I have a virus on my macbook air WHAT DO I DO?

Okay, so when I was in Brazil... i used netflix online and i would download pictures online from tumblr and stuff. Then a week or two after I got to Brazil my FaceTime, app store, itunes, and mail wouldnt work. My photo booth would be very slow as well. I told my mom to check and see what was wrong with it becasue she works in computers, and she said that I many have a virus on my mac...honestly i don't know how this happened I thought macs werent supposed to get viruses?! PLEASE HELPP.
P.S. my one year apple care warranty isnt up yet...

Its extremely unlikely you have a Mac Virus, there arent any out there spreading amongst Apple computers.
You said----FaceTime, app store, itunes, and mail wouldnt work.
What changed in Brazil? I assume a much slower internet connection.
You can take Lincs  expert advice on your mac running slow on this thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4520221?start=0&tstart=0
No worries about any virus.

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