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The topic of viruses comes up all the time. There is a comprehensive list of all of the malware for Mac OS X, which is kept meticulously updated, here: http://www.reedcorner.net/mmg-catalog/ This list is maintained by someone who isn't biased, in that he isn't trying to sell you...

If you want something to recover those files that's free, and you aren't afraid to use the command line, check out: PhotoRec (free) (can recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks) http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec

Check out the links in the post just previous to yours in this thread.

If you want to learn how to use OS X's command line, this product is phenomenal: CLIX (free) http://rixstep.com/4/0/clix/ CLIX allows you to use the command line by showing you how, without the fear that you will make a terrible mistake and do something you shouldn't.

There is a new tool that allows anyone to easily hack into your Web accounts (e.g. Facebook) when you use an open Wi-Fi network, such as at Starbucks or an airport. It is called FireSheep. FireSheep is effective when you use your Macintosh, your iPhone, your iPad, or your iPod Touch...

Okay, try this: Download: YASU (free, donation requested) http://jimmitchell.org/yasu/ Use YASU to run all "cron scripts" and to clear all logs. Do things become dramatically better afterwards?

I don't think that this is part of Leopard, and I don't think that it is malware. I think that it is a pop-up ad. And I'm willing to bet that you had a Web browser open. Correct? To stop this from happening in the future, if you are using the Safari browser, do this: In Safari: Safari...

I'm afraid that I know just about as much about the survey as you do.

I've been in contact with a representative of Hewlett Packard. They asked if I could request that folks with an iMac take a short survey. It's a 10 question survey and should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. http://surveys.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_d4phRBWFmAKdYbO Thanks!

The overwhelming majority of Macintosh users don't use anti-virus software. Here is an excellent up to date Web site on the topic of Macintosh malware 
that you might find illuminating:
 http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus/ ...and an associated Macintosh Malware...

On Sep 16, 2010, at 6:47 AM, macosx.com wrote: >>Another "agonstic" virus type is made of the M$ Office macro viruses. >>These are based on Office and not on the underlying OS. Microsoft macro viruses are dead easy to avoid. One just has to turn on "Macro Virus Protection" in Word and Excel...

First place that I would start would be by doing all of the relevant routine maintenance suggested here: http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html If that doesn't help I would check to see that my hard drive wasn't 80% or more full. If it is, then you probably need a new external hard drive and...

That article is from 2005, and I believe that it was semi-misguided even back then. They *may* come. On the other hand, OS X has now been out for over 8 years. For eight long years Windows apologists have been saying that there will be lots of viruses for OS X any day now. The next true...

Apple just about never comments on any of their security updates, beyond occasionally admitting that an update is a "security update." They have never even admitted that there is anti-malware protection included in OS X 10.6 and later. Why would they tell us that they have updated that...

What is the extension on the name of the files that you can't open? At the minimum, this program should be able to open any graphic format file you can throw at it: Graphic Converter ($35) http://www.lemkesoft.com If your camera uses removable memory cards, you can get a card reader to...

The Blaster virus is a Windows virus, not a Macintosh virus. What you encountered was most likely a scareware pop-up, trying to get you to purchase (Windows) anti-virus software. You can turn pop-ups off in your browser, or you can just safely ignore such scareware. There are no actual...

Very true. The basic information that I presented is pretty much still accurate, though. There are additional software offerings available for backup now, including cloud-based backup. Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper!, and TimeMachine are all still wildly popular. Retrospect has even more...

There has been a ton of misinformation about this topic on the Internet. So I researched it very carefully. You may want to have a look at: Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html Item #6 and Note #1 There are a number of citations and some long-winded...

There is a situation where an out-of-control cache or log file can fill up your hard drive. http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq_topic/performance2.1.html

And, specifically, which *Macintosh OS X* viruses cause you to lose data?