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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: REDACTED on May 26, 2017, 04:37:17 AM

Title: Infected files in my /caches/cloudkit
Post by: REDACTED on May 26, 2017, 04:37:17 AM

I have these listed in my /caches/cloudkit:
CloudKitMetadata         com.apple.accountsd
CloudKitMetadata-shm         com.apple.callhistory.sync-helper
CloudKitMetadata-wal         com.apple.clouddocs
com.apple.Safari

Not sure why but Avast keeps prompting that various PDF files in cloudkit here are infected. How should I go about removing them?

Title: Re: Infected files in my /caches/cloudkit
Post by: Pondus on May 26, 2017, 08:57:30 AM

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Not sure why but Avast keeps prompting that various PDF files in cloudkit here are infected.

And what malware does avast say they containe?
Anything in avast chest (quarantine) ?


Have you tried to clear cloudkit / browser cache ?

 

Title: Re: Infected files in my /caches/cloudkit
Post by: Eddy on May 26, 2017, 09:06:44 AM

Could be the pdf's contain links to blacklisted sites.

Title: Re: Infected files in my /caches/cloudkit
Post by: REDACTED on May 26, 2017, 11:38:22 AM

Hi guys,

I think it could be link in the PDF and as long as I don;'t open them I'm safe. I just want to get Avast to stop sending these popups. It's getting annoying.

Title: Re: Infected files in my /caches/cloudkit
Post by: Pondus on May 26, 2017, 11:40:42 AM

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    I think it could be link in the PDF and as long as I don;'t open them I'm safe

That is why I asked what avast say / what malware name is given?

Title: Re: Infected files in my /caches/cloudkit
Post by: REDACTED on May 27, 2017, 05:17:48 AM

"PDF:UrlMal-inf [Trj]"

I also cannot turn off the pop ups which clutter my screen.

Title: Re: Infected files in my /caches/cloudkit
Post by: Eddy on May 27, 2017, 11:09:19 AM

Yup, it is the link(s) in the PDF's that are causing the problem.