I own a PowerBook G4 with Mac OS X version 10.3.4 and I think that I have downloaded a virus called Cyber Garbage. I can still acess the internet and everything that is in my dock, but I can not get in to my folders or my idisk. All my folders that are on my desktop have all disappeared but they are still on my computer. I have tried downloading some programs that will help ie. MacScan2, ClamXav but they just download in to a format that apple can read. they show up like a piece of paper. When I go to open file i can see everything that I have downloaded on my computer I just can open them. Its like my Finder is frozen. Plus my idisk says that my membership is expired how could this be. I have run my brain dry. Does this problem sound familar amd can you help?
Virus
- Thread starter wude_wud
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DeltaMac
Tech
Not a virus... 
I cannot discover a virus named 'Cyber garbage' on any of the major virus-listing sites.
What makes you believe you have a virus? (none currently affect the Mac, and any that do cannot spread) You may be able to send a virus to a PC, but still does not affect your Mac.
So, what's going on? You should boot to your OS X install disk, and run Disk Utility from the menu.
Other major troubleshooting here -
You should try the standard troubleshooting suggestions:
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/ (see the "My Mac needs help" section)
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...04011205473937
http://forums.osxfaq.com/viewtopic.php?t=7269
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html
In particular, be sure to try logging in as a different user to see if the problem exists there. (Create a new user via the Accounts preference panel if you only have the one user account so far.)
I cannot discover a virus named 'Cyber garbage' on any of the major virus-listing sites.
What makes you believe you have a virus? (none currently affect the Mac, and any that do cannot spread) You may be able to send a virus to a PC, but still does not affect your Mac.
So, what's going on? You should boot to your OS X install disk, and run Disk Utility from the menu.
Other major troubleshooting here -
You should try the standard troubleshooting suggestions:
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/ (see the "My Mac needs help" section)
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...04011205473937
http://forums.osxfaq.com/viewtopic.php?t=7269
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html
In particular, be sure to try logging in as a different user to see if the problem exists there. (Create a new user via the Accounts preference panel if you only have the one user account so far.)