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http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/03/iworm-malware-controls-macs-via-reddit-more-than-17k-affected http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/03/iworm-malware-

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/03/iworm-malware-controls-macs-via-reddit-more-than-17k-affected http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/03/iworm-malware-cont... Because iWorm extracts into a folder on OS X, users can check if their Mac is infected by navigating to "Go > Go to Folder" from the OS X Finder menu and typing in /Library/Application Support/JavaW. If OS X cannot find the folder, the computer is clear. If the folder is found, however, users are urged to employ an anti-virus program to wipe iWorm from their hard drive.

lloeki 12y ago
> users are urged to employ an anti-virus program to wipe iWorm rm -rf /Library/Application Support/JavaW rm -rf /Library/LaunchDaemons/whatever killall -9 com.JavaW Of course, compromised system, so all bets are off and anything else may be installed. Hope is not a plan, and using an antivirus is only asking for hopeful solutions. I fear for the return of the scareware. Users are urged to reinstall OS X from scratch and restore only user data from a Time Machine backup from the user setup dialog.