I've been hearing all the hype and TV ad's that Apple can't get a virus.
How about spyware via Safari?
My wife's iMac duo OSX Tiger just recently (within the month) began booting up slow, loading items slow, and now can not connect to the local network either via wireless or ethernet cable at all.
My first thought was: virus. Second: spyware. Third: Microsoft conspiracy
;-)
Me being a Windows guy is trying to figure out how to attack this and find what is wrong, any help appreciated.
1. Is there a "registry" or msconfig one can look around and see what is running? Can I use Linux commands like 'service network start' and other Linux commands via Terminal window to fix things, like stop jobs?
2. Is there a "chkdsk" or defrag command? Apple says it doesn't need defragmentation. Ok fine, but I want to.
3. A side question, how many times can one reload/reformat Apple without having to 'call home' to authenticate it?
cheers
tom
How about spyware via Safari?
My wife's iMac duo OSX Tiger just recently (within the month) began booting up slow, loading items slow, and now can not connect to the local network either via wireless or ethernet cable at all.
My first thought was: virus. Second: spyware. Third: Microsoft conspiracy
;-)
Me being a Windows guy is trying to figure out how to attack this and find what is wrong, any help appreciated.
1. Is there a "registry" or msconfig one can look around and see what is running? Can I use Linux commands like 'service network start' and other Linux commands via Terminal window to fix things, like stop jobs?
2. Is there a "chkdsk" or defrag command? Apple says it doesn't need defragmentation. Ok fine, but I want to.
3. A side question, how many times can one reload/reformat Apple without having to 'call home' to authenticate it?
cheers
tom