Mac OS X : Remove Fake Virus
Posted by Harish Kumar
In this segment we are going to "Remove Fake Virus from MacOSX".
Step 1 : Close all Open Applications
1. Navigate to Apple Icon from Top Left Corner. Click on Apple Icon and then click on Force Quit.2. After that Force Quit all the open Applications except Finder.
Step 2 : Open ~/Library
1. Now, Click Go Select Go to folder Type: ~/Library. Then Hit Enter2. Look for Cookies, Cache and Safari. Select them all and Move to Trash.
3. Navigate to Folder Saved Application State. Search for com.apple.Safari.savedState and Move to Trash. Then Close the window.
These commands will fully wipe out all of your old Safari settings
Step 3 : Open Terminal
Now, Open Terminal.Copy and Paste all these commands at once in Terminal.
mv ~/Library/Safari ~/Desktop/Safari-`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Caches/Apple\ -\ Safari\ -\ Safari\ Extensions\ Gallery; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Safari; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.WebKit.PluginProcess; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/Apple\ -\ Safari\ -\ Safari\ Extensions\ Gallery; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.LSSharedFileList.plist; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.RSS.plist; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.WebFoundation.plist; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.WebKit.PluginHost.plist; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.WebKit.PluginProcess.plist; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/PubSub/Database; \
rm -Rf ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.apple.Safari.savedState
These commands will fully wipe out all of your old Safari settings. Restart the Mac and Open Safari.
Step 4 : Add Extensions to Safari
Open SafariClick on Safari from top left corner and click on Safari Extensions.
Now select Adblocker from the available extensions.
And Install it.
Open website : www.mywot.com
Install.
Step 5 : Scan using Malwarebytes
Open website www.malwarebytes.comInstall Run a scan.
If you find any malicious entries delete them.
Step 6 : Install Anti-Virus
Search for a free Anti-Virus and install it.My Choice: Avast, AVG or Avira.
Note: Don’t click on websites which starts with AD. Now your Mac is all clear from virus and other Malwares
Restart the Mac and start using it.
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