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I hear this question all the time these days, and find myself often typing the same things over and over again. This FAQ, which is part of my Macintosh Malware Guide, will help you determine whether or not you should be worried. Note that it is written on the assumption that you have read the Macintosh Malware…

Protecting yourself, whether you use AV software or not, is the most important aspect of avoiding malware.  The biggest part of that is keeping up with updates, not only for your system but for all your software.  Security vulnerabilities are being found and fixed by software companies all the time.  These vulnerabilities often provide ways…

There is no simple yes or no answer to this question. The answer will depend on many factors, the biggest of which is your own opinion on security. However, I do have some recommendations. Before we get to those, we need to examine some basic facts about anti-virus (AV) software. Perhaps the biggest fact that…

Mac OS X is certainly not impervious to malware, and there have been some imperfections in Apple’s handling of security issues over the years. However, there are some very innovative security features in Mac OS X that can do a lot to help protect you, if you let them. The key is knowing what they…

Below is a list of the Mac trojans that I know of. If I have left anything off this list, please let me know. Due to the extreme rarity of Mac malware, it’s often difficult to find good information about it… very few people have actually ever seen any of it. Update: I have removed the…

Classes of Malware It is very important to understand that there are, by my definition, two different kinds of malware. One is the virus: malware that is capable of infecting a machine without user interaction. Some people further divide such malware, referring to viruses (programs that must attach to other programs) and worms (programs that…

Although they don’t need regular maintenance to keep them performing at their best, Macs, like any computer, can sometimes suffer from a variety of performance issues.  When you start to see the spinning “beach ball” cursor and general slowness, there is something wrong somewhere.  The question is, where?  The goal of this guide is to…

Adware has been a plague on the Windows world for years. Unfortunately, this plague has begun to spread to the Mac as well. There are a number of different programs out there that serve no useful purpose except to shove ads in your face, all just to make money for the developer of the adware.…

I strongly advise reading this guide in order, rather than jumping straight to the topic that interests you most.    It will be a bit of a long read, but each chapter is written on the assumption that you will already be familiar with the material from previous chapters, so that I don’t have to…