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I received what has been reported as a scam in 2017. I get the apple webpage saying I have 3 Trojan viruses. The biggest problem is it keeps popping up about every 10 minutes. I'm worried I might inadvertently roll my cursor over something that gives someone access to my computer.


HOW DO I STOP THESE WEBPAGES FROM POPPING UP. I CAN'T USE THE WEB LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!


It's the same screen that was popping up in 2017 according to your communities site.

MacBook Pro

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 5:23 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2019 7:51 AM

Safari – Popup takes over


Safari – Popup takes over (2)


Popup remover – Scam Zapper


If the pop-up reloads, force quit Safari (command - option/alt - esc) and reopen with the shift key held down. If that doesn't work, disconnect from the Internet, go to Safari/History and delete the website. Quit and reopen with the shift key held down. Then reconnect to the Internet.


Safari -Tech support scam pop-ups


You may  have adware/malware installed. Try downloading this program which was written by Thomas R, a long time poster. The program will search for malware/adware. The program will do the work for you which makes it easy. It may be necessary to run more than one scan. After running the scans, restart the computer.


Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac      10.10 and later


Malwarebytes uninstall

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Oct 7, 2019 7:51 AM in response to Ccarrot56

Safari – Popup takes over


Safari – Popup takes over (2)


Popup remover – Scam Zapper


If the pop-up reloads, force quit Safari (command - option/alt - esc) and reopen with the shift key held down. If that doesn't work, disconnect from the Internet, go to Safari/History and delete the website. Quit and reopen with the shift key held down. Then reconnect to the Internet.


Safari -Tech support scam pop-ups


You may  have adware/malware installed. Try downloading this program which was written by Thomas R, a long time poster. The program will search for malware/adware. The program will do the work for you which makes it easy. It may be necessary to run more than one scan. After running the scans, restart the computer.


Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac      10.10 and later


Malwarebytes uninstall

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