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how to get rid of virus warning pop ups

often when my husband tries to use Firefox, he gets a Zeus virus detected "warning", is there any way to permanently block this?

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Feb 4, 2020 7:58 AM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2020 8:22 AM

I suspect you have installed adware/malware. Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/


Verify you are not running any Antivirus application—these love to throw up false negatives on the Mac, an are not needed. These AV softwares compete against Apples built in security.


https://www.apple.com/macos/security/

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Feb 4, 2020 8:22 AM in response to modon

I suspect you have installed adware/malware. Try running this trusted utility https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/


Verify you are not running any Antivirus application—these love to throw up false negatives on the Mac, an are not needed. These AV softwares compete against Apples built in security.


https://www.apple.com/macos/security/

how to get rid of virus warning pop ups

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