In Mac OS Lion, where do you find your…: Apple Support Communities. Thanks QuickTimeKirk. I didn’t know about this trick. I have typed the path in the go to folder command box.
Switch to the Finder.
Hold down the option key while using the Go menu to expose the User/Library folder.
Mac OS X 10.7.3 update causing severe app crashes for some users The Verge. Interesting that this is causing this problem. A combo updater is always the best way to fix an issue like this.
Five iMovie bugs (and how to fix them) — Alex Day Music – StumbleUpon. Many people in businesses use iMovie. I like the suggestion to use FCPX.
Mac synchronization: synchronize Mac with multiple devices | sync Mac. This is interesting software. If you are looking for a way to sync your iOS devices and you don’t trust iCloud, it might do the job. I am still evaluating ChronoSync, but this seems that it has more features and ease of use. So I will finish with the ChronoSync evaluation, and then test this.
Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart. This is a nice overview of differing computer laptops that support Mac OS X natively. It is amazing how many support them. I wonder if that is a conscious decision on the part of the manufacture.
It was interesting when I updated my computer to the newest current version of Safari 5.1.1. It seemed to cause my mac to freeze. I didn’t see the Finder, and there was no sign that the computer was responding even after waiting for 15 minutes. I tried to bring up the Force Quit Application dialog box but was unable. I held down the power key for 10 seconds and the computer turned off. When I started the computer up, everything seemed fine.
I had no other applications running when I did the update. Strange for Safari to cause the system to crash. I wonder why?
Ok. Looks like I made a mistake above. Just to double-check I ran software update again. Guess what? It said that Safari was 5.1.2. So the first time I asked Software Update to install the update, it froze and didn’t complete. The second time I asked it to update, it applied the update and restarted the computer. This is the first time I remember having a problem with Software Update. Well really a problem with the Safari installer from that. I wonder why?
How to: Build a Hackintosh Mac Mini – StumbleUpon. So if you don’t mind building your own this might work for you. I haven’t featured one of these in a long time since they weren’t compelling. However due to the economy I could see this being an attractive option to some.
Interesting that this is a trojan. I haven’t run across this. I like how Linc also explains how to avoid this in the future.
You installed the QHost trojan:
Trojan:BASH/QHost.WB – F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab
As for what you should do, first of all, do not install any Safari modifications such as “Glims,” which not only won’t solve your problem, but will create other problems, right away or in the future when Safari is updated.
Check the modification date of the hosts file. If you have a Time Machine or other backup of the file older than that, restore from it. Otherwise, you’ll need to edit the file. Post if you need help doing that.
To avoid problems like this, perhaps much worse problems, you need to develop a lot more security awareness. Don’t indiscriminately install software you download from random websites. If a website tells you to install a “plugin” or “codec” from that same site, don’t do it. Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash, must be downloaded directly from the developer’s site. No intermediary is acceptable. Make sure you read the URL in the address bar. If it’s something like this:
blahblah.adobe.com/
then you’re on Adobe’s site. If it’s any of the following, you’re on a fake Adobe site:
blahblahadobe.com/
adobe.blahblah.com/
adobe.com.blahblah/
