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Q: What is the procedure to protect my Powerbook G4 from a virus reported to be affecting Apple devices?

What is the necessary procedure to protect my PowerBook G4 from the recently reported virus attacking Apple products?

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Model A1104 Distributed May 2006

Posted on Feb 25, 2014 6:03 PM

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Q: What is the procedure to protect my Powerbook G4 from a virus reported to be affecting Apple devices?

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  • by thomas_r.,Solvedanswer

    thomas_r. thomas_r. Feb 25, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Lawrence1946
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    Feb 25, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Lawrence1946

    If you are referring to the SSL vulnerability that has been in the news, that only affects Mac OS 10.9 and 10.9.1, and it does not involve malware. If you were using Mac OS 10.9 or 10.9.1, the solution would be to upgrade to 10.9.2, to enable secure communications again. Since you are using an old G4 with an old system, this is not a concern.