Deleting .plist files

Is there a way to tell which .plis files in launch agent and daemons folders are trojans or malicious script?

Posted on Feb 16, 2013 12:48 PM

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Feb 17, 2013 4:10 PM in response to red_menace

Do any of these look suspicious to you:


file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.mit.Kerberos.kadmind.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.mit.Kerberos.krb5kdc.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/exec.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/finger.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/login.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nmbd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ntalk.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd_cleanup.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cups.cups-lpd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cups.cupsd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.isc.named.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.net-snmp.snmpd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ntp.ntpd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postfix.master.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.samba.winbindd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.x.privileged_startx.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/shell.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/smbd.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/telnet.plist

file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist

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