I did finally get the Folder not Found Message spoken, but it didn't work the first time I tried it. Cheers, Donna On Oct 3, 2014, at 1:09 PM, 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. > -- > > Sent from my laptop > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
