There’s been a recent threat to Apple Macs, so be aware that you may be lured into downloading a virus.
Until recently Mac users were realtively safe from all the viruses and malware that plague PC users.
That has changed with a phishing scam that targets Mac users by redirecting you to a website saying your computer is infected. You are then asked to download anti-virus software to fix the virus, and it’s this software that is actually a piece of malware.
Apple advise that the goal is to get the user’s credit card information for fraudulent purposes. SO watch out for MacDefender, MacProtector and MacSecurity.
Until Apple completes theire new Mac OS X update to remove the malware you’ll have to follow these staeps:
1. Go the Utilities folder, in the applications folder, and then launch the Activity Monitor.
2. In the pop-up menu in the upper right corner, choose “all processes”.
3. Under the process name heading, look for the titles “MacDefender”, “MacProtector” or “MacSecurity”.
4. Then, click the “quit process” button, select quit, and then quit the activity monitor application. Then, open the applications folder.
5. Locate the malware, and then drag it to the trash.
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