![]() At one point, you’ll be asked to enter your admin name and password (the ones you use to log on to your computer, this isn’t something that’s specific to ClamXAV). It is smaller, independent developers like this that keep the Macs being Macs.First of all, download the latest version of ClamXAV and double click ClamXAV_3.5.5_9759_Installer.pkg in your Downloads Folder to start the installation process.įollow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. ![]() ![]() If you use it and it does remove adware I would strongly consider donating. When Adware Medic (the Lion version, Malwarebytes for all Mac OS’s after Lion) first starts, it asks you if you want to donate. If it finds any, you can tell it to remove it. It only takes a few seconds to check your Mac for browser malware. Instead of manually removing it, Adware Medic does it for you.Īfter it downloads, open the Installer file and drag it to your Applications folder, then run it. It is doing the same thing I talked about in the last email. This nifty program will find and then delete most all of the current browser Malware, aka Adware out there. For some reason, a lot of legitimate banks, credit cards, and insurance emails are flagged as suspicious in Clamx.Īnother good piece of software is Adware Medic, now Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac. If Clamx finds a lot of the Heuristics.phishing files, I wouldn’t worry too much about those. ![]() When the scan is finished, you can double click on any of the files in the Quarantine folder to see what they are. You can click OK and start running a Clamx scan. The checkbox “Quarantine Infected Files To” should now be checked. In the new window, click Desktop, then New folder, then name it Quarantine. In more detail, start Clamx, then go to ClamxAV > Preferences.Ĭlick the Quarantine tab, then click “Set Quarantine Folder.” Let Clamx drop everything bad it finds in there, then you can delete the contents of this folder. ![]() The best way to run Clamx is to create a new folder on your desktop named Quarantine. After the first email suggesting using Clamx to find Malware on your mac, many people emailed with questions. ![]()
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