Im really worried, is this some sort of malware?

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Im really worried, is this some sort of malware?

I checked my screen time after a few weeks today and saw that it said 24 hours and it seems more than half of that was something called "". My Mac is usually asleep for most of the time and some safari and other app windows are open. I was worried so I tried visiting the website using a VPN and with my antivirus active and it gave me an error page for some sort of shady Russian social media, I think. I ran a scan on Avast and it didn't seem to detect anything but this is obviously not normal can anyone please help? my Mac is an early 2015 Macbook air running Big Sur 11.4 as of now.

I've figured out that the domain is the same as the one from where videos were embedded on an anime website I used a little while ago, i've deleted any downloads from it and cleared my caches. I do not know if it'll fix the problem if it doesn't ill do a backup from way before I had this issue. any further help is really appreciated

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Posted on Aug 31, 2021 2:11 AM

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Aug 31, 2021 4:41 AM in response to impbaten

Point #2 - Are there any AntiVirus, Disk Cleaner, Optimizers, Un-installers, etc installed which should be removed as per Developers Instructions. They are useless, unneeded, cause havoc and interfere with the normal operation of the OS and may even Corrupt the OS requiring a Reinstallation. The Built-in Security of Big Sur is all that is required.

Avast falls into the above category of AV Software

There are no known Viruses in the wild that self replicate and affect macOS. There are Malware and Adware that does affect macOS and are often times downloaded as part of an Application from Third Party UnTrusted Site and get installed along with the Application. And for that purpose Malware / Adware Respected ASC Contributor the application Malwarebytes for Mac. It is free or paid for added features.

Point # 2 A - Commercial VPNs should only be used if Mandated by Corporate Head Office for working remotely. Otherwise - ones Privacy and Security touted by the VPN is suspect.

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