Remove MacDefender /Protect/Security Trojan
I have made an Automator workflow to remove all the known variants.
You can get it here: http://bit.ly/k5O8Ux
Alternatively you can follow the manual steps:
- Open Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor and quit any processes linked to MACDefender.
- Delete MACDefender from the Applications folder.
- Check System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items for suspicious entries.
- Run a Spotlight search for "MACDefender" to check for any associated files that might still be lingering
Substitue "Defender" for "Security" or "Protect" depending on the variant you have.
MacBook 5.1 (unibody, late 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.3)