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...)

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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	2017-02-22 21:32 +0000
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David B. <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> wrote:
> On 22/02/2017 15:49, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2017-02-22, David B. <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 21/02/2017 23:56, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2017-02-21, David B. <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> 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:
>>>> 
>>>> <https://www.malwarebytes.com>
>>>> 
>>>> <https://objective-see.com/products/knockknock.html>
>>> 
>>> 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.

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JR

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