Last night I opened up Safari to find a colorful homepage called MySite. Next to the search box is text, 'enhanced by Google'. I immediately shut down my computer. I am sure this is malicious malware, my first in the four years of Mac ownership. What do I do now?
iMac (20-inch Mid 2007), Mac OS X (10.7.3), Safari
Bee ...
Which homepage do you have set in Safari > Preferenes > General ??
My Site is for web hosting.
Bee ...
Which homepage do you have set in Safari > Preferenes > General ??
My Site is for web hosting.
My mistake. The hijacker is my start. I have deleted all downloads and emptied the trash. All my software is up to date . Now what?
PS) I opened up launch pad and sure enough , two icons appear that I do not recognize. BackupStatusItem.app and DriveMapReconnect.app
Click on the Safari Menu and select "Reset Safari..." and check all the options, then click the Reset button. After that, download the free AV scanner from Sophos and run it on your user account to check for malware.
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-ed ition.aspx
Reset Safari, browser can't/won't open
Ok, I have installed Sapho and am running a security scan now. 14 million files! This may take a while! Will you stay with me on this?
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My guess is that you have downloaded and installed some kind of crapware. Possibly, from the sounds of it, multiple pieces of crapware. You need to be more cautious what you install on your computer!
Try starting up in Safe Mode by holding down the shift key at startup. If you are then able to use Safari without problems, but it goes back to giving you trouble if you reboot normally, then that clinches the diagnosis. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to tell you what to remove or how to remove it without knowing more.
My Safari browser has been hijacked by malware called My Site. What to do?
