Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: FromTheRafters Newsgroups: alt.computer.workshop,uk.comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: So ...... is this real, or imagined? Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:57:59 -0500 Organization: Peripheral Visions Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: <67b2055b$0$1786$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Reply-To: erratic.howard@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:58:01 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="ddba7caae5f04a32cf792a0186aa6c00"; logging-data="790129"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+S9tmoyY6lgSP0Q2orvasrutW6q9fTsEo=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:mcLqT7QzqCCvjbwBFXw5x8boJuE= X-Newsreader: MesNews/1.08.06.00-gb X-ICQ: 1701145376 Bytes: 1991 David formulated on Sunday : > On 16/02/2025 15:33, Brock McNuggets wrote: >> On Feb 16, 2025 at 3:25:12 AM MST, "David" wrote >> : >> >>> This is a screenshot:- >>> >>> https://i.ibb.co/HLgy7hNf/Screenshot-2025-02-11-at-10-07-47.png >>> >>> I've erased my hard drive, just in case! >> >> Didn't that come from an email? And it was quarantined. Not sure what good >> erasing the hard drive will do. > > Regardless of where it came from, ClamXAV reported it as malware. If someone > was/is using an Apple computer WITHOUT such an anti-malware > software running, they'd nver know that a Trojan had been installed on > their computer. > > *Understanding Trojan Viruses and How to Get Rid of Them* Trojan virus is a misnomer. Trojans don't replicate, viruses and worms do.