Where is Migration Assistant?

Try this:

Move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support

if your mac is infected with a virus congratulations as you are the first person in the world to get a virus by definition on Mac OS X. It's likely your anti-virus software if you ran any damaged your OS.

Migration assist requires an OS to be present on the computer. It does not trigger when you run a restore or internet restore. If you install an OS on the computer it will activate at startup. Othwerise it is located in

Macintosh HD/Applications/Utilities/Migration Assistant.app

Tom! My fellow Texan! You took a 1st grader's word on a serious issue that turned out to be something found in the pasture? What WERE you a-thinkin' !?!

1. There are no known viruses in the wild for OS X
2. Anti-virus softwares "report" infections to justify their existence

Others here have explained what you need to do now that you are where you are... I'll recap

1. Re-install OS X How to reinstall OS X - Apple Support
2. Move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support - from one of your other Macs - TimeMachine restore only works TO the Mac the backups were made FROM

[y'all know that first part is joking, right?]

TominTexas wrote:

Ha. I get it. Yeah, can you believe I stepped in it? I've been using Macs since before you were born, but I still don't know many of the basics, such as: Where is Migration Assistant? I knew that Macs don't get viruses, but the message kept appearing, every time I would attempt anything. I used Malwarebytes on it, and immediately after removing them, it said they were still there. There's not much on that old Mac that isn't backed up other places, so I erased it. Thanks. I'll follow the Reinstall from another Mac instructions.

TnT

Ya got one thing VERY wrong! I am 63 y/o and have been a MacHead since my first MacPlus!

Remember the old proverb deconstructing the word "Assume" (I would do it, but the 7 words you can't say on TV + Apple's additions Filter would ruin it!)

Maybe see you at the Fair in a few weeks > http://bigtex.com/

Is Malwarebytes still telling you that you got an issue? If so I would believe it. Malwarebytes is an excellent program developed by a very respected member of the ASC.

BTW, don't believe CCC, I am a Texan also (North Houston) and he is full of it... 😁

Break it down, amigo... tell in detail your exact actions - like a tall tale around the campfire, the backstory sets up the punchline ("This disk is locked.")

elcpu wrote:

Is Malwarebytes still telling you that you got an issue? If so I would believe it. Malwarebytes is an excellent program developed by a very respected member of the ASC.

BTW, don't believe CCC, I am a Texan also (North Houston) and he is full of it... 😁

[chuckle]

I am pretty sure TnT said he has already reformatted, so MWB is moot at this point.

(I think the swamp gasses are giving you a buzz!)

This is what he just said: "I used Malwarebytes on it, and immediately after removing them, it said they were still there." I know you country hicks to the North have difficulties so I excuse you... 😝

[I realize that you are actually replying to our Bayou City neighbor]

I am gonna shoot thomas_r a note on this MWB "failing" report - he will likely want a VERY detailed story about those experiences

Still awaiting the story of the "play-by-play" account of your current efforts in order to paint a mental picture of what is clear to you from your experience (make believe we are "blind", there with you and you are describing what actions you are taking)