Recently I have this paranoid idea that I might have a bot virus. I would like to know if Macs can be infected with a bot virus, how can you tell if you have one and how you can remove it.
I thank everyone additionally for your help
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
Open safari and its preferences > in downloads section set ask for each download so that if you are downloading it will ask admin permission , if you allow by entering admin name and password it will start downloading otherwise it won't .
Secondly uncheck the box of open safe files after downloading .
Read an article Safari General preferences - Apple Support
You can use malware bytes anti malware for Mac .
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No, you do not have a virus unless you installed something on your Mac from an unknown site. Download Malware Bytes if you want to scan your Mac for Adware or Malware: http://www.thesafemac.com/tech-guides/
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Actually one time I visited a cinema website and it downloaded a PDF file. I didn't open it and then I scanned my Mac with bitdifender virus scanner and it said my computer was clean.Do bot viruses can be downloaded as a PDF file?
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What's a "bot virus"?
Given there are no Mac viruses, what's the point of Bitdefender?
The very fact that you have bitdefender tells us that you haven't done your homework properly. The only 'virus' you probably have is bitdefender itself. Suggest you remove it.
Do I have a bot virus in my Mac
