Virus Popup

This virus popup appeared on my web browser. Is it a scam?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Dec 24, 2021 8:30 AM

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Niel

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Dec 24, 2021 8:31 AM in response to Lojagr2002

It's a scam. A message warning of malware will only be legitimate if you manually started a scanner or uploaded a file to a website.

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Barney-15E

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Dec 25, 2021 5:27 AM in response to Lojagr2002

It is always a scam. Nothing on the Internet can see your Mac.

Owl-53

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Dec 25, 2021 3:03 AM in response to Lojagr2002

A worthwhile User Tip from a long time Contributor that may help identifying fake Pop Up Messages claiming Virus and other bead thing The Built in Security is all that is required.

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