does apple send out random messages saying your Mac has a virus? I was scrolling through google looking for jobs and then my computer froze and it said "virus found" and a button saying scan now. I pressed it and now it says Virusname: Tapsnake, CornDNS, Dubfishicv
Is this real??
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4
It is a phishing/scam attempt. Do not provide them access or any financial information.
It is a phishing/scam attempt. Do not provide them access or any financial information.
No. Force Quit the Application your were using when you were "scrolling through google."
Worth reading a very good article written by a respected Contributor of these Forums on identifying Scams etc.
The Built in Security is all that is required.
There are no known Windows-like Viruses in the wild that self replicate and affect macOS because of the underling UNIX Foundation and Permission Limitation.
Virus notification
