How can I check for viruses and malware on my MacBook Pro?

It's very unlikely that you have a virus issue on your mac, however, you can download and install ClamXav and do a full disk scan. While there is discussion on whether OS X needs an antivirus program or not, most agree if you are going to use one, ClamXav is the one to use.

I got anti sophis on my iMac I still on leopard but I getting rid of it and I going liux apple computers were hacked and a virus but all the staff in the apple shops always say macs don't get viruses that's a lie. All apple is very expisive and you just paying for the name I fished with apple go Linux its more secure. Apple computes are expensive for what they are you just paying for the name its expensive overhyped, apple is a rip off

Having your email account hacked does not imply that you have malware. In fact, there's no currently-known Mac malware that behaves that way. To figure out how to handle the email issue, see:

http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg-infected/#spam

You can also see the rest of my Mac Malware Guide for more information about this topic in general.

http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg

If you do decide to use anti-virus software, use one of the programs it recommends.

I've used ClamXav for years with no issues, and have no experience with Sophos. That said, either should work well.

Ever hear of this? I was using Mozilla, and now I'm scared, so on Safari. Even so, I'm worried about doing online banking until I know what's up. Despite that, I did online banking on Safari today, and the pages wouldn't load, or weren't clickable. Also, I'm getting blank screens on Safari. It all started after this happened a number of days ago, so I want to do a scan…. but newish to the Apple world, so don't want to screw things up even more (potentially) - by installing some incompatible malware scanner. From the other day:

has anyone's Macbook Pro ever been hacked? I was using Mozilla, just opened a twitter acct, was trying to cross link with G+, and all of a sudden all this weird stuff was happening: url bars erasing on its own (and fast), pages jumping from window to window, 2 unread msgs in Gmail later marked as read. I shut down and restarted. I don't know if it's a key stroke I did or if I may've been hacked. worried.

nicolette288,

This discussion is over a year and one-half old. You should start your own discussion so that your concerns can be addressed on their own 'turf.'

Good luck,

Clinton

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS Mavericks 10.9.4, 16GB Crucial RAM, Crucial M500 960GB SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

Thank you ClintonfB, I am really new to the communities (posting-wise). I just posted my long story, and I am hoping to get some help. Just had another mini-scare. I appreciate you letting me know that this is old news by now. Hoping to get some answers. Thank you.