My mac is trying to download security software, do I need it?
I am a new mac user. My mac started downloading security saying it was necessary to remove whatever I had been infected with. I stopped the download. I bought a mac because I was told I did not need to worry about security. Do I need security? Is there a mac security software that downloads itself? Also my mac has frozen a few times and I have had to hold the power button to reset. Is this normal?
From another post on this site.
AntiVirus sw will not fix this issue because it is not a virus. It is an installed program that was given permission to run by the user.
it is easy to remove, but there are several steps:
-have user quit all apps
-have user force quit safari
-have user open activity monitor and force quit mac defender/Security/Protector
-quit activity monitor
-have user delete mac defender/Security/Protector from downloads & applications folder
-have user do a Spotlight search for 'MacDefender/Security/Protector'/'Mac Defender/Security/Protector' and move any Mac defender/Security/Protector files to the trash
-have user go to system prefs>accounts>login items> and delete mac defender/Security/Protector from start up list
-have user restart
-have user empty trash
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My questions are How do you direct this utility to point to the desktop or the TFTP folder
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Gateway of 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
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rommon 10 >
rommon 10 > set
PS1=rommon ! >
FE_PORT=0
WARM_REBOOT=
RET_2_RTS=20:35:55 UTC Thu Sep 25 2014
BSI=0
RET_2_RCALTS=
RANDOM_NUM=1600357627
?=0
IP_ADDRESS=10.0.0.3
IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.0.0.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=10.0.0.1
TFTP_SERVER=10.0.0.2
TFTP_FILE=
rommon 11 > TFTP_FILE=c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T4
rommon 12 > TFTP_CHECKSUM=0
rommon 13 > SET
monitor: command "SET" not found
rommon 14 > set
PS1=rommon ! >
FE_PORT=0
WARM_REBOOT=
RET_2_RTS=20:35:55 UTC Thu Sep 25 2014
BSI=0
RET_2_RCALTS=
RANDOM_NUM=1600357627
IP_ADDRESS=10.0.0.3
IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.0.0.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=10.0.0.1
TFTP_SERVER=10.0.0.2
?=0
TFTP_FILE=c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T4
TFTP_CHECKSUM=0
rommon 15 > tftpdnld
IP_ADDRESS: 10.0.0.3
IP_SUBNET_MASK: 255.0.0.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: 10.0.0.1
TFTP_SERVER: 10.0.0.2
TFTP_FILE: c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T4
TFTP_VERBOSE: Progress
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: 18
TFTP_TIMEOUT: 7200
TFTP_CHECKSUM: No
TFTP_MACADDR: 30:37:a6:49:35:a8
FE_PORT: Fast Ethernet 0
FE_SPEED_MODE: Auto
Invoke this command for disaster recovery only.
WARNING: all existing data in all partitions on flash: will be lost!
Do you wish to continue? y/n: [n]: y
ARP: address resolution for 10.0.0.2 timed out.
ARP failed with failure code 1. TFTP transfer aborted.
TFTP: Operation terminated prematurely.
rommon 16 > " not found
rommon 17 >FE_SPEED_MODE=2
variable name contains illegal (non-printable) characters
rommon
rommon 18 > set
PS1=rommon ! >
FE_PORT=0
WARM_REBOOT=
RET_2_RTS=20:35:55 UTC Thu Sep 25 2014
BSI=0
RET_2_RCALTS=
RANDOM_NUM=1600357627
IP_ADDRESS=10.0.0.3
IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.0.0.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=10.0.0.1
TFTP_SERVER=10.0.0.2
TFTP_FILE=c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T4
TFTP_CHECKSUM=0
?=0
rommon 19 > tftpdnld [ur]
usage: tftpdnld [-hr]
Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via TFTP.
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.
The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch
The following variables are OPTIONAL:
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (default=18)
TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)
TFTP_MACADDR: The MAC address for this unit
FE_PORT: 0= (default), 1
FE_SPEED_MODE: 0=10/hdx, 1=10/fdx, 2=100/hdx, 3=100/fdx,
5=Auto (default)
TFTP_DESTINATION: The flash destination device for the file
flash:(default), usbflash0:, usbflash1:
Command line options:
-h: this help screen
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image
rommon 20 > tftpdnld
IP_ADDRESS: 10.0.0.3
IP_SUBNET_MASK: 255.0.0.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: 10.0.0.1
TFTP_SERVER: 10.0.0.2
TFTP_FILE: c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T4
TFTP_VERBOSE: Progress
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: 18
TFTP_TIMEOUT: 7200
TFTP_CHECKSUM: No
TFTP_MACADDR: 30:37:a6:49:35:a8
FE_PORT: Fast Ethernet 0
FE_SPEED_MODE: Auto
Invoke this command for disaster recovery only.
WARNING: all existing data in all partitions on flash: will be lost!
Do you wish to continue? y/n: [n]: y
ARP: address resolution for 10.0.0.2 timed out.
ARP failed with failure code 1. TFTP transfer aborted.
TFTP: Operation terminated prematurely.
rommon 21 >What I notice in the original post is this error
ARP: address resolution for 10.0.0.2 timed out.
which says that the router is looking for the 10.0.0.2 server but not getting response to its arp request. Can the original poster clarify for us how the device that has the image file is connected to the router that has the problem? Also what kind of device is 10.0.0.2? Is it a PC running TFTP server software or is it something else?
HTH
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