(it's an answer to..) "My mac keeps returning to login window"
As above my imac mini kept going into a deep sleep when left unnatended for an hour. I had just upgraded to Mountain Lion AND was using new 'Canopus' hardware to convert my old video tapes AND had read "incompatible software" messages so i suspected this was where the root of the problem lay.
Various threads were siezed upon to remedy this, the latest was a 'safe reboot' and remove problem startup apps. There were no problem flags (circle with a line struck through) but I deleted all the startup apps anyway.
Still thee problem was there then I read a simple fix on a seperate thread...
I had obviously checked the energy saving shut-down sttings and still had the problem however this thread pointed to a timeout setting within SYS PREFERENCES/SECURITY & PRIVICY/GENERAL/ADVANCED which was greyed out until I entered the password.
There it was, completely buried and anything but obvious. "Logout after sixty minutes inactivity" BINGO!
This might be obvious to a million and one experts but I've been trying to sort this for over a week and now have to start transferring my videos all over agai so I hope it helps another simpleton like me
Firefox would store its data in the profile folder. You need to search for the old profile folder, inside it there will be a folder called bookmarkbakups containing a few files with names in the format bookmarks-yyyy-mm-dd.json.
For details of how to find the old profile folder see the [[profiles]] article. It should be inside this folder - /Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/, there will likely be a folder with a name similar to xxxxxxxx.default, that will be the profile folder.
You can import the bookmarks from the most recent of those files into your current version of Firefox by following the restore procedure in the [[Backing up and restoring bookmarks]], using the "Choose File" option.
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Mac keeps restarting before installing windows
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After some research I saw people with the same problem, they just had to be patient when it says 'press any key to continue'. But when I do not even touch my keyboard it just go's on and installs windows again..
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So it would be awesome if someone could help me with or finnally correctly instal windows or that i just can start my normal Mac OSX system again.
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http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1999
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3986
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3777
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Hi,
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
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I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.
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Highlight your user account in the Sidebar.
Click on the padlock icon and type in your password when requested.
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Clear the "Use VoiceOver at login window" checkbox.
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 425626 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 2E39DE25-B92A-4ADA-95E0-995EA3656792
Thu Aug 16 23:54:05 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9d4c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa67a3000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x7c3e3888 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x7c3e38bc 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x7c3e38d8 : 0x9d4c9b (0xbea28c 0xc5a800 0xbf8e60 0x0)
0x7c3e3978 : 0xaef608 (0xe1f2404 0xe48a004 0x100 0x2a1b00)
0x7c3e39c8 : 0xae6601 (0xe48a004 0x100 0x7c3e39f8 0x9c4778)
0x7c3e39f8 : 0x16ce9a6 (0xe48a004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x1203218)
0x7c3e3b38 : 0xb0e2b5 (0xe48a004 0xe6d5004 0x0 0x0)
0x7c3e3b78 : 0x9dde7c (0xe48a004 0xe6d5004 0x0 0x0)
0x7c3e3c18 : 0x9da55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x7c3e3dc8 : 0x9dc42a (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702a 0x7c3e3df8)
0x7c3e3e98 : 0x970582 (0xc1d00011 0xaa910001 0x20802040 0x7c3e3ee0)
0x7c3e3ef8 : 0xd3257d (0xe21f800 0x7c3e3f4c 0x0 0x7)
0x7c3e3f58 : 0xd3271a (0xe20a400 0xd39e54 0x7c3e3f78 0x2a45c9)
0x7c3e3f78 : 0x230235 (0xe20a400 0x0 0x7c3e3fc8 0x227cea)
0x7c3e3fc8 : 0x2a179c (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0xf39b524)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.31)@0xd2f000->0xd39fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x1598000->0x19acfff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000->0xc5bfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10K549
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 31721837275977
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.2.0 (addr 0x142d000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 245860975537
loaded kexts:
com.jft.driver.PdaNetDrv 1.0.64
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 43314316525
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.31
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.20
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.0a1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6
com.apple.GeForce 6.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.10.6
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com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 6.4.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 2.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 201.6
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com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.7
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.5b8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.2.4
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com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 142.6.0
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com.apple.security.quarantine 0
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com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
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com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d5
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.4.0
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2.1
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 207.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 320.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0Well, yet another crash today...
