[X-Newbies] Open DNS - how to get rid of it!

[Randy B. Singer]

On Jan 23, 2010, at 4:54 PM, GL wrote:

> Yesterday if I mistyped a URL in the address field, my generic  
> white page would come up... nothing more... today I get this weird  
> OpenDNS which by the way also censors...

Have you downloaded anything from a porn Web site, or have you  
installed a pirated copy of iWork?

There are at least two Trojan Horses that can change your DNS server:

OSX.RSPlug.A
http://www.intego.com/news/ism0705.asp

OSX.Trojan.iServices.A
ttp://www.intego.com/news/ism0901.asp

This free utility will remove OSX.RSPlug.A:
http://www.dnschanger.com/

You may want to download an anti-virus program to detect and remove  
any other Trojans.  Your choices:

Kaspersky Anti-Virus For Mac ($40)
http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky-anti-virus-for-mac
iAntiVirus  (free/$29.95)
http://www.iantivirus.com/

FileDefense
<http://www.subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/index.php? 
main_page=product_info&products_id=204>

Avast ($40/year)
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-antivirus-mac-edition.html

VirusScan for Mac
<http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/products/system_security/clients/ 
virusscan_for_mac.html>

Norton Anti-Virus
<http://www.symantec.com/norton/macintosh/antivirus>

Sophos Anti-Virus
<http://www.sophos.com/products/es/endpoint-server/sav-mac.html>

Intego Virus Barrier X
<http://www.intego.com/virusbarrier/>
http://www.macworld.com/article/134212/2008/07/virusbarrierx5.html

Authentium ESP Antivirus for Mac OS X
http://www.authentium.com/

ClamXav (free)
http://www.markallan.co.uk/clamXav/index.php


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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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