From the How-To Geek website Jim Hamm finds some helpful info on viruses, worms, and Trojans, along with adware, crapware, and spyware programs. The writer outlines the problems and the possibilities. He also warns, “Don’t have the Java plug-in enabled, either . . . “ This article was published 7-25-15.
That Adware!
Here's something to consider, sent from Ward Stanke. He quotes Randy B. Singer, "By far the easiest, quickest, and most complete way to remove adware from one's Macintosh is by using this free product: AdwareMedic (free) http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
"However, if for some reason you don't care to run Adware Medic, there is a very detailed article on how to manually remove adware, here:
http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-identification/
"Note that most of the anti-virus software companies don't consider adware to be malicious, so their products don't look for adware."
Randy B. Singer is the co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions.)
Adware is Coming
"Here is a link to the story about adware on the Mac," David Passell writes. "I have noticed the 'Ask...' banner for search. I use Mozilla and i can select search engine. I use 'duck duck go.'
"I haven't used Safari for some time. I wonder if it defaults to the search engine and browser described in the article." Take a look and see how it affects you.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-extends-its-adware-bundling-to-include-java-for-macs/ tag=nl.e539&s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61
As always, keep aware and keep alert.