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I believe that my macbook has a virus help please

my macbook has pop ups and also i down loaded antivirus sentinel and it keeps saying that something is using my gateway and giving me the ip address.

please help

MacBook Pro

Posted on Nov 26, 2015 8:03 PM

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Nov 27, 2015 7:33 AM in response to Lnm731

Adware?


1. Safari > Preferences > Extensions

Turn all extension off or disable them, then relaunch Safari to test.

Turn those on one by one and test.


2. Safari > Preferences > Search > Search Engine :

Select your preferred search engine.


3. Safari > Preferences > General > Homepage:

Set your Homepage.



If this doesn’t help:



4. Use free AdwareMedic / Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac to remove adware


http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php


Install , open, and run it by clicking “Scan for Adware” button to remove adware.

Once done, quit AdwareMedic.


or


Remove the adware manually by following the “HowTo” from Apple.

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987



If this doesn’t help, please run EtreCheck and post the report here.

http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

Download it, open Downloads folder, click on it to open and select”Open” in the dialog to run it.


Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste it when you reply.

Nov 27, 2015 5:20 PM in response to Lnm731

i down loaded antivirus sentinel

The first step is to get rid of it. That and all other so-called "anti-virus" or "anti-malware" software is worse than useless and should never be used.

You may have installed ad-injection malware ("adware").

Some of the most common types of adware can be removed by following Apple's instructions.

If you're not already running the latest version of OS X ("El Capitan"), updating or upgrading in the App Store may cause the adware to be removed automatically. Back up all data before taking that step. If you're already running the latest version of El Capitan, you can nevertheless download the current updater from the Apple Support Downloads page and run it. Again, some kinds of malware will be removed. That may be all you need to do as far as removal is concerned, but you'll still need to make changes to the way you use the computer to protect yourself from further attacks.

If the above steps don't work for you, see below.

This easy procedure will detect any kind of adware that I know of. Deactivating it is a separate, and even easier, procedure.

Some legitimate software is ad-supported and may display ads in its own windows or in a web browser while it's running. That's not malware and it may not show up. Also, some websites carry intrusive popup ads that may be mistaken for adware.

If none of your web browsers is working well enough to carry out these instructions, restart the computer in safe mode. That will disable the malware temporarily.

Step 1

Please triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:

~/Library/LaunchAgents

In the Finder, select

Go Go to Folder...

from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. Press return. Either a folder named "LaunchAgents" will open, or you'll get a notice that the folder can't be found. If the folder isn't found, go to the next step.

If the folder does open, press the key combination command-2 to select list view, if it's not already selected. Please don't skip this step.

There should be a column in the Finder window headed Date Modified. Click that heading twice to sort the contents by date with the newest at the top. If necessary, enlarge the window so that all of the contents are showing.

Follow the instructions in this support article under the heading "Take a screenshot of a window." An image file with a name beginning in "Screen Shot" should be saved to the Desktop. Open the screenshot and make sure it's readable. If not, capture a smaller part of the screen showing only what needs to be shown.

Start a reply to this message. Drag the image file into the editing window to upload it. You can also include text in the reply.

Leave the folder open for now.

Step 2

Do as in Step 1 with this line:

/Library/LaunchAgents

The folder that may open will have the same name, but is not the same, as the one in Step 1. As in that step, the folder may not exist.

Step 3

Repeat with this line:

/Library/LaunchDaemons

This time the folder will be named "LaunchDaemons."

Step 4

Open the Safari preferences window and select the Extensions tab. If any extensions are listed, post a screenshot. If there are no extensions, or if you can't launch Safari, skip this step.

Step 5

If you use the Firefox or Chrome browser, open its extension list and do as in Step 4.

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