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I recently purchased a MacBook Air OSX 10.8.2. I had all my files transferred over from my PC to my new MAC. To my dismay, I realized that I had a malware virus transfer in the process. It only pops up when I open Safari. I typically use my Google Chrome, but would like to get rid of it. Anyone have suggestions?
MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
What pops up and how are you so sure about this malware "virus"?
I have 2 PC's at home and both are infected with Babylon...per the computer techs who removed them for a price. No pop-ups on the MAC, but I'm suspicious of it especially since it made our PC's slow down drastically.
There is no malware known as Babylon for Mac OS X. It sounds like your Windows machine was infected, but a Windows virus cannot affect a Mac in any way. Even if you did transfer the malware to your Mac, all it would do is sit inert on the hard drive, taking up space and doing nothing else.
Now, you say that something "pops up" when you use Safari... What exactly are you seeing in that regard? Can you post a screenshot of the issue?
Thomas the op's second post says, "no pop-ups on the MAC" so it's hard to figure what's going on.
Installed Windows malware would not be transferred by Migration Assistant, if that's what you used. A malware installer attached to an email, or in some other kind of document, probably would be transferred, but it wouldn't affect you directly. If it would make you feel better to know whether that happened, use the free application ClamXav to scan your files. Don't let it move or delete email messages -- do that from within the Mail application.
Thanks for your input. This was most helpful for my situation.
Hey
in order to easily remove Babylon from your Chrome, please follow these features:
Change Homepage
" icon by the right side of the address bar; click on Settings:
Remove Search Provider
In order to change the Search Engine in Google Chrome, please follow the instructions below:
" icon by the right side of the address bar
Remove Search from New Tab
" icon on the right side of the address bar:
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How do I get rid of Babylon malware
