to clean them away?

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  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Mar 3, 2016 10:43 PM in response to MaxUdine
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    Mar 3, 2016 10:43 PM in response to MaxUdine

    Why do you think your Mac has viruses? They're really aren't any for Macs, though there may be other malware. So, best to tell us what symptoms you have and then we can figure out the best way forward.

     

    And no, never ever ever MacKeeper. Or any other app that claims to "clean" "tune up" or any other such flapdoodle on your Mac.

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Mar 4, 2016 8:02 AM in response to MaxUdine
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    Desktops
    Mar 4, 2016 8:02 AM in response to MaxUdine

    every "My Mac definitely has a Virus" posted here has turned out to be either:

    a) a scam by someone offering phony "support' to clean up something non-existent for a steep price -OR-

    b) an error, such as identifying a Windows-specific "suspicious code" as something that could infect a Mac (which it could not).