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 83117 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 2E39DE25-B92A-4ADA-95E0-995EA3656792
Sat Aug 25 23:33:59 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9d4c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa680f000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0xcd191c38 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0xcd191c6c 0x223ce1 0x0)
0xcd191c88 : 0x9d4c9b (0xbea28c 0xc5a800 0xbf8e60 0x0)
0xcd191d28 : 0xaef608 (0xe4a2804 0xe060004 0x100 0x29456a)
0xcd191d78 : 0xae6601 (0xe060004 0x100 0xcd191da8 0x9c4778)
0xcd191da8 : 0x16c89a6 (0xe060004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x29faeb)
0xcd191ee8 : 0xb0e2b5 (0xe060004 0xe67b004 0x0 0x0)
0xcd191f28 : 0x9dde7c (0xe060004 0xe67b004 0x0 0x0)
0xcd191fc8 : 0x9da55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0xcd192178 : 0x9dc6e7 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7027 0xcd1921a8)
0xcd192248 : 0xc8610d (0xc1d0004d 0xbeef0003 0xeee5200 0x71)
0xcd1922e8 : 0xc86685 (0x6d17e000 0xeee5200 0x12aa1004 0x0)
0xcd192328 : 0xc5dec3 (0x6d17e000 0xeee5200 0x12aa1004 0x0)
0xcd192358 : 0xc85cba (0x6d17e000 0xeee5200 0x12aa1004 0x0)
0xcd192378 : 0xc5d418 (0x6d17e000 0xeee5200 0x12aa1004 0x0)
0xcd192398 : 0xc86630 (0x6d17e000 0x12aa1000 0x2 0x2)
0xcd1923d8 : 0xc60905 (0x6d17e000 0x12aa1000 0x0 0x11496800)
0xcd192418 : 0xc5e325 (0x6d17e000 0x6d28e000 0x6d3b3000 0xe4da4c0)
0xcd192468 : 0xcb14e9 (0x6d17e000 0x6d28e000 0x6d3b3000 0xe4da4c0)
0xcd1924f8 : 0xca2c9b (0xe4da4c0 0x11496800 0x0 0x1)
0xcd192558 : 0xca2f02 (0x6d28e000 0x6d28e788 0x11496800 0x0)
0xcd1925a8 : 0xca33d6 (0x6d28e000 0x6d28e788 0xcd1928cc 0xcd19286c)
0xcd1928e8 : 0xca01a1 (0x6d28e000 0x6d28e788 0x1 0x2209aa)
0xcd192908 : 0xc6788f (0x6d28e000 0x6d28e788 0x115b3700 0x507617)
0xcd192938 : 0xca1c64 (0x6d28e000 0xcd192a7c 0xcd192968 0x6d28e000)
0xcd192978 : 0xc6bc93 (0x6d28e000 0xcd192a7c 0x11f164f 0x3)
0xcd192ab8 : 0xca55d8 (0x6d28e000 0x1 0xcd192bcc 0xcd192bc8)
0xcd192b68 : 0xc67fe1 (0x6d28e000 0x1 0xcd192bcc 0xcd192bc8)
0xcd192be8 : 0x56da06 (0x6d28e000 0x0 0xcd192e3c 0xcd192c74)
0xcd192c38 : 0x56e2a5 (0xcf6720 0x6d28e000 0x146a3088 0x1)
0xcd192c88 : 0x56eb59 (0x6d28e000 0x10 0xcd192cd0 0x0)
0xcd192da8 : 0x286638 (0x6d28e000 0x10 0x146a3088 0x1)
0xcd193e58 : 0x21dbe5 (0x146a3060 0x144925a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43)
0xcd193e98 : 0x210a86 (0x146a3000 0x0 0xe3d2880 0xe78b070)
0xcd193ef8 : 0x216f84 (0x146a3000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0xcd193f78 : 0x295c57 (0xe0c6fc8 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0xcd193fc8 : 0x2a256d (0xe0c6fc4 0x0 0x10 0xf3f6f00)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(6.4.0)@0xc5c000->0xd12fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x1592000->0x19a6fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000->0xc5bfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10K549
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 26001528926248
unloaded kexts:
com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP 1.2.48 (addr 0x836ee000, size 0x167936) - last unloaded 25372188048406
loaded kexts:
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com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 25108407070859
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com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.20
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com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2
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com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
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com.apple.security.sandbox 1
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 142.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.3fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d5
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.4.0
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2.1
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 207.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 320.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f16
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet Adaptor (en2), Ethernet, en2
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST9500420ASG, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: SAMSUNG_Android_SGH-I747, 0x04e8 (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.), 0x6866, 0xfd130000 / 5
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3 -
Can I block Mac Keeper pop-up adds from Safari web pages?
