Virus Question

[Torp]

Hi everyone,

So here's my problem. I run windows 7 on bootcamp on my macbook pro. I just did a full virus scan using my nod32 anti-virus software.

What happened is that it picked up 3 potential viruses, Trojan Horses to be particular, that it found on my MAC OS partition (I guess it scans both partitions if I do the auto scan?).

Anyway, it could not delete the virus from the windows side.

But my question is... Is this a threat? I am new to the mac, and I thought that windows viruses cannot really affect the mac since it is written differently to affect the different operating system. So although I am detecting a virus from the windows side, can this affect me at all on my mac os?

E:\Users\albeezar\Library\Caches\Java\cache\6.0\60\7aedc63c-58b6ff7c » ZIP » y6u7.class - probably a variant of Java/Exploit.CVE-2010-0094.F trojan

E:\Users\albeezar\Library\Caches\Java\cache\6.0\60\7aedc63c-58b6ff7c » ZIP » h6l4.class - a variant of Java/TrojanDownloader.OpenStream.AD trojan

E:\Users\albeezar\Library\Caches\Java\cache\6.0\60\7aedc63c-58b6ff7c » ZIP » Tuggoaerffb.class - a variant of Java/Rowindal.D trojan

These are the 3 viruses it found. The E partition is where my MAC OS is located.

Anyway, what should be my step at this point? Just go to my mac and manually try to delete these? Or should I get some MAC OS virus scanner? Or should I just ignore this because it is either a mistake, or irrelevant because it has no affect on my computer??

Please guide me somebody.

 

[GGJstudios]

Yes, you can simply delete those. They are Windows trojans and cannot run on or harm Mac OS X.

Mac Virus/Malware Info

http://www.dataprotectioncenter.com...an-preying-on-out-of-date-java-installations/

http://www.antivirus365.org/PCAntivirus/11883.html

http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Trojan:Java/Rowindal.D

 

[celticpride678]

Those are on the Windows side of things. They can't really do much to Mac OS X. Remove them

 

[jhonas]

No, it can,t effect on os mac. just remove that files from yout computer.

 

[DELTAsnake]

They are Windows viruses you picked up surfing to infected web sites on OSX, they are dormant and can't hurt you unless you execute them in Windows. I would suggest surfing to less sketchy sites if you don't want to pick up these types of viruses.