OS X Spyware
dont know if this is the right section, but i have encountered my first virus like program on OS X dunno how it happened but now whenever i try to access myspace i get redirected to ebay, on both firefox and safari, ive been able to narrow…
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dont know if this is the right section, but i have encountered my first virus like program on OS X dunno how it happened but now whenever i try to access myspace i get redirected to ebay, on both firefox and safari, ive been able to narrow it down to my home drive because even when i restore my system drive with a backup that never had the issue i still get this problem. Does anyone know a solution for this problem or have a good virus scanner they could recommend?
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This is really bugging me
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ive done a scan of my whole system and even my home directory and no files have come up suspicious any ideas? this is so stupid! atm im copying over all the data files i know arent a virus and reformatting my system i hope it helps.
yes, ive tried everything however i posted a thread on myspace forum and its happened to a few people and so i messaged myspace and am still awaiting a reply but someone from mactalk gave me a temp solution using a thing called OpenDNS dunno how it works, but it does
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have you tried to clear your private data in the browsers (Cache, Cookies, Passwords, History and so on)?
Try to download another browser, let's say Opera, and see if you can go to MySpace without being redirected to eBay. Also, have you tried reinstalling the browsers? Hope that helps.
Check your /etc/hosts file. If there is a line that says something like
myspace.com 66.135.221.10or similar, you have your culprit. Just delete that line or comment it out by putting a # character in front of it and you should be fine. Since it is a system file, you need to have administrator privilleges of course (via sudo pico /etc/hosts in the terminal for example).
The line may have been added by a malicious program or it might be a friend's idea of a practical joke. But you can actually use that file to block ad servers and more if you want to, just google "hosts file" for more info.
Hi you can try to use ProteMac NetMine.It’s firewall for Mac.It’s tool protects against viruses.Think, it's great.