I have a 2008 MBP running Lion with Safari 5.1.1.1. On several web pages I open that contain adds, these stupid Mac Keeper adds continually appear. If possible, how can I block them from appearing?
The Safari AdBlock extension works.
https://extensions.apple.com/
You can access the settings from Safari / Preferences - Extensions after it's installed.
I haven't seen a MacKeeper pop up using either Glimmer Blocker or the Safari Adblock extension. -
My Mac keeps restarting the initial setup process whenever I try to transfer files onto it?
My mac was having issues opening most of my applications, and the ones that it did open would just give me the spinning beach ball until I force quitted out of them. I brought it in to the genius bar and they ran some tests... but were unable to pinpoint the problem. However, earlier this year, I had the symptoms of a hard drive crash, and I was able to "fix" it by simply removing the hard drive from my computer, blowing on it, and putting it back in. I told the genius this, and she said that my symptoms were such that she wouldn't be surprised if it was the hard drive that was the problem. So I bought a new hard drive and an enclosure.
So then I set my mac up again and reinstall snow leopard, and I am trying to use migration assistant to transfer my files from my old hard drive (which, by the way, never officially crashed and was not turning up any suspicious readings on any of the tests ran on it). Migration assistant refused to work... I would wait for hours while it "calculated" the volume of the files I wanted to transfer... I didn't even get to hit the "transfer" button before MA freezed up, it was as soon as the first screen, the one where I selected which files I wanted to transfer, opened. The "settings" files were the only ones that ever calculated (171 KB), the "users," "applications," and "other files" all seemed to get caught in a loop and would never calculate.
So I decided that maybe MA is the problem and that I should try to transfer my files using set up assistant. I went back to the genius bar to have my mac wiped and snow leopard 10.6.8 downloaded again. This time, when I was going through the set up procedure, I clicked the "transfer files from another volume on this mac" button (whereas last time I ignored this step to use MA), but AGAIN, I am brought to the "calculation" page that fails to calculate. Only this time, it only bothers to calculate for about 45 seconds before the screen blacks out and I am brought to the beginning of the set up process (the "use English for the main language" part). At first, it used to play the start up video too, but now it just brings me to the language screen.
Anyways, I am about ready to tear my eyebrows out. All I want to do is transfer my stupid files. Does anyone know why my mac keeps starting the set-up process over/how I can make set up assistant work??
P.S. when I had my mac set up the second time, I tried copying files to my desktop by dragging them out of the hard drive. THIS would actually calculate how many files it needed to copy over, but within a few minutes, I would get some strange error message saying that something couldn't be copied because some file was open/couldn't be found (I got both kinds). And then the whole process would abort.
Should I put my old hard drive back in my mac and try to do a clone or something on it? I don't really know how this works but I thought it was unneccessary since everything should be on the hard drive...? Will it mess up my new OS install to have the old hard drive put into the computer before it's been set up?
My old hard drive also had all the software updates and was the same OS version as on the new one.Do you have a backup that you can restore from? Your old hard drive seems to be the problem.
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Kernel panics, message saying "You need to restart your computer.Hold down the Power..." I am in the middle of HSC very URGENT please help!! Mac keeps needing to restart!!
I looked in console and its saying that it may be because of Sophos Anti-Virus, i deleted and uninstalled all traces of Sophos but looked in console and this is some of the lines coming up:
26/09/13 10:11:17.945 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.intercheck[6460]) posix_spawn("/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/InterCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/InterCheck", ...): No such file or directory
26/09/13 10:11:17.945 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.autoupdate[6461]) posix_spawn("/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAutoUpdate", ...): No such file or directory
26/09/13 10:11:17.945 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.notification[6462]) posix_spawn("/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAntiVirus", ...): No such file or directory
26/09/13 10:11:17.946 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.intercheck[6460]) Exited with code: 1
26/09/13 10:11:17.946 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.intercheck) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
26/09/13 10:11:17.946 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.autoupdate[6461]) Exited with code: 1
26/09/13 10:11:17.946 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.autoupdate) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
26/09/13 10:11:17.946 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.notification[6462]) Exited with code: 1
26/09/13 10:11:17.946 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.sophos.notification) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
26/09/13 10:11:18.291 PM Safari: self <TabContentView: 0x7f8d5dd1aa50>
26/09/13 10:11:22.617 PM Safari: self <TabContentView: 0x7f8d5db7bb00>
26/09/13 10:11:27.866 PM Safari: self <TabContentView: 0x7f8d5c331a70>
26/09/13 10:12:19.939 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.sophos.uiserver[6487]) posix_spawn("/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosUIServer", ...): No such file or directory
26/09/13 10:12:19.939 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.sophos.uiserver[6487]) Exited with code: 1
26/09/13 10:12:19.939 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.sophos.uiserver) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds"
Looked all over computer and cant find anything of Sophos please help very urgent!That was all that there was in the most recent one, how long do you think it could take to fix?
