To download a video from YouTube, I visited an unsafe website. There is a lock next to the URL, but when I searched about its safety, a lot of people said it's unsafe and actually got a virus that's pretty scary. I'm very worried now because I downloaded the video already. I moved the video to the trash and emptied the trash about two minutes after I downloaded it. I was using brave with an adblocker. What am I supposed to do now? Am I safe from being hacked?
As @ DiZoe has rightly outlined, should be OK. So the next thing is pray Optional for your peace of Mind - Suggest downloading from a Trusted Developer and Respected ASC Contributor the application Malwarebytes for Mac. It is free or paid for added features. Run the Application and it should remove the malware / adware. Once done, restart computer and test.
Totally agree with @ P. Phillips, if there was one simple effective and safe tool to use on Mac, it would be that.
Hey there!
Being a Mac, I’m sure it’s fine. I wouldn’t worry about it, however if you do notice your search engine changing, or redirecting your searches, or malicious pop ups:
First, I’d stick with Safari, which is much safer.
It sounds like you are already careful on the web, so I would just:
Clear your web history.
Quit all open apps.
Look in System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login Items.
If you see anything there you don’t recognize, or don’t need launching every time you log in, highlight it and press the “-“ below to remove it.
Next just hit the Apple > Restart, make sure to uncheck the option to “Re-open apps” > Restart.
Im sure in your case that would be sufficient, the OS does have a built in tool that removes known malware contracted from the internet, just by doing a simple restart.
Hope that helps! (And by the way, use caution with Extensions, some are more trouble than what they are worth, but then again some are great)! Thanks!
I visited an unsafe website
