Path: csiph.com!xmission!news.snarked.org!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!panix!not-for-mail From: briang@panix.com (Brian Gordon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Finding background "malware" Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 02:04:59 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Public Access Networks Corp. Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: panix2.panix.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1528941899 22011 166.84.1.2 (14 Jun 2018 02:04:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 02:04:59 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:42936 In article , Jolly Roger wrote: >On 2018-06-13, Brian Gordon wrote: >> A repair shop I haven't used before fixed an overheting problem. >However, they >> pressed hard for another $85 to clean up "all the malware" running on >my system >> that was contributing to the problem. >> >> I periodically run some malware detectors, but they are looking at files, not >> processes. Is there something I can run to detact these "problems"? > >They are probably trying to scam you out of money. If MalwareBytes >doesn't show anything, you don't have anything to worry about. And you >shouldn't do business with them anymore. Your local Apple retail store >is generally much more trustworthy. > Unfortunately, my nearest Apple authorized retailer is a couple of hours away. I'm working with MalwareBytes as I type ... -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | Brian Gordon -->briang@panix.com<-- brian dot gordon at cox dot net | + bgordon@aol.com Bass: NSC Frank Thorne + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------