Here is the second most recent:
Wed Sep 25 15:39:39 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002c4794): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f81757965, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff81acc397fe, CR3: 0x000000001e2b5025, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0x000000001d31a000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0xffffff80b0dbb710, RBP: 0xffffff80b0dbb820, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0x0000000000000001
R8: 0x000000000000000a, R9: 0x0000000000000378, R10: 0x0000000000000128, R11: 0x0000000000000378
R12: 0xffffff800c626400, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff81acc39802
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff7f81757965, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
CR2: 0xffffff81acc397fe, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80b0dbb3c0 : 0xffffff8000220792
0xffffff80b0dbb440 : 0xffffff80002c4794
0xffffff80b0dbb5f0 : 0xffffff80002da55d
0xffffff80b0dbb610 : 0xffffff7f81757965
0xffffff80b0dbb820 : 0xffffff7f817667a0
0xffffff80b0dbb840 : 0xffffff7f8173a58e
0xffffff80b0dbb870 : 0xffffff7f8177fb6f
0xffffff80b0dbb8a0 : 0xffffff7f81779632
0xffffff80b0dbb8d0 : 0xffffff7f8177d7d5
0xffffff80b0dbb900 : 0xffffff7f8177c6db
0xffffff80b0dbb9e0 : 0xffffff7f817412b8
0xffffff80b0dbba10 : 0xffffff7f81778684
0xffffff80b0dbba30 : 0xffffff7f817449ce
0xffffff80b0dbbb60 : 0xffffff7f81741a4c
0xffffff80b0dbbbc0 : 0xffffff8000655f3e
0xffffff80b0dbbbe0 : 0xffffff800065681a
0xffffff80b0dbbc40 : 0xffffff8000656fbb
0xffffff80b0dbbd80 : 0xffffff80002a3f08
0xffffff80b0dbbe80 : 0xffffff8000223096
0xffffff80b0dbbeb0 : 0xffffff80002148a9
0xffffff80b0dbbf10 : 0xffffff800021bbd8
0xffffff80b0dbbf70 : 0xffffff80002aef10
0xffffff80b0dbbfb0 : 0xffffff80002daec3
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics(7.3.2)[A2328231-E577-32FF-B20F-D08BDC FE9C51]@0xffffff7f81738000->0xffffff7f8179bfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[5C23D598-58B2-3204-BC03-BC3C0F00BD32]@0xffffff 7f80889000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.4)[7C8672C4-8B0D-3CCF-A79A-23C62E90F895]@0xff ffff7f80d2e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[D0A1F6BD-E66E-3DD8-9913-A3AB8746F422]@0 xffffff7f80cf5000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
11G63b
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: FF3BB088-60A4-349C-92EA-CA649C698CE5
System model name: MacBookPro8,1 (Mac-94245B3640C91C81)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 1866666823698
last loaded kext at 480357661446: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.7.2 (addr 0xffffff7f80795000, size 241664)
last unloaded kext at 303348424187: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.1.0 (addr 0xffffff7f80af7000, size 65536)
loaded kexts:
com.sophos.kext.sav 8.0.14
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp 4.2.16
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt 4.2.16
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB 4.2.16
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv 4.2.16
com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 1.0.2
com.Greatdy.driver.SystemAudioCapture 1.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.7.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.8f17
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.59
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.2.5a5
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.2.5a5
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.75
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.9
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.2d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 5.0.0d8
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.1.33
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 5.0.0d8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics 7.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.33
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 227.6
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.8f17
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 227.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 312
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 33
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.2.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 561.7.22
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.2.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.2.4b8
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 195.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 3.2.30
com.apple.security.quarantine 1.4
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 195.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.5
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.2.5a5
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 80.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.2.5a5
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.2.5a5
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.6fc18
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.1.33
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.3d10
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 5.0.0d8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.1.1d6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB 7.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.4
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.8f17
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.8f17
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 1.8.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 1.8.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 230.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.8
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 420.3
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.1b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 177.11
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 331.7
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.7.2
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4 -
After i updated to 10.7.5 my mac keeps freezing when using Safari
After i updated to 10.7.5 my mac keeps freezing when using Safari, I've to restart it everytime. What's the problem with 10.7.5? Is this a known problem? How can I fix it?
