Close, spaces in terminal commands imply separate commands unless you
tell it that you really meant a space by putting a backslash "\" in
front. So the test would be:
ls -a /Library/Application\ Support/JavaW
The -l also isn't needed. The L means to display the listing in long
format so it shows the date, number of bytes etc. Since we're just
checking for presence of the folder we don't really care about
formatting of the list.
I read elsewhere that you can foil their install by creating a JavaW
folder yourself and then locking it down:
sudo mkdir '/Library/Application Support/JavaW'
sudo chflags schg '/Library/Application Support/JavaW'
CB
On 10/4/14, 12:17 AM, Eric Oyen wrote:
hello all,
there is a simpler way and it works with voiceover.
just open a terminal window and type at the command prompt: ls -al /Application
Support/JavaW
if it returns no such directory, then you are gold! :)
-eric
On Oct 3, 2014, at 9:06 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote:
Hello,
When I first followed the instructions, I didn't see what needed to be copied.
I manually inputted the file thread into the edit field. I'm okay too.
Best,
Eileen
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 3, 2014, at 1:12 PM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com> wrote:
I've followed your instructions but I get nothing back. maybe there's a visual
window that displays no folder found but I can't see it with Voiceover.
On 3 Oct 2014, at 19:09, Christopher Hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> wrote:
New Mac malware discovered; how to check your Mac for 'iWorm' malware
by MacDailyNews
[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"Dr. Web announced the discovery of a new piece of Mac malware on
Monday, which they are calling Mac.Backdoor.iWorm. According to their report, they believe the malware is
affecting 'more than 17,000 unique IP addresses,'" The Safe Mac reports. "Of course, this may not
correlate well with the number of infected Macs, since most Macs do not have static IP addresses, but the
number of infected Macs should at least be on the same order of magnitude."
"It's unclear from Dr. Web's report exactly how the malware gets installed," The Safe Mac
reports. "The name 'iWorm' suggests some kind of virus-like behavior. According to the report,
the 'dropper' (ie, the program that installs the malware) puts the executable in a folder named
JavaW in the /Library/Application Support/ folder, but this does not necessarily mean that Java is
involved in any way. The name could simply be chosen as camouflage."
"To check to see if you are infected, go to the Finder and choose Go to Folder from the
Go menu," The Safe Mac reports. "Copy the following path and paste it into the
window that opens - /Library/Application Support/JavaW - then, click the Go button. If you
just get a beep, and the window displays a message in the bottom left corner that the folder
can't be found, then you should be okay.
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