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Can't remove Windows threat found on my Mac

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I ran Sophos for the first time a short while ago and the scan found one threat I have to remove manually  :  Mal/Zbot-I

But it's a Window (exe) file. and I have a Mac running Snow Leopard.  How can I get rid of a Windows file on a Mac?

All suggestions greatfully accepted.

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    MDS isn't a virus -- it's the Metadata Service of the OS: it manages all the information used by Spotlight search indexing, QuickLook, and various other services on the operating system.

    If MDS is using large amounts of system resources and slowing down your computer, it's highly likely that Spotlight is re-indexing your hard disks to add new metadata to the search engine.  After this has been done once, things should speed up, as new data will be added as part of the file writing operation.  If you look at the magnifying glass icon in your menu bar, does it have a dot in the middle?  If you click on it, does it say "Indexing..." or similar?

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    MDS isn't a virus -- it's the Metadata Service of the OS: it manages all the information used by Spotlight search indexing, QuickLook, and various other services on the operating system.

    If MDS is using large amounts of system resources and slowing down your computer, it's highly likely that Spotlight is re-indexing your hard disks to add new metadata to the search engine.  After this has been done once, things should speed up, as new data will be added as part of the file writing operation.  If you look at the magnifying glass icon in your menu bar, does it have a dot in the middle?  If you click on it, does it say "Indexing..." or similar?

    :1009608
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