Go Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1582 and download and Install the Combo Update.
It is Safe to install over existing.
After the Successul Install be sure to Restart your computer. -
My Mac keeps crashing--a newbie needs help
Lately, my Mac keeps crashing. It's an iMac, with the most recent updates of Yosemite.
I'll be working, I might have several things open, and then suddenly the screen will go black and I'll have the notification that it shut down and push to restart.
It has happened more than several times now, and I can't remember if it started doing it before Yosemite or not.
Not sure how to search out the problems, it's my first Mac. Are to many things open? There's no crash report when I restart.
thanks!Mac users often ask whether they should install "anti-virus" software. The answer usually given on ASC is "no." The answer is right, but it may give the wrong impression that there is no threat from what are loosely called "viruses." There is a threat, and you need to educate yourself about it.
1. This is a comment on what you should—and should not—do to protect yourself from malicious software ("malware") that circulates on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the computer, or who has been able to take control of it remotely. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it.
The comment is long because the issue is complex. The key points are in sections 5, 6, and 10.
OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Internally Apple calls it "XProtect."
The malware recognition database used by XProtect is automatically updated; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
The following caveats apply to XProtect:
☞ It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
☞ It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
As new versions of OS X are released, it's not clear whether Apple will indefinitely continue to maintain the XProtect database of older versions such as 10.6. The security of obsolete system versions may eventually be degraded. Security updates to the code of obsolete systems will stop being released at some point, and that may leave them open to other kinds of attack besides malware.
3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
☞ It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
☞ A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
☞ An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
Apple has so far failed to revoke the codesigning certificates of some known abusers, thereby diluting the value of Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. These failures don't involve App Store products, however.
For the reasons given, App Store products, and—to a lesser extent—other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. Sandbox security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not, and never will be, complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, not machine behavior, and no technological fix alone is going to solve it. Trusting software to protect you will only make you more vulnerable.
The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and Internet criminals. If you're better informed than they think you are, you'll win. That means, in practice, that you always stay within a safe harbor of computing practices. How do you know when you're leaving the safe harbor? Below are some warning signs of danger.
Software from an untrustworthy source
☞ Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, doesn't come directly from the developer’s website. Do not trust an alert from any website to update Flash, or your browser, or any other software. A genuine alert that Flash is outdated and blocked is shown on this support page. Follow the instructions on the support page in that case. Otherwise, assume that the alert is fake and someone is trying to scam you into installing malware. If you see such alerts on more than one website, ask for instructions.
☞ Software of any kind is distributed via BitTorrent, or Usenet, or on a website that also distributes pirated music or movies.
☞ Rogue websites such as Softonic, Soft32, and CNET Download distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "installer."
☞ The software is advertised by means of spam or intrusive web ads. Any ad, on any site, that includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.
Software that is plainly illegal or does something illegal
☞ High-priced commercial software such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."
☞ An application helps you to infringe copyright, for instance by circumventing the copy protection on commercial software, or saving streamed media for reuse without permission. All "YouTube downloaders" are in this category, though not all are necessarily malicious.
Conditional or unsolicited offers from strangers
☞ A telephone caller or a web page tells you that you have a “virus” and offers to help you remove it. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
☞ A web site offers free content such as video or music, but to use it you must install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "downloader," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one.
☞ You win a prize in a contest you never entered.
☞ Someone on a message board such as this one is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of his choosing.
☞ A "FREE WI-FI !!!" network advertises itself in a public place such as an airport, but is not provided by the management.
☞ Anything online that you would expect to pay for is "free."
Unexpected events
☞ A file is downloaded automatically when you visit a web page, with no other action on your part. Delete any such file without opening it.
☞ You open what you think is a document and get an alert that it's "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you should still delete any file that isn't what you expected it to be.
☞ An application does something you don't expect, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
☞ Software is attached to email that you didn't request, even if it comes (or seems to come) from someone you trust.
