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[gaspajr]

does it work with snow leopard

[cjamesdrum]

@gaspajr I don't know, I haven't tried it.

[CLUBPENGUINBOT]

hey can i ask if intego scans for PC viruses? cause they detected some .gen file and i am not sure if its a mac virus and if it affects me. managed to repair it

[cjamesdrum]

Good question.  I'm not sure. Sorry.

[speedycraze]

my mac has a virus lol but this didnt do anything the virus doesn't bug me at all except once in awhile theres apps quiting out of random and lots of laggy connections then on my other mac its perfect

[cjamesdrum]

Try MacScan, it might fix that for you.

[ukininam00000]

i have 900000 known viruses, is my mac infected?

[thedeadman1029]

OHH YEAH>> RUN AWAY HES INFECTED!!! HAHAHHAH jokes

[questogood]

@ukininam00000 its not just infected...its got computer HIV

[STOPTHEEU]

@bibbler227 They say people get abusive when they have no argument. You've proved it to be true.

If your incapable of admitting your weaknesses then I suggest you stop talking tosh just stick to your Macintosh.

[bibbler227]

@STOPTHEEU Let me tell you something you condescending little punk, I forgot more about Operating systems this morning than you will EVER know. Don't feed me your childish and arrogant "You do realize" nonsense.

A trojan is NOT a "type of virus". Why don't you learn how to spell what a "Bait file" is before making an attempt to throw around terms that you don't understand..

I'm finished with ya Little Boy. Go play games on your BIG Boy PC..

[STOPTHEEU]

@bibbler227 All of those are just types of viruses. Its no wonder you use Apple!

You do realize that Linux, Unix and BSD can all get viruses? And you think that OSX which is Unix based is somehow immune to any possible infection?

Dear god.... You think you know more than I do but I doubt you even know what a bate file is!

[bibbler227]

@STOPTHEEU "What is the definition of a virus? "

If you don't know then why are you even in this conversation. Leap-A is not a virus. It's a trojan. It can't self replicate and requires Root access to even install.

"So this means that any software can become a virus if it causes a malfunction."

No it doesn't You have no idea what you're talking about. Any software that causes a malfunction can be a form of malware, but by definition, it's not a virus..

Learn something and then try again.

[STOPTHEEU]

@bibbler227 What is the definition of a virus? Its a program that causes malfunction. Whether it was built to cause that malfunction intentionally or not is beside the point.

So this means that any software can become a virus if it causes a malfunction.

This means if you say there are no viruses for a certain OS what your actually saying is "there is no possible software malfunction" This is literally impossible.

As for a purposely made virus for OSX take a look at Leap-A worm.

[bibbler227]

@STOPTHEEU Really? Tell me how I'm wrong there BIG BOY!!! There are ZERO viruses for OS X. Nope. Yeah, you can make statements like "you have no idea what you are talking about", and that's about it.;.. NAME ONE VIRUS for OS X there Big Boy!!

[STOPTHEEU]

@bibbler227 You have no idea what your talking about.

[671cookiemonster]

you look like lord Voldemort

[KaseyDC94]

well i am just nervous i dont click youtube links. due to keyloggers and such but i need something to check if i have a keylogger because my mac just randomely started downloading something and i moved it to trash and then emtied my trash. would that of gotten rid of it. im not even sure if it was a keylogger but i hate the feeling of not knowing. i am fairly new to the mac, so i was wondering if their is a way to restore your mac to a few days ago! or something like that? please help!