How can you tell if you have a Trojan?

[IBradMac]

I may have allowed a file to download that I shouldn't have.

It was like an active x error or something like that...???

Is there any way to tell if I did indeed download a trojan and is there any way to remove it? Please help!!!

 

[GoCubsGo]

Square things in your wallet or purse that look like wet naps but not?

That's a trojan.

 

[MacDawg]

Active X does not run on the Mac OS X

And a trojan requires you to enter your administrator's password

Likely nothing to worry about

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[IBradMac]

Square things in your wallet or purse that look like wet naps but not?

That's a .

Okay....but I'm really being serious here!

does not run on the

And a requires you to enter your administrator's password

Woof, Woof - Dawg

Yeah, and I might have did just that.

 

[belvdr]

Square things in your wallet or purse that look like wet naps but not?

That's a trojan.

Just what I was thinking when I read the title...

 

[Unspoken Demise]

Those things you found in your dad's drawer when you were a kid that tasted funny that you thought were balloons so you made a poodle?

That's a trojan.

 

[GoCubsGo]

That crispy thing in your wallet underneath the picture that came with your wallet ... that's a trojan.


Edit: OP try this XlamXav

 

[MacDawg]

Yeah, and I might have did just that.

You can try running iAntiVirus
Or using a Time Machine restore

And next time keep your zipper up.. I mean, don't use your admin password unless you know what you are doing

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[Signal-11]

Ask him what he thinks about Achaeans.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Ask him what he thinks about Achaeans.

YOU RUINED MY FUN!

 

[IBradMac]

That crispy thing in your underneath the picture that came with your ... that's a .


Edit: OP try this XlamXav

You can try running iAntiVirus
Or using a restore

And next time keep your zipper up.. I mean, don't use your admin password unless you know what you are doing

Woof, Woof - Dawg

Ok, thanks for the help!

Stupid question here
But where is the most likely place to scan if I were to have a trojan?

 

[MacDawg]

Ok, thanks for the help!

FWIW, it is ClamXav not XlamXav

jessica. is just a little tipsy

Woof, Woof - Dawg

But where is the most likely place to scan if I were to have a trojan?

I would start with your hard drive

Seriously... scan the whole drive

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[IBradMac]

I would start with your

Seriously... the whole drive

Woof, Woof - Dawg

Okay, is there still a chance that I may not be infected?

After looking up the file information...I deleted the file immediately!

 

[GoCubsGo]

LOL sorry. But I am not even drinking (not even water).
I am excitable, that's for sure.

 

[MacDawg]

Okay, is there still a chance that I may not be infected?

After looking up the file information...I deleted the file immediately!

You probably have nothing
I wouldn't be concerned
But for your peace of mind, iAntiVirus is free and so is ClamXav
Just run the scans and see

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[IBradMac]

You probably have nothing
I wouldn't be concerned
But for your , iAntiVirus is free and so is ClamXav
Just run the scans and see

Woof, Woof - Dawg

Thank you...the link to the iantivirus isn't working?

 

[belvdr]

Thank you...the link to the iantivirus isn't working?

Google it... I cannot believe that "**************************" is blocked here. Why?

 

[MacDawg]

Thank you...the link to the iantivirus isn't working?

Fixed it... iAntiVirus

That's what I get for calling jessica. out

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[Signal-11]

Ask him what he thinks about Achaeans.

YOU RUINED MY FUN!

Ask me how I feel about Dravidian demi-gods.

 

[IBradMac]

Fixed it... iAntiVirus

That's what I get for calling jessica. out

Woof, Woof - Dawg

okay...I think something is up....clicksor??

 

[GimmeSlack12]

okay...I think something is up....clicksor??

Where did you download your "file" from? And is it a pirated version of iWork? If it isn't then I am about 99.9999% sure you have nothing wrong with your computer, what are your symptoms?

 

[IBradMac]

Where did you download your "file" from? And is it a pirated version of ? If it isn't then I am about 99.9999% nothing wrong with your computer, what are your symptoms?

Nothing pirated...I forget the site... no symptoms that I can see, just clicksor

 

[Consultant]

THERE ARE NO VIRUSES on OSX.

Since there are no viruses, anti-virus cannot determine what is a virus at this time.

Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Better Than Windows
http://i.gizmodo.com/5101337/giz-explains-why-os-x-shrugs-off-viruses-better-than-windows

The Mac Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/01/29/the-mac-malware-myth/

The Unavoidable Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/...-apple-wont-inherit-microsofts-malware-crown/

How to check for Trojans
http://www.macworld.com/article/60823/2007/10/trojanhorse.html

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Nothing pirated...I forget the site... no symptoms that I can see, just clicksor

What does Clicksor mean? I don't get it? So nothing weird is going on? Dude, you're just being paranoid. Welcome to Mac, now relax!

 

[belvdr]

THERE ARE NO VIRUSES on OSX.

Since there are no viruses, anti-virus cannot determine what is a virus at this time.

Tell that to the iAntivirus threat database.

Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Better Than Windows
http://i.gizmodo.com/5101337/giz-explains-why-os-x-shrugs-off-viruses-better-than-windows

The Mac Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/01/29/the-mac-malware-myth/

The Unavoidable Malware Myth
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/...-apple-wont-inherit-microsofts-malware-crown/

How to check for Trojans
http://www.macworld.com/article/60823/2007/10/trojanhorse.html

You post these links all over. Do you keep them handy all the time awaiting for antivirus threads?

EDIT:

Apple Support Forums has a thread about Clicksor:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9379007