I do have a virus on my mac can anyone help

Question

I use photoshop on my mac, i downloaded a tutorial to the mac. now when i turn on my mac, type in my password it takes me to the desktop then after about 2 seconds it takes me back to my login again requesting my password.

help...

Answer 1

mac is a unix/bsd system.. it's never really for noobs

point: use "command-line"(terminal) in order to solve this, or  reinstall mac :P TERMINAL ALL THE WAY!

dunno how to do it using terminal? Google is your friend

Answer 2

If you have Time Machine set up on your Mac, i'd strongly recommend going back to before you installed the tutorial.

If you're using a LEGIT copy of Photoshop, I find this problem to be very strange. There's most likely more to it. Bring it to Apple Genius's and get it looked at by a pro. If not under warranty, expect to pay $$$.

If you want to fix it yourself and don't necessarily care about data loss, try your apple restore cd's.

Answer 3

This is a big proof that macs DO have viruses. okay there is a macaffee antivirus for mac, i suggest you try it out so you get rid of whatever is blocking you from accessing your desktop ( use safe mode or something like this i am not much into macs)