Antivirus , Hacked

[Frosties]

Just wipe your computer because you have a bot installed. As it is you are spreading your cracked computer on your home lan. Your dads computer should also be desinfected as that is also compromised.

He should by no means use it for work or finance!

 

[cjmillsnun]

And please stay away from pirated software in future.

 

[Weaselboy]

No you can't. Like you mentioned both CNet's download.com site and the site Softonic have been known to load adware along with apps downloaded from their sites. See this and this.

download.com is trustworthy, nothing to worry about there. Are you on the infected machine right now?
Try ClamxAV though the Apple store first.

Not so much. Read the article I linked above. download.com has been caught repeatedly loading adware in their installers. Toward the bottom of this page there is a long list of articles documenting the problem.

 

[JustinCPA]

Just wipe your computer because you have a bot installed. As it is you are spreading your cracked computer on your home lan. Your dads computer should also be desinfected as that is also compromised.

He should by no means use it for work or finance!

Agreed, I think both need to be wiped as a precaution.

And please stay away from pirated software in future.

That too.
LibraOffice is a great alternative to Microsoft Office.

Not so much. Read the article I linked above. download.com has been caught repeatedly loading adware in their installers. Toward the bottom of this page there is a long list of articles documenting the problem.

I think in this case he should be OK.
But I'm having him download ClamxAV from the App Store before he uses avast.

 

[Gav Mack]

Sounds like you have yourself a case of iWorm, kiddo!

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/apple-and-reddit-shut-down-the-iworm-virus-2014-10

This is why I hate torrents. I hated them since day 1. If you're going to pirate software, get your stuff from a reliable source. Anyway, if I were you I would wipe that system clean, stick with ONE partition and ONE OS and use LibreOffice if you don't want to shell out for Office 2011.
Let this be a learning experience.

Let me ask you another question; where did you get your copy of Yosemite?
At one time I pirated software too so I understand the environment and the risks.

Wiping it?? Like I said the Mac is easy compared to windows if he has this Trojan. If he's got this relative minor annoyance he can delete the two files in safe mode after resetting the password in recovery. Calm down, it's a a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

When an OS X rootkit emerges in the future it's time to worry, which I suspect is why apple have now disabled boot with unsigned drivers in Yosemite to prevent using a sledgehammer to remove it.

Libre office like OpenOffice is Java based - which is the biggest back door to any windows box never mind a Mac, stick to iWork or the real thing which I do still prefer. Office 365 home a year is cheap for 5 computers for families to share, latest version of windows or Mac versions with office 2014 on the way too.

Torrents are a technology of file transfer I'm afraid gullible users that open apps they really shouldn't and has consequences to pretty much every think apart from iOS and OS X too seemingly soon too with just easy to remove stuff like this.

 

[shadowheart]

a little side step here ... do you guys know where i can get the recovery environment for maverick ?
for usb.

 

[Gav Mack]

a little side step here ... do you guys know where i can get the recovery environment for maverick ?
for usb.

Use the Mavericks install app in applications and disk maker x to make a usb. It will be in purchased in the App Store or use any other Mac to create it.

Boot off the stick and reset the password, you just have to delete the javaw and other file name and locations I do forget Google them, start in safe mode by holding shift booting 10.9 after to do that easily. Use ESET that should be sufficient.

Off to bed here in London hope it's good news in the morning. Winclone is good for finding lost bootcamp partitions if you still can't access that but you have to pay for it and not free from the pirate bay hehe. though if you'd read the comments to confirm it's legit which any wise person would do downloading a torrent, or thought that fresh ones without comments or feedback are suspicious you might learn something more tonight ;-)

 

[simonsi]

Use the Mavericks install app in applications and disk maker x to make a usb. It will be in purchased in the App Store or use any other Mac to create it.

Boot off the stick and reset the password, you just have to delete the javaw and other file name and locations I do forget Google them, start in safe mode by holding shift booting 10.9 after to do that easily. Use ESET that should be sufficient.

OP - do this.

 

[shadowheart]

Guys , is Cnet trustable or not ?

also

finally, how can i tell if my computer is safe aka virus free?

is there a specific link to the boot up maker ?

I already have the maverick installer but i doubt it will run from usb like it is.

thanks.

 

[Weaselboy]

No you can't. Like you mentioned both CNet's download.com site and the site Softonic have been known to load adware along with apps downloaded from their sites. See this and this.

You might try running this adware removal tool.

At his point though, the safest route would be to just erase the whole drive and reinstall the OS then manually reinstall applications from only legit sources.

Not so much. Read the article I linked above. download.com has been caught repeatedly loading adware in their installers. Toward the bottom of this page there is a long list of articles documenting the problem.

Guys , is Cnet trustable or not ?

No it is not. Read the articles I already linked above.

finally, how can i tell if my computer is safe aka virus free?

You can run scanners all you want, but in the end you are relying on the database in that scanner app to know what to check for. If you are infected with a relatively new malware that is not in the scanner database, it may not be detected. The safest way to be sure is to erase the entire disk then reinstall the OS and all apps again, getting the apps from a trusted source like directly from the developer.

is there a specific link to the boot up maker ?

http://diskmakerx.com

Here you go.