Identify malware suspicious files URGENT
I would need help to identify the suspicious files and delete them, as I keep getting “will damage your computer” alerts and pop-ups in safari and chrome.
Mac mini, macOS 12.0
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I would need help to identify the suspicious files and delete them, as I keep getting “will damage your computer” alerts and pop-ups in safari and chrome.
Mac mini, macOS 12.0
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That looks like mostly-duplicated info posted twice, and with one copy partially obscured by the dock.
For the fully-visible window, boot into safe mode, and remove the following highlighted files:
Here is how to get per-window screenshots, and without a hunk of the dock:
Looks like a slightly different version of the usual file name obfuscation is in use, too.
rosarrosaee wrote:
Thank you very much. Deleting those files would have solved it, wouldn’t it?
Probably. This stuff evolves and changes.
rosarrosaee wrote:
Sorry, the missing files to be viewed are these:
Thank you very much. Deleting those files would have solved it, wouldn’t it?
it’ll probably fix the pop-up.
Why probably? I don’t know what else might be installed here, and these apps always evolve and change.
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Sorry, the missing files to be viewed are these: Thank you very much. Deleting those files would have solved it, wouldn’t it?
Identify malware suspicious files URGENT