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Store computer/admin password in the password manager
I have two accounts on my Mac: a standard user account for everyday activities and an administrator account. I always use the standard user account.
I have a password manager (1Password) installed on ...
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Can keylogger record the admin password on macOS
I have two accounts on my Mac: a standard user account for everyday activities and an administrator account.
When I need to do something that requires the admin rights like changing something in the ...
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Are there posibilities for someone to break into my computer other than having installed malware first? [closed]
Mostly interested about OS X, GNU/Linux. Assume a default configuration, not too weak, not too hardened.
Exclude downloads of malware or physical access to computer to install malware.
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How to know your Mac is not compromised (software and hardware) after lending [closed]
Is there a way to find out if your Mac has been compromised software and hardware wise?
I have a pre-unibody MacBook (2007), and it was in someone else's hands once.
I want to make sure:
the person ...
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OS X Rootkit Hunter 0.2 - Results - Help interpreting
maybe someone can help me makes sense if these scan results are something to be worried about and if so, how to fix them. I seems that I do not have any viruses (check with Sophos AV) or rootkits, but ...
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Why do I have a redswoosh-install.log in my /tmp?
My /tmp directory contains a file called redswoosh-install.log.
Wikipedia tells me that RedSwoosh was a peer-to-peer content delivery company, later acquired by Akamai.
The file was created ...
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Sensible Mac OS X Anti-malware Precautions
Given that complacency probably isn't the best idea what do people believe the right approach to staying safe when using Mac OS X is.
Not doing dumb stuff and staying patched are pretty obvious but ...
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