I think I installed a virus on my computer

[yani2k8]

Hi everyone.

I was trying to download an application for iTunes Library syncing, so I went on Rapidshare search and typed in the name of the program (tuneranger).

One result came up. I downloaded it and extracted the content. The app was called 'blind.app'. I don't know why I opened it but I did. It appeared on the dock for like 2 seconds and then disappeared.

Then I realized it could be a virus so I deleted all that I had downloaded. However, every time I open a folder now, there is a file called ".DS_Store". It is in every single folder of my computer.


Any help is welcome.

Thank you very much in advance.

Yani.

 

[r.j.s]

You may well have installed a trojan, did it ask for your password?

BTW, .DS_Store files are normal.

 

[yani2k8]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

When I install an application, it asks for my password most of the time. However, this one didn't.

Also, I just went through my other folders and I found more strange files.

Screenshot: http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1695/picture4cnn.png

 

[MacDawg]

Do you normally have your finder set to show hidden files (those with a "." in the name)?

You can download iAntiVirus and have it do a scan
But if you didn't enter your admin password you are probably clean



Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[r.j.s]

You're fine ...

http://osx.iusethis.com/app/blind

Blind.app is a program that unhides hidden files. In OS X, hidden files start with a period.

You should be able to run it again and put everything back to normal.

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

You can hide those .DS_Store files with this:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles OFF

killall Finder

Just paste it into Terminal. After each line hit enter.

 

[yani2k8]

Oh thank god

I was so scared. I downloaded iAntiVirus anyway to scan my computer just in case I have any viruses from before.

I used the code for terminal and the hidden files are now gone


Thank you very much r.j.s, MacDawg and Shake'n'bake, I really appreciate your help.

 

[angelwatt]

I downloaded iAntiVirus anyway to scan my computer just in case I have any viruses from before.

Just a FYI, there are no in-the-wild OSX viruses. Despite iAntivirus' name, it's more for detecting the small handful of trojans for Mac, which you don't likely have by the way.