Good day,
A message popped up and said that my Mac has been infected with a virus and there is 32% or something damage done..... Was this message really from Apple? Also, there is now an "Opera" browser icon that appears when I switch on my Mac, as well as a funny "terminal" window, and I can't delete it.
What is happening? Can someone help?
MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11
Also, there is now an "Opera" browser icon that appears when I switch on my Mac, as well as a funny "terminal" window, and I can't delete it.
You likely picked up adware. Adware is a common "gift" from unscrupulous download hosting sites. Nothing is "free."
The only third-party tools most of the greybeards here trust for adware detection and removal are Etrecheck and MalwareBytes. Both developers are trusted community members here.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac
Also, there is now an "Opera" browser icon that appears when I switch on my Mac, as well as a funny "terminal" window, and I can't delete it.
You likely picked up adware. Adware is a common "gift" from unscrupulous download hosting sites. Nothing is "free."
The only third-party tools most of the greybeards here trust for adware detection and removal are Etrecheck and MalwareBytes. Both developers are trusted community members here.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac
Apple does NOT monitor your Mac for viruses. And keeping your mac current protects against them. I hope you did not click on any links the phishing offered.
Clear history and cache for your browser to remove the active "display phishing message" entries.
Virus and "Opera"
