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Macbook pro virus?

  • 09-12-2014 11:07pm
    #1
    deadanonymau5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    I left my macbook unattended for 5 mins or so (I believe it was locked). I know I shouldn't have left it but I did. When I got back there was a file on the desktop named "AdobeFlashPlayerInstaller_12au_ltrosxd_aaa_aih(1).dmg", and I don't remember downloading it. I didn't think much of it at the time and just "ejected it" by using option in the menu brought up by a "secondary click"(as Apple call it).

    Now when I scanned my Macbook with Avast, the file comes up under non scanned. The file has about 85 files in it which could not be scanned as they're password protected. Avast is giving the message "Error 42056 Archive is password protected".

    Could this possibly be a virus? malware? and how should I safely get rid of the file?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    TBi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭TBi


    Just delete it. I wouldn't worry about it.


  • #3
    deadanonymau5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭deadanonymau5


    Im a bit paranoid as it was there after I got back from leaving my Macbook unattended


  • #4
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,148 ✭✭✭Passenger


    I'm assuming that you have Flash Player already installed? If so, it's possible that Flash Player is set to download updates automatically. If in doubt though you can use a program called AppZapper to delete it and all its related files.


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