malware on my laptop
my bank wants me to check for malware after my account was hacked. What is the best solution for this.
MacBook Pro (2020 and later)
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bentfrog wrote:
my bank wants me to check for malware after my account was hacked. What is the best solution for this.
If you suspect you have installed adware/malware:
>System Preferences>Profiles click into it and then remove all the suspicious things from the list. (This Preference pane will not be present if no profiles found.)
also Verify you are not using SOCKS proxy:
>System Preferences>Networks>Advanced>Proxy uncheck the box
Adware/malware launch daemons can set SOCKS proxies without user participation.
(SOCKS is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server.)
Adware Removal Guide—Manual removal of : http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-identification/
or
Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls ...
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