How to remove virus, adware on Mac?

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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

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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.

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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

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Scan Macintosh HD with Sophos

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

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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

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Quarantine possible threats

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

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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

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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.