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just got an alert from dynamic-standard.com saying my computer is infected with a trojan virus (e.tre456_worm.osx) and i must click OK to repair. The message says "Apple Care." Is this legit?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 19, 2022 3:18 PM

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Posted on Jan 19, 2022 3:27 PM

Your welcome. Please read macOS - Security - Apple. In short NEVER fall for a scam like that and do not install any third party antivirus, cleaning or any other "maintenance" apps on your iMac. Simply keep Mac OS up-to-date and otherwise leave it alone. About the only maintenance you need to do is a simple restart on the computer about 1x per week.

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Jan 19, 2022 3:27 PM in response to maczenith

Your welcome. Please read macOS - Security - Apple. In short NEVER fall for a scam like that and do not install any third party antivirus, cleaning or any other "maintenance" apps on your iMac. Simply keep Mac OS up-to-date and otherwise leave it alone. About the only maintenance you need to do is a simple restart on the computer about 1x per week.

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