Q: Malware
I have some type of Malware in my computer. I was using Safari and a page popped up saying "Your Browser has been blocked All activities of this computer have been recorded." I wasn't doing anything illegal but it is saying I did and a lot of legal sounding jargon. I can't do anything in Safari and all web pages are lock open and just a bleep sound as I do anything with Safari.
Posted on Aug 6, 2014 5:16 PM
It's not malware. It's a JavaScript scam that only affects your web browser, and only temporarily.
1. Some of those scam pages can be dismissed very easily. Press command-W to close the tab or window. A huge box will pop up. Press the return key and both the box and the page will close. If that doesn't happen, continue.
2. From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Security
and uncheck the box marked Enable JavaScript. Leave the preferences dialog open.
Close the malicious window or tab.
Re-enable JavaScript and close the preferences dialog.
3. If the Preferences menu item is grayed out, quit Safari. Force quit if necessary. Relaunch it by holding down the shift key and clicking its icon in the Dock. From the menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data
to get rid of any cookies or other data left by the server. Open your Downloads folder and delete anything you don't recognize.
Posted on Aug 6, 2014 5:24 PM