Virus invasion
Hi all, If the Apple store people say you need to pay $200 to wipe your computer clean of viruses that have invaded everything, does that make sense? Is there another way? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Virus invasion
Well, can you give a little more detail about what viruses these are, how they got there, what they are doing, etc? And what is that the apple store wants to do to wipe it? -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Jan 26, 2013, at 3:57 PM, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote: Hi all, If the Apple store people say you need to pay $200 to wipe your computer clean of viruses that have invaded everything, does that make sense? Is there another way? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Virus invasion
I would be very sure this isn't a scam or hoax of some kind. So far as Im aware, Mountain Lion is not susceptible to foreign ware of any kind; you MUST give authentication and a password before anything install on your computer. If this is *NOT* the case, and it's some sort of java-based attack, or some other detail like this, you should get specific information about what ware it is and how it'll be removed. But first I'd make SURE you're talking to Apple. I've gotten some pretty clever looking Facebook and other hoaxes. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Virus invasion
Hi. $200? Hm. That sounds very high indeed for reformatting a hard drive and reinstalling OSX, if that is what this turns out to be. I wouldn't even pay that much if it included a replacement hard drive. If a reformat and reinstall of OSX is the case, you can do that at home for free as voiceover will boot from the OSX dvd, flash drive, or recovery partition. All you need to do is run disk utility, wipe the hd, reformat it, and install OSX. If you'd like instructions, let me know. Cameron. On 1/26/13, Scott Rumery blindfait...@gmail.com wrote: Mary, There is no need to pay Apple $200 to do something that you can do yourself at home. Remember that unlike on Windows we can reinstall the operating system ourselves without any sighted assistance what so ever. What makes you think that your Mac has an infection? I believe that it is highly unlikely that your Mac has a virus but as we all know just because we are using a Mac does not mean that we are immune. Scott Rumery Senior Partner Fedora Outlier, LLC Top down, BETTER THAN EXCELLENT ™ consulting, teaching and support http://www.fedoraoutlier.com 888-958-6979 ext.5801 sc...@fedoraoutlier.com On Jan 26, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote: Hi all, If the Apple store people say you need to pay $200 to wipe your computer clean of viruses that have invaded everything, does that make sense? Is there another way? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Virus invasion
Of course, reinstalling the OS doesn't take into account any data files that may be brought forward from the previous installation. Mary, did you initiate the conversation concerning your computer and viruses, or did apple initiate the conversation? - Original Message - From: Scott Rumery blindfait...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 5:45 PM Subject: Re: Virus invasion Mary, There is no need to pay Apple $200 to do something that you can do yourself at home. Remember that unlike on Windows we can reinstall the operating system ourselves without any sighted assistance what so ever. What makes you think that your Mac has an infection? I believe that it is highly unlikely that your Mac has a virus but as we all know just because we are using a Mac does not mean that we are immune. Scott Rumery Senior Partner Fedora Outlier, LLC Top down, BETTER THAN EXCELLENT ™ consulting, teaching and support http://www.fedoraoutlier.com 888-958-6979 ext.5801 sc...@fedoraoutlier.com On Jan 26, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote: Hi all, If the Apple store people say you need to pay $200 to wipe your computer clean of viruses that have invaded everything, does that make sense? Is there another way? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
