How can I check my intel imac for viruses?
all of my apps are very erratic, ex; windows opening and closing by themselves, blue tooth keyboard very buggy, unable to change personal preferences, etc.
Whilst I can't help you with your problems with Lion as I don't have that, to answer your question abut viruses: there are no viruses that can affext OS X.
You will find this User Tip on Viruses, Trojan Detection and Removal, as well as general Internet Security and Privacy, useful:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2435
The User Tip (which you are welcome to print out and retain for future reference) seeks to offer guidance on the main security threats and how to avoid them.
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HT4061 How can I check a used Imac if is stolen before I buy it
I am trying to buy an used Imac
how can I check if this Imac is not stolen?Make sure the seller has prepared the iMac for sale according to this Apple document: What to do before selling or giving away your Mac - Apple Support. If it's not prepared that way there's a good chance that use of the App Store and other features requiring your Apple ID will be blocked.
When it's booted up it should present the setup window as if it were a new iMac.
If it's old enough that I would have come with Snow Leopard or earlier as the operating system make sure the disks that came with the iMac are included.
I would not purchase one if it hadn't been prepared that way or unless I knew and trusted the seller so that if there are problems that pop up they can unlock them. -
HT5313 How can I check if my iMac has this update? OS X Lion v10.7.5 Update
How can I check if my iMac has this update? OS X Lion v10.7.5 Update
It's not technically challenging, but it isn't clearly necessary. In any case here's how:
Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless. -
How can i check my purchase date for my apple 5s
how can i check my purchase date for my apple 5s
Plug the SN in here:
https://getsupport.apple.com/ProductSelector.action
iPhone warranty starts the day the phone is first sold. -
How can I check my outstanding balance for apps I've downloaded so I can clear it so I can update my apps?
I believe the item will get automatically charged to the credit unless it is an item for which such a payment method is not valid (e.g., a gift card).
Showing account balance in iTunes and on a mobile device - https://discussions.apple.com/message/20443884 -
i purchased the 20gb for 79p per month and everything seemed to work and the purchase completed. I turned both iPad and iphone off and back on and they're both saying storage full with 5gb used. Is there a way to check if the purchase has gone through? I don't want to buy again and be charged twice each month!
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Mac OS X likes to see at least 15% free space.
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How can I check the color profile for the current document?
I'd like to create a script that checks the current document's color profile and checks it against a string, for example "sRGB IEC61966-2.1". My studio has a script that performs various functions to make sure that all the layers are visible/unlocked, checks for stray points, etc., and we'd like to add a check to the color profile because we handle a large number of files and this setting is overlooked a lot.
It's alright if this value isn't writable through script (we can just pop up an alert letting the user know that they need to change it), but I can't find where to actually read this setting! We're currently working on Macs and with JavaScript, but any nudge in the right direction would be great.
Thanks!The Annoyance Factor. The idea was to add the color profile check once an illustrator is finished with a particular file as a kind of "clean up" before they save and move on to something else. My options as of right now are:
Create a script that saves the file in Illustrator and then closes the document, opens Photoshop if it wasn't open already (wait to load), opens the file in Photoshop (wait to load), change the color profile, and save (wait for the extra save).
Create a script that pops up an alert that says, "Check that your color profile is set to sRGB IEC61966-2.1". And the illustrator will check, save the file, and move on.
We have close to 30 people working on several files every day so wasting all that time waiting for files to load and save in a different application adds up in man-hours pretty quick. In this particular case, getting our people to do it is more efficient. -
How can I prepare an old iMac for new user.
Having bought a new iMac 20" I have an older iMac which I want to give to my grand kids. How do I wipe it clean and put a new system on with their Internet settings etc.
Erasing the hard drive simply removes the names of the files from the directory. The contents of the files are still on the disk. Disk recovery utilities can easily recover the files from the hard drives.
