Can you get malware by clicking on a sketchy website

Clicked on some sketchy website and it immediately said no internet I was using bing


Posted on Nov 25, 2020 8:14 PM

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Posted on Nov 25, 2020 8:40 PM

I'm assuming since you are in the iPhone forum you were using an iPhone and not a Mac. If that is the case ignore the recommendation for Malwarebytes.


If you have not jailbroken your iPhone no you will not be able to download/install malware on your iPhone.

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Nov 25, 2020 8:37 PM in response to Gggggghffu

Gggggghffu Said:

"Can you get malware by clicking on a sketchy website: Clicked on some sketchy website and it immediately said no internet I was using bing"

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Yes. It is Possible.

So, scan you Mac with Malwarebytes for Mac:

Malwarebytes for Mac searches for malware (short for (malicious software) and spyware. It is created by longtime users of these forums making it the only reliable Security Software for a Mac. So, scan with it and remove what is found, from the quarantine.

Downloads:

  1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac
  2. Malwarebytes Uninstaller

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