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Mac Guard

Posted: May 25, 2011

Mac Guard aka MacGuard is a fake anti-virus software spreading on the Internet and targeting Mac OS users. Mac Guard spreads via fake scanner web pages or via a Trojan infection generated to look like a flash update or video codec. Mac Guard may change your ability to browse the web because of a change in the proxy server set by the malware program. When Mac Guard is installed and running on a computer, it will show fake security alerts that are further used to frighten you into believing that your computer has some serious problems. When Mac Guard installs itself on a computer system, it executes a fake PC scan. Mac Guard then displays fabricated pop-up security alerts and system error messages in order to scare affected computer users that their PCs are infected with a variety of computer threats. The main aim of the Mac Guard is to persuade its victims to purchase Mac Guard. To block Mac Guard from leading to more harm to your PC, remove it as quickly as possible.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 ... /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/MacOS
    2 /Applications/MacGuard.app
    3 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents
    4 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Info.plist
    5 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/MacOS/MacGuard
    6 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/PkgInfo
    7 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources
    8 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/About-Back.png
    9 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/About-Mail.png
    10 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/About-Phone32x32.png
    11 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/About-Ticket.png
    12 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/AboutD.nib
    13 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/AboutMBMI.png
    14 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-Back.png
    15 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigOptions.png
    16 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigOptionsHover.png
    17 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigOptionsPressed.png
    18 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigScan.png
    19 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigScanHover.png
    20 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigScanPressed.png
    21 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigSysInfo.png
    22 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigSysInfoHover.png
    23 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-BigSysInfoPressed.png
    24 /Applications/MacGuard.app/Contents/Resources/CC-CleanupBtn.png
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