ClamXav found an infection: Osx.Trojan.EmPyre-6852410-0 in
Macintosh HD > System > Library > CoreServices > MRT
and
Macintosh HD > Private > var > db > uuidtext > 7D > AF137AF0AF3D0DB211CD675D88F4EB
The Quarantine folder was empty and Bitdefender found no threat. Is this possibly a False Positive or do I have a real problem? If it is a problem, how do I remove the Trojan?
MacBook Pro Late 2011 running High Sierra v. 10.13.6
MacBook Pro
It's a false positive. See: https://lists.gt.net/clamav/users/74810
FWIW, it's bad enough having one antivirus program installed much less two. And as you have seen. they're rather pointless.
MRT.app is Malware Removal Tool
It is a part of OSX made by Apple.
/System/Library/CoreServices/MRT.app
Simple put, Apple attempts to provide all the malware
detection and removal you need in Mac OS X.
"Effective defenses against malware and other threats" by
John Galt
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8841
"Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls,
and other scams"
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204759
"MalwareBytes Anti-Malware for Mac Removes adware and malware
Revives your Mac." MalwareBytes has a more restrictive filter
for adware than Apple. MalwareBytes has come to be accepted as the
only malware detector you should consider. For those pestered
by browser attacks consider MalwareBytes.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/mac/
... do I have a real problem?
Expecting non-Apple "anti-virus" products to do anything beneficial is your only real problem.
Trojan found in MRT.app
