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Title: How to remove virus, adware on Mac?


1
How to remove virus, adware on Mac?
  • Despite being impenetrable, some threats can
    affect OS X in many ways. Below are most common
    on Mac these days
  • Spyware
  • Adware
  • Virus/Malware
  • Trojans

2
Do you need an Antivirus on Mac?
  • In todays environment, AV software for Mac is a
    necessity. Most malware infiltrate through Web
    browsers. Some others make their ways from USB
    drives that are formatted with FAT.

3
Free Paid AV software for Mac
  • Free AV utility for OS X
  • Paid AV utility for OS X
  • Sophos
  • ClamXav
  • AVG for Mac
  • Antivirus by Max Secure
  • Virus Scanner Plus
  • Antivirus Sentinel Pro

4
Scan Macintosh HD with Sophos
  • Scan Macintosh HD or an externally connected
    storage device with Sophos

5
Scanning is time taking process
  • Since Macintosh HD is large, antivirus utility
    takes long time to scan it. You can scan multiple
    mounted drives using Sophos

6
Quarantine possible threats
  • Quarantine the file
  • Delete file
  • View the file in finder (exact location)

7
Virus removal is important
  • It is advisable to remove possible threat from OS
    X once it is detected. If not removed, the
    infected file may
  • Cause damage to the file structure of OS X
  • Lead to loss of important files
  • OS X corruption

8
Restore data deleted by viruses
  • If you have lost any important files due to
    virus, Trojan threats from Mac, then run Stellar
    Phoenix Mac data recovery software to restore
    deleted or lost file(s).
  • Also, ensure you never run out of updated backups
    of the Macintosh HD.
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