first time in 5 year use when I switchon my laptop and open safari a message of having 3 viruses in my laptop is showing. What is this.

I have MacBook air 2014 running OS X high sierra 10.13.4. intel i5. In last 5 year normal browsing use today first time when I turnon laptop and open safari ,message of having 3 viruses is showing on the screen. What problem is this. Tomorrow I tried a lot to watch some new released movies on various unknown sites.

Posted on Aug 17, 2019 12:50 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Aug 17, 2019 12:51 PM

Such messages are scams, and are often found on sites where there is pirated content. Avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising tactics.


Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

4 replies

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

first time in 5 year use when I switchon my laptop and open safari a message of having 3 viruses in my laptop is showing. What is this.

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.