Safari keeps crashing due to .MasterofDefense.tmp plug-in. Can't find plug-in.

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Safari keeps crashing due to .MasterofDefense.tmp plug-in. Can't find plug-in.

Yesterday, Safari began crashing every 45 minutes. I get a message that says Safari quit unexpectedly because of a plug-in called .MasterofDefense.tmp. I used finder to search my computer, and I cannot find this file.

PlugIn Path: /Users/<myname>/Library/Application Support/.MasterofDefense.tmp

PlugIn Identifier: .MasterofDefense.tmp

PlugIn Version: ??? (???)

The file is NOT in that location mentioned in the crash log.

According to web searches, MasterofDefense is some game, but I have never installed any games on my machine.

Does anyone have any advice here?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 12, 2012 7:35 PM

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TildeBee

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Apr 12, 2012 7:49 PM in response to BK22314

Unfortuately you have a trojan that just started appearing here a few weeks ago.

It's called Flashback. The file you are looking for is Invisible, as noted by the period (.) just preceeding the file name.

Read the link below, OK?

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57410096-263/how-to-remove-the-flashback-ma lware-from-os-x/?tag=mncol;txt

It's serious, and could take your credit/bank information.

Soi get rid of it now.

When you're all clelaned up, Apple has just released a Security Update, that will prevent this from happening again.

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BK22314 Author

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Apr 12, 2012 10:48 PM in response to TildeBee

Thanks for the tip, Bee. I went to that site, but I ended up deleting the wrong file, I guess. Now I can't open Safari, Software Update, Disk Utilities because the machine cannot load inserted library: /Users/Shared/.libmalloc.dylib

I don't guess this is going to end well.

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Answer 3

X423424X

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Apr 13, 2012 12:20 AM in response to BK22314

Install the most recent java update which advertises itself as being able to remove the trojans.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8

If you don't want to do these installs then at least go to F_Secure's Flashback Removal Tool web page, download their Flashback trojan detection/removal tool, and follow the instructions you find there.

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