How do I identify and remove a possible virus on my computer?
my computer is showing a possible virus
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Original Title: Possible virus on computer
my computer is showing a possible virus
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Original Title: Possible virus on computer
Ratorres13 wrote:
my computer is showing a possible virus
What are the issues or errors or messages you’re encountering that lead you to believe there might be a virus here?
Too much of the malware around is arguably the security apps that the user has intentionally installed, and too much of the rest is bogus claims from advertisements selling problematic security apps.
In most cases, mention of,”virus” is probably an advertisement: Virus Warning! What to do! - Apple Community
Lots of scams around, too: Scam Pop-ups, Scam Viruses, Scam Receipts… - Apple Community
As there are no viruses in the wild that can affect macOS, this seems unlikely.
When you say it's "showing a possible virus," what do you mean? Are you seeing some sort of notification? A pop-up window in your browser? Are you using something like CleanMyMac or some other "anti-virus" program?
How do I identify and remove a possible virus on my computer?