I don't say that leaving the safe harbor just once will necessarily result in disaster, but making a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malware attack. Any of the above scenarios should, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.
6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it—not JavaScript—in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a padlock icon in the address bar when visiting a secure site.
Stay within the safe harbor, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" (AV) or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they are all worse than useless. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use one of the free security apps in the Mac App Store—nothing else.
Why shouldn't you use commercial AV products?
☞ To recognize malware, the software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least a day out of date. This technique is a proven failure, as a major AV software vendor has admitted. Most attacks are "zero-day"—that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry is coming to the realization that traditional AV software is worthless.
☞ Its design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere. In order to meet that nonexistent threat, commercial AV software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
☞ By modifying the operating system, the software may also create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
☞ Most importantly, a false sense of security is dangerous.
8. An AV product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," has the same drawback as the commercial suites of being always out of date, but it does not inject low-level code into the operating system. That doesn't mean it's entirely harmless. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
An AV app is not needed, and cannot be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful, if at all, only for detecting Windows malware, and even for that use it's not really effective, because new Windows malware is emerging much faster than OS X malware.
Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else. A malicious attachment in email is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. An actual example:
London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe
You don't need software to tell you that's a Windows trojan. Software may be able to tell you which trojan it is, but who cares? In practice, there's no reason to use recognition software unless an organizational policy requires it. Windows malware is so widespread that you should assume it's in every email attachment until proven otherwise. Nevertheless, ClamXav or a similar product from the App Store may serve a purpose if it satisfies an ill-informed network administrator who says you must run some kind of AV application. It's free and it won't handicap the system.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have all the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected every time you install software, read email, or visit a web page. But neither can you assume that you will always be safe from exploitation, no matter what you do. Navigating the Internet is like walking the streets of a big city. It can be as safe or as dangerous as you choose to make it. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices. -
My Mac keeps crashing (Mid 2010, 13 inch MbPro, 10.10)
My mac keeps crashing every now and then (ca. a couple of times week). I have upgraded the ram and put in an SSD. This problem has happened on mavericks and after i upgraded it to Yosemite. Safari is also crashing every now and then. Can someone help me? Is this a hardware issue? How do i fix it.
Here is the crash report
Anonymous UUID: B973D8AE-9413-BFD3-5849-8BF7744A94E9
Fri Nov 21 02:24:22 2014
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff800d605eb2): "Possible memory corruption: pmap_pv_remove(0xffffff801f34f728,0x10d200000,0x2ad0d, 0x800000002ad0d024, 0xffffff810ecf3d14, 0xfffffebbd8418000): null pv_list!"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2782.1.97/osfmk/i386/pmap_internal.h:768
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff810ecf3bd0 : 0xffffff800d53a811
0xffffff810ecf3c50 : 0xffffff800d605eb2
0xffffff810ecf3d40 : 0xffffff800d6065e5
0xffffff810ecf3da0 : 0xffffff800d5b6b4a
0xffffff810ecf3eb0 : 0xffffff800d5acd2c
0xffffff810ecf3ee0 : 0xffffff800d532df7
0xffffff810ecf3f10 : 0xffffff800d60a142
0xffffff810ecf3fb0 : 0xffffff800d63ac66
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: lssave
Mac OS version:
14B25
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
Kernel slide: 0x000000000d200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800d400000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff800d300000
System model name: MacBookPro7,1 (Mac-F222BEC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 8497813912
last loaded kext at 8082285722: com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8f3af000, size 45056)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.7.21
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.4.12
com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.10
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 327.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.5.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.1.2b3
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 161
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 267.0
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 200.6
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 267.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.7.21
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 705.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.0d49
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 245.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 705.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 700.52
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.6
com.apple.driver.AppleMCP89RootPortPM 1.11
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.9
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 389.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacBookPro7,1, BootROM MBP71.0039.B0E, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.62f7
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.1f2 15015, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: M4-CT128M4SSD2, 128,04 GB
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF, 250,06 GB
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Bus:Hey Bateleur90,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues with your MacBook Pro. The following resources may provide a solution:
OS X Yosemite: If your Mac restarts and a message appears
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18791
OS X: When your computer spontaneously restarts or displays "Your computer restarted because of a problem." - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200553
Thanks,
Matt M. -
My mac keeps crashing what should i do, My mac keeps crashing what should i do
My mac keeps crashing what should i do, My mac keeps crashing what should i do
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