When I try to empty my trash, a shadow drops down across the screen and says, restart computer. I believe there might be a virus somewhere. Please advise me with your comments.
Final Cut Pro 6, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Final Cut Express vers. 4
That's not a virus, it's a kernel panic. Find the panic log in Console, in Utilities, /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports. Please post the entire log.
That's a kernel panic. Have a look at the link below so that you get the panic report and paste it here.
It should offer some clues as to the cause of the crash and it's likely someone here will be able to assist troubleshooting.
Yes, it's a kernel panic. They are generally hardware related, often due to faulty RAM.
What is a Kernel Panic?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742
and http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1892?viewlocale=en_US
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn2002/tn2063.html
More details here:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
Useful article on how to avoid and eliminate kernel panics here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10344626-263.html?tag=mfiredir
Thanks for responding. I'm in the process of troubleshooting with your info. I will respond again soon.
Thanks much!
When I try to empty my trash, a shadow drops down across the screen and says, restart computer. I believe there might be a virus somewhere. Please advise me with your comments.
