Virus on my Mac |
 Dec 22 2008, 07:16 PM
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My CPU usage percentage has gone really high these past few days.
I suspect that I have a virus. Are there any free virus scanners out there that I can download for my mac? |
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Dec 22 2008, 07:26 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
that's not much information. you should probably add in what os you're using, leopard? i highly doubt you have a virus though. i've never heard known anyone on a mac have one. i wouldn't skip right to it probably being a virus first though.
what are you running when your cpu% goes high? |
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Dec 22 2008, 08:06 PM
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1. Download Main Menu along with App Track.
2. Apps -> Utilities -> Disk Utility -> Verify Disk Permissions/Repair Disk 3. Stop downloading so much porn |
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Dec 22 2008, 11:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,591 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 77,305 |
^cakedout can you please post the link? I can't seem to find it on google, thanks.
I'm only running my dashboard, safari, itunes and microsoft word and the cpu goes as high as 70-80. i do not have leopard. i have the version before leopard came out (i forgot the name..) |
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Dec 22 2008, 11:20 PM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
u still haven't denied that u are downloading too much porn.
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Dec 22 2008, 11:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,591 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 77,305 |
Maybe it's true maybe it isn't.
I leave it ambiguous, heh. |
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Dec 22 2008, 11:44 PM
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App Trap = http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25663/apptapp-installer
What this basically does is every time you put a file into your trash, it asks if you also wanna trash any files that associate itself with that file you are currently deleting. Kinda like the Add/Remove in windows Main Menu = http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17111 This is a program that lets you select things to clean up like your caches/web history/logs/etc If you are still running on high CPU, just google "Why my mac is slow" or something on that line. |
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Dec 22 2008, 11:45 PM
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٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
lmao @ this n*gga kevin being hella nice and helpful for the first time ever.
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Dec 23 2008, 12:06 AM
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n*gga i know you watch gay porn
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Dec 24 2008, 10:53 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
QUOTE(Macintosh @ Dec 22 2008, 11:15 PM)  ^cakedout can you please post the link? I can't seem to find it on google, thanks. I'm only running my dashboard, safari, itunes and microsoft word and the cpu goes as high as 70-80. i do not have leopard. i have the version before leopard came out (i forgot the name..) It's highly unlikely you have a virus. Safari and iTunes can both use up a good chunk of CPU time. |
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