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Troj/Agent-AEBE virus

WBKitty

I received a notice of this virus on my Mac. But it looks like it's a Windows virus. So why did I receive the notice and do I need to clean it up?

Thanks!

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    Sophos antivirus for Mac detects both Windows and Mac (heck Linux and UNIX and OpenVMS and, and) viruses.  Hence if the file is malicious to any system Sophos will alert you to it.  It's good if you're swapping files with friends or colleagues who use Windows - you won't infect them.

    Yes, you should cleanup the file.  Just depends where it is.  Open the quarantine manager up and see where it has been detected.  If it's just a file your Downloads folder etc. it's simple to clean up.  If the file is in Time Machine there are decisions to make.  If it's an attachment to an email message it's trickier.

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    Sophos antivirus for Mac detects both Windows and Mac (heck Linux and UNIX and OpenVMS and, and) viruses.  Hence if the file is malicious to any system Sophos will alert you to it.  It's good if you're swapping files with friends or colleagues who use Windows - you won't infect them.

    Yes, you should cleanup the file.  Just depends where it is.  Open the quarantine manager up and see where it has been detected.  If it's just a file your Downloads folder etc. it's simple to clean up.  If the file is in Time Machine there are decisions to make.  If it's an attachment to an email message it's trickier.

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