To safeguard any personal information which has ever been on the hard drive, you need to overwrite the hard drive. See KB 107437, Mac OS X: How to zero all data on a disk. -
How can I check DATA in BSEG for PO date corresponding (time period)
PO date (BSTDK)
but in bseg I only can find BLDAT AUGDT
and it is also can not find in bkpf
only can find it in VBAKnot every BSEG relates to a sales order so it does not have the field directly. You have to link back to VBAK (or maybe VBKD) maybe via the document flow table VBFA.
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HT3702 How can I check my purchase history for fraudulent purchases ?
My credit card is being charged daily for iTunes purchases I have not made. Trying to view my purchase history through apple support results in a message "cannot connect to the iTunes store" (although iTunes is available for new purchases). What should I do?
Plug the SN in here:
https://getsupport.apple.com/ProductSelector.action
iPhone warranty starts the day the phone is first sold. -
HT1349 I have just had an anonymous phone telling me that I have a virus how can I check
How can I check if there is a virus in my computer
I'd have to agree with Rudegar. If they didn't ask you to do anything or offer any kind of assistance, then it was probably a prank.
Keep in mind that nobody can tell you remotely that you have a virus, just out of the blue. Your internet service provider can detect suspicious network transactions that may be an indicator of malware (generally more so on Windows machines), but even then, they cannot tell you anything conclusively.
For more information about malware on the Mac, see my Mac Malware Guide. -
I have an iMac running OS 10.4.11. How can I check to see if I have the Flashback Trojan (and remove it, if I have it)? IMy Safari is also crashing frequently. Any suggestions?
Hi Barry, is this an Intel iMac, or a PPC iMac?
Disable Java in your Browser settings, not JavaScript.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5241?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=142064
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20turn%20off%20Java%20applets
Flashback - Detect and remove the uprising Mac OS X Trojan...
http://www.mac-and-i.net/2012/04/flashback-detect-and-remove-uprising.html
In order to avoid detection, the installer will first look for the presence of some antivirus tools and other utilities that might be present on a power user's system, which according to F-Secure include the following:
/Library/Little Snitch
/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode
/Applications/VirusBarrier X6.app
/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app
/Applications/avast!.app
/Applications/ClamXav.app
/Applications/HTTPScoop.app
/Applications/Packet Peeper.app
If these tools are found, then the malware deletes itself in an attempt to prevent detection by those who have the means and capability to do so. Many malware programs use this behavior, as was seen in others such as the Tsunami malware bot.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57410096-263/how-to-remove-the-flashback-ma lware-from-os-x/
http://x704.net/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5844&p=70660#p70660
The most current flashback removal instructions are F-Secure's Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.K.
https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193454/Flashfake_Removal_Tool_and_online_c hecking_site
More bad news...
https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193467/SabPub_Mac_OS_X_Backdoor_Java_Explo its_Targeted_Attacks_and_Possible_APT_link
Removal for 10.5...
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1534 -
I'd like to know how can i connect my old iMac tiger with new one iMac lion. I wanna use the old one for external disk to collect files from there to new one.
Hi mshields1162,
Great question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
First, you may want to choose to have the sidebar displayed for familiarity:
iTunes 11: Frequently used features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5649
Afterwards, your device should be displayed if connected:
We'll want to click on it, and choose the Music tab at the top. Let's make sure "Sync Music" is checked:
Afterwards, you'll have the option to sync either the entire music library (for your first iPod), or "Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres" (for the secondary device). Upon selecting this option, four larger option boxes will appear allowing you to pick and choose what content will be synced. For audiobooks, you may need to do the above in the "Books" section. For a visual instruction on how to do this, see the following:
iTunes 10: Sync to your iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/VI72
Thanks,
Matt M. -
How can I check existing Macbook come with G5 or Intel cpu
Hi,
I got the Macbook from my friend, they forgot the cpu model and the hd is out of order, how can I check the MacBook cpu type as I am afraid the HD compatibility problem if I buy the hd for replacement, thanks.
patrickAll MacBooks are Intel CPUs and all MacBooks use a SATA hard drive.
For a hard drive try Newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=380&name=Laptop-Hard-Dr ives&Order=PRICE
Or OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
Here are instructions on replacing the hard drive in a MacBook with a removable battery. http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=45088
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