apple alert scam for virus
How do I stop the apple alert virus warning?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
How do I stop the apple alert virus warning?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
Generally a restart will do it, but...
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?
Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.
The free Malwarebytes may take care of it...
Generally a restart will do it, but...
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?
Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.
The free Malwarebytes may take care of it...
Read this
Effective defenses against malware and other threats
<https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8841>
Think about getting an ad blocker (I use uBlock Origin).
Think about changing your DNS to something like OpenDNS.com or CloudFlare's 1.1.1.2 which does some filtering.
Any luck yet?
apple alert scam for virus