maarybethh Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 If I caught a virus on my MacBook and erased all data from the MacBook and started over, will the virus disappear? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361066-virus-on-macbook/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 It depends on virus if exists 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361066-virus-on-macbook/#findComment-2832377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarybethh Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Slice said: It depends on virus if exists As I understand it, it’s better to take it to a service center for inspection? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361066-virus-on-macbook/#findComment-2832381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLVNUB Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Doing A Thorough Format, That Means Filling The Disk With 0's Or FF's SHOULD Take Care Of Any Virus Only Exception To That Is IF The Virus Was Installed Into The Firmware Then You Would Be In Big Trouble 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361066-virus-on-macbook/#findComment-2832385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarybethh Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Thanks, I hope everything will be ok when I format it. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361066-virus-on-macbook/#findComment-2832422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max.1974 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 @maarybethh Hello, I personally have never caught any viruses using MacOs, whether on Hackintosh or Macintosh, but I needed to remove a digital certificate from the machine of a fellow lawyer who suffered a lot with this. I recommend doing a scan with AppCleaner && Uninstaller, it detects everything. And if you are going to format it properly, I recommend Gparted USB/ISO live. It works well on everything. This program not detected virus, but remove anything was installed. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361066-virus-on-macbook/#findComment-2832484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarybethh Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 9 hours ago, Max.1974 said: @maarybethh Hello, I personally have never caught any viruses using MacOs, whether on Hackintosh or Macintosh, but I needed to remove a digital certificate from the machine of a fellow lawyer who suffered a lot with this. I recommend doing a scan with AppCleaner && Uninstaller, it detects everything. And if you are going to format it properly, I recommend Gparted USB/ISO live. It works well on everything. This program not detected virus, but remove anything was installed. oooo, thanks I will try! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361066-virus-on-macbook/#findComment-2832498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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