Reply to post: Re: A complete wipe?

Malware hidden in vid app is so nasty, victims should wipe their Macs

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Re: A complete wipe?

Once it has root there's no telling what it has done.

You really should wipe and reinstall for any malware that gains root/Administrator levels privs. I don't see how you could possibly trust your system without taking that step.

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