Ask HN: How would you know if there is a virus that has infected your MAC?
What tools do you use? I don't like using MacKeeper.
But today, this popped out in my browser because of the ad site I was redirected too.
VIRUS FOUND The last website you visited has infected your MAC with a virus. Close this to begin the repair process.
Is this true?
http://imgur.com/fosrhlf
Comments
That pop-up does not indicate a real virus.
This discussion on an Apple forum may be helpful:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6770575?tstart=0
Historically MacOS X has had few real viruses that were found "in the wild" (outside of controlled networks set up to test a potential exploit). There have been some recent Trojan Horses -- for example, a version of the Transmission application had ransomware in it. The media tends not to make a very clear distinction between viruses, remote exploits, and Trojan Horses, which doesn't help matters.
Thanks! :)