Please help!!!!!!! (virus infection possibly)

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vinny3101

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Please help me! I have a virus and have no idea how to get rid of it! I used ClamXav to detect it. Here it is:

Filename Infection Name Status
/Users/vinny.3101/Library/Safari/ReadingListArchives/D9A27DCB-C37D-494F-8F26-2DD37D151945/Page.webarchive Html.Exploit.CVE_2014_0278-4

Any help appreciated! Thanks! --Vinny
 
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When ClamXav finds some kind of threat on your Mac, that does NOT mean that you have a virus of some kind. It's just telling you that a threat has been detected, and tells you where it is. I _think_ that you can also select the line about that threat, and click a Remove or Delete button.
The information on this page may help you.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6809916

You can also go the the ClamXav forums, where others with more experience may step you past the threat.
Here's a thread on those forums discussing your exact report: http://www.clamxav.com/BB/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3962
 
DeltaMac said:
When ClamXav finds some kind of threat on your Mac, that does NOT mean that you have a virus of some kind. It's just telling you that a threat has been detected, and tells you where it is. I _think_ that you can also select the line about that threat, and click a Remove or Delete button.
The information on this page may help you.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6809916

You can also go the the ClamXav forums, where others with more experience may step you past the threat.
Here's a thread on those forums discussing your exact report: http://www.clamxav.com/BB/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3962
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:p Translate this to English. I REALLY don't understand!!! Haha
 
vinny3101 said:
:p Translate this to English. I REALLY don't understand!!! Haha
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Well, OK...
The error (or threat) doesn't really affect you, or your Mac running OS X.
Forums show it to be a problem affecting Internet Explorer, which won't run on OS X.
- so - you can choose to ignore it.
If you don't want to ignore that file, then remove it. ClamXav tells you where it is, or you use use ClamXav to remove it for you.

I forgot! You asked about a virus. You don't have a virus. That would be real news if you did!
There have been zero viruses in the wild that affect OS X. Zero.
There have been various threats, and other forms of malware, but no virus that affects OS X - none...
 
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vinny3101 said:
Please help me! I have a virus and have no idea how to get rid of it! I used ClamXav to detect it. Here it is:

Filename Infection Name Status
/Users/vinny.3101/Library/Safari/ReadingListArchives/D9A27DCB-C37D-494F-8F26-2DD37D151945/Page.webarchive Html.Exploit.CVE_2014_0278-4

Any help appreciated! Thanks! --Vinny
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As others have already stated, this malware affects Internet Explorer, which does not run on OS X. Clam Xav detects both Windows and OS X malware, so it's possible for it to find malware that cannot affect your Mac.

Macs are not immune to malware, but no true viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any since it was released over 12 years ago. The only malware in the wild that can affect Mac OS X is a handful of trojans, which can be easily avoided by practicing safe computing (see below). 3rd party antivirus apps are not necessary to keep a Mac malware-free, as long as a user practices safe computing, as described in the following link.
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Read the What security steps should I take? section of the Mac Virus/Malware FAQ for tips on practicing safe computing.
 
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