So antimalware definitely won’t be able to fill the gap, your best option would be to disconnect the vulnerable computer from the internet, making it impossible for hackers to exploit the vulnerability.
But even if you are able to remove the malware, it can still infect your computer using the same vulnerability again and again, until the vulnerability gets patched.
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The only way to detect a malware that is already executing is to run an offline scan, where you use another computer to scan the storage of the infected computer (when it’s turned off).
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Technically there is very few way to defend against a malware that is already executing on your computer, as it can usually find ways to gain higher privilege than your antivirus software ( google rootkit ) and hide itself perfectly. The difference is that the latter disguise itself as good software so you would run it yourself, while most vulnerabilities provide a way for malware to execute without your consent (or even knowing). It only protects you from malware that pretends to be legitimate software. Antimalware does not protect against vulnerabilities. I still run the free stuff all the time on my Macs, just in case, but I no longer have it on a daily schedule like I used to after the WoW account being compromised.Ĭlick to expand.NO.
I was still a little paranoid all those years later, and ran the anti-malware SW when I connect a new device to my Macs, and sure enough, I finally found some malware, two actually.īut was for Windows, and harmless to a Mac. Until two years ago, the day I connected a cheap toddler digital camera that I got my little girl on Amazon to one of my Macs. I tried a few other SW that was free, but still nothing. I did a daily scan on my Macs using this paid SW for years, and never got one hit. I had a pretty weak PW at the time.Īnyways, I started to get paranoid that I had keyloggers, spyware, or something on my computer, and I got a SW that was recommended on the old MacLife forums that are now gone. I still don't know how it happened, but in retrospect, it was probably brute forced. Click to expand.I wouldn't recommend anyone not to use third party anti-malware SW, and that isn't the point of me posting what I am about to post, but I wanted to share my history with using anti-malware SW.Ī very long time ago, maybe 15 years ago, I had my WoW account "hacked".
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