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Scam? On my minl

I received a message which has block my mini Mac with a state that I had been infected with spyware. It gave a message to call 1-845-267.-****- Apple Helpline. Is this a scam?


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Mac mini, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 7:55 AM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2022 8:22 AM

Yes that is a scam.


Hold the power button for 10 seconds to shutdown the Mac Mini.


Startup in Safe Mode followed by a normal restart,

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac


Download and run the free version of,

https://www.malwarebytes.com/

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Scam? On my minl

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