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How long does a virus take to mess with a computer ? - Genesis - 05-08-2013 03:48 AM
I recently downloaded something into my computer, about 5 days ago and last night i was on facebook and everything started messing up. But everything else works fine (it's just facebook) So i asked someone and he said it was definitely a virus. I really need this laptop for college it has all my work and information saved in it
Help !Oh and it's a MacBook, I don't think it makes a difference but incase it does.
- iamoop - 05-08-2013 03:52 AM
To be honest? it starts doing things in the background of your computer almost immediately.
Did a quick check and found a site for MAC AV scanners that is free.
http://www.clamxav.com/
(It being a Macbook can absolutely make a difference in diagnosis. You may want to check into where your nearest genius bar is (MAC Support)
http://www.apple.com/support/
- Danny H - 05-08-2013 04:01 AM
untill you clean your pc, delet the source of the virus or .... clean your PC
- HAL9000 - 05-08-2013 04:11 AM
The first objective should be to backup your data to DVD, cd-r or backup drive. Next search google for some anti-virus software compatible with the MAC and run the scans.
Don't have a MAC so can't really recommend an app or walk you through the process. Just run a virus scan, spyware scan and malware scan.
Virus impact depends on what triggers it and how it was designed to attack.