Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: David B's Safari print issue (was Re: Unable to boot up an old 15" MBP (2008)'s Mac OS X v10.5.8...) Date: 22 Feb 2017 21:32:17 GMT Lines: 63 Message-ID: References: <1n1niva.ojvu448k46fcN%christian161130@ghanart.org> <68%qA.555945$ub6.344584@fx18.fr7> <8LdrA.684501$IW6.398102@fx11.fr7> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net sTQ4CmQlr5Hhy7LrrOPGbAd8SG6xe+ODuD2h79Wg9mhchZ8SeS Cancel-Lock: sha1:HJgRcpg3g9sbFDz5d652A6t1BuI= sha1:UbV3nsE3fQwExt/FpMNU00KndE8= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.2.2 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:100939 David B. wrote: > On 22/02/2017 15:49, Jolly Roger wrote: >> On 2017-02-22, David B. wrote: >>> On 21/02/2017 23:56, Jolly Roger wrote: >>>> On 2017-02-21, David B. wrote: >>>>> On 21/02/2017 22:16, Ant wrote: >>>>>> On 2/21/2017 9:53 AM, David B. wrote: >>>>> [....] >>>>>>> Update: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I used a facility called EtreCheck (it's good!) and eventually updated >>>>>>> Java in Safari. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Long story short - I can now load that page and print it! :-D >>>>>> >>>>>> Weird that it requires Java to work correctly in that account, but not >>>>>> the other account. >>>>> >>>>> I agree - I do not understand either!!! ;-) >>>>> >>>>> Have you /any/ idea how one can determine if there is malware on a >>>>> machine running OS X? >>>> >>>> It's highly unlikely the problem is due to malware. >>>> >>>> At any rate, you can run MalwareBytes and KnockKnock to find and remove >>>> any malware: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Hello again, Roger :-) >>> >>> Many thanks for your comment and suggestions. >>> >>> I did run Malwarebytes .... on 19th Feb - with THIS result! >>> >>> http://www.picpaste.com/Malware_found_by_Malwarebytes_19Feb2017-2YRePK0x.jpg >> >> So you've got two pieces of adware installed: MindSpark and MapsGalaxy. >> Something you've installed included that adware! >> >> I wasn't thinking of adware when I said it's unlikely malware is the >> cause of your Safari printing problem. Since adware typically runs in a >> browser session, it may very well be what caused your printing problem. >> >> Anyway, you'll definitely want to remove that stuff ASAP. > > I did push the button 'Remove Selected Items' as soon as I'd captured a > screenshot (three days ago!). My printing 'problem' occurred AFTER that! I'm not completely sure pushing that button would actually remove *all* parts of the associated adware. If not, it may have left the remaining pieces malfunctioning, in turn causing the problem in Safari. I would look up instructions for completely and manually removing MindSpark and MapsGalaxy. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR