Here's an interesting challenge
Here's an interesting challenge
- Subject: Here's an interesting challenge
- From: "Stockly, Ed" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 13:04:47 -0500
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: Here's an interesting challenge
Title: Here's an interesting challenge
From MacInTouch: http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/security/index.html#d05may2011
SecureMac:
http://www.securemac.com/MAC-Defender-Rouge-Anti-Virus-Analysis-Removal.php#update1
has discovered a new version of the previously identified MAC Defender malware. The new variant is an updated version of the original malware, rebranded as "Mac Security." [...]
It looks to me like both these methods could be automated using AppleScript.
Any takers?
ES
For manual removal users should follow either of these two methods:
Method One
1. Open Activity Monitor from the Utilities folder. Make sure the drop-down menu is set to "all processes."
2. Use the search field in Activity Monitor to search for MacSecurity.
3. Click on the MacSecurity process. Click the "Quit Process" button. Click "Force Quit."
4. Drag the MacSecurity program (installed in the Applications folder by default) to the Trash. Empty the Trash.
5. Remove MacSecurity from the Login Items for your Account in the OS X System Preferences (if it exists).
Method Two (Advanced)
1. Open the Terminal application from the Utilities folder.
2. Type the following command in the terminal (without quotes) and hit the return key: 'ps -ax | grep -i MacSecurity'
3. Note the process ID associated with the MacSecurity program (the first digits listed in the result).
4. Type the following command in the terminal (without quotes, and substituting the process ID noted above for XXXX) and hit the return key: 'kill XXXX'
At this time the MacSecurity program will no longer be running. Continue with steps 4 and 5 from Method One for removal.
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