Could a "Verify Disc" problem be setting off a "DNSChanger" warning from my Internet carrier, CenturyLink? DNSChanger Remover tool v. 2 SecureMac 2008 comes up clean each time. I never had a "Start up" CD, and my TDK CD player won't print...
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Verify Disc has a problem
Did you check your Router, I hear some of those can be infected?
If you're using Wifi/Airport, what kind of Encryption is it using?
If Verify Disk reports a problem, try this, but it's not very likely related to the DNS Changer problem...
Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...
/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Apple no longer has or sells 10.4 Discs with slight exceptions if your model came with a Gray Tiger/10.4.x Disc.
See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3089008?answerId=15305521022#15305521022#15305521
Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10381710#10381710
Did you check your Router, I hear some of those can be infected?
If you're using Wifi/Airport, what kind of Encryption is it using?
If Verify Disk reports a problem, try this, but it's not very likely related to the DNS Changer problem...
Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...
/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Apple no longer has or sells 10.4 Discs with slight exceptions if your model came with a Gray Tiger/10.4.x Disc.
See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3089008?answerId=15305521022#15305521022#15305521
Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10381710#10381710
BDAqua you are a fsck-ing genius. Thanks, the repair was prefect. I'll have to look into the router as a source for the DNSChanger Virus. Thanks so much... I'll let you know if I can find a freebie (I like free) virus removal tool for the router (I guess that's what I need to do). Bump to you /b/ro (that's 4Chan junk)
Great to hear the Disk is good to go now! 🙂
We still need to know if your Router is Wifi & the encryption it uses, it's possible someone else is using your Wifi if Open or only WEP.
Other Mac tools...
ClamXAV, free Virus scanner...
Free Sophos...
http://www.sophos.com/products/enterprise/endpoint/security-and-control/mac/
Or Intego VirusBarrierX...
http://www.intego.com/virusbarrier/
Little Snitch, stops/alerts outgoing stuff...
No, mine is not WiFi or wireless. It's an ActionTec GT724R... and it's got WIRES, many wires. And the ClamXAV runs 10.5 and up. I'm still on 10.4.11. Kinda like the Flintstones, I guess.
maxdname wrote:
ClamXAV runs 10.5 and up. I'm still on 10.4.11. Kinda like the Flintstones, I guess.
You can download the Tiger version from http://clamxav.com/download.php#tiger.
BDAqua wrote:
I wonder if the older version gets new definitions?
Yes, the definitions used are exactly the same, but that link doesn't take you to the correct version for Tiger which needs v2.2.1.
Thanks, so that site is wrong &2.2.2 does not work on 10.4.11???
BDAqua wrote:
Thanks, so that site is wrong &2.2.2 does not work on 10.4.11???
Yes, that is incorrect. I noticed that as well.
How can I get another "Start Up" disc to restart my old Mac a G4 os x 10.4.11?
