Wish I hadn't!! Tried download from Vuze (eeekkk!) In a mess now!

Well - I say 'I' - actually my son! He was after a particular piece of software which appeared to download fine through Vuze but to install it you had to change something in the Terminal??? He went ahead and fiddles about and blast the Mac screamed for help! I had to restore the while lot from OS disc which took about 4 hours! After reloading my Entourage was a bit of a mess - but managed (I think) to sort that. But we have also noticed now that certain programs refuse to open?? Vuze being one, Entourage was another which I resintalled. Don't feel at all confident about my Mac now. I trashed all to do with Vuze in the hope that I could reinstall it - but when the installation completes - open Vuze and it immediately refers you back to the web page? Cant get any further than that. Have a got a disc utility - I can't even show you now what he did as after the restore the trash bin was emptied?? Anyone help? Any Vuze buddies there? Any patient restores that can help in a way that doesn't take 4 hours? Thank you. SM

imac OS x, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 1, 2011 12:02 PM

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Kurt Lang

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Posted on Mar 2, 2011 6:30 AM

Can I do an installation from the OS disc and then start up from a time machine back up?

Best bet would be to erase the drive and reinstall OS X from scratch, then restore your data from Time Machine. This will all be a waste of time though if the TM backup also contains Vuze. You'd have to pick a restore point before Vuze or the Adobe download was installed, if that point is still on the TM drive.

If I do that I guess I will lose all my latest files etc?

Not if you back them up first. By that, I mean a manual backup. Don't use a flash drive as whatever is on the Mac may transfer data to it, which could then be pulled back to a fresh install. Instead, copy any documents you've created, your email, iTunes library, etc. into a folder on the desktop. Burn a CD or DVD.

Others will have to tell you what to backup for iTunes or Mail since I use neither.

Or, how to restore just those items from your current TM drive after reinstalling OS X from scratch so you don't pull Vuze back and whatever other malware was installed with that Adobe download. Which would eliminate the need for the CD/DVD. Though personally, I would create that disk just to be sure I have those latest files somewhere safe.

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Stressed Mum Author

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Mar 1, 2011 1:05 PM in response to a brody

OK - I am running Sophos now - still got 6,222,568 files to go!

Stressed Mum Author

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Mar 2, 2011 11:01 AM in response to Kurt Lang

eeerrrr .... got three Main Identity Folders - all hold difference files?

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Wish I hadn't!! Tried download from Vuze (eeekkk!) In a mess now!