imac security re:malware

Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection

An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.

Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.

See these Apple articles:

Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection

OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware

OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware

About file quarantine in OS X

If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using ClamXav.

Why do you suspect you have malware?

pyrforos wrote:

How can I check if I have malware on my imac?

As long as your OS X 10.8.4 is fully up-to-date, you paid attention to any warnings it gave you and you didn't disable GateKeeper then you are fully protected against all currently known malware. If you are having issues with your computer, describe them and don't automatically assume it's malware. It rarely is.