Q: Need help for Infected OS X 10.6.8

It seems my MacBook Air OS X 10.6.8 was infected via 'MyWay' doc to pdf, and/or kuklorest. I found info that MyWay

is a hijacker. I have not yet searched kuklorest. I deleted both however. Does anyone have any information on these apps? I did not download them, they just appeared. Are they indeed malware? Am I being misguided by our IT person at work? Are there other malware I need to look for? Do I need to "clean" my Mac? Is it safe to use on a shared network? I read about Malwarebytes, is that a good solution?

Thank you for any info/insights you might have.

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8), hijacked?

Posted on Sep 5, 2016 6:26 PM

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by ckuan,

ckuan Sep 5, 2016 6:31 PM in response to andijo56
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Sep 5, 2016 6:31 PM in response to andijo56

Malwarebytes is a good option, do download only directly from the developer website.
You do not need all those cleaners, optimisers, keepers, etc. it will do more harm than good.
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Eric Root Sep 6, 2016 1:35 PM in response to andijo56
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Sep 6, 2016 1:35 PM in response to andijo56

The current version of Malwarebytes is for OS 10.8 and higher.

Malware Guide – Adware – 10.6 and under
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andijo56 Sep 6, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Eric Root
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Sep 6, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Eric Root

TThank you Eric. I will need to upgrade my OS and am wondering if I should run the Malware app then upgrade or just upgrade. Any thoughts?
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Eric Root Sep 6, 2016 1:43 PM in response to andijo56
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Sep 6, 2016 1:43 PM in response to andijo56

You are welcome. The program won't run using OS 10.6, so you would have to upgrade first. Also, check your Safari extensions to see if there is one you don't recognize.

Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.

Application Compatibility

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El Capitan 10.11 Compatibility information

Also check to make sure there is a compatible driver for your printer.

Do a backup before installing, preferable 2 backups on 2 different drives.
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