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I supposedly have a Trojan Spyware on my MacBook Air

I supposedly have a Trojan Spyware on my MacBook Air laptop. It says “Access to this PC has been locked for security reasons”. Contact iMac Suppoty ****

is this real? I didn’t think iMacs got viruses.


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Posted on Mar 29, 2023 12:00 PM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2023 12:03 PM

No it is not real. All such messages are scams presented by criminals. Close the offending page and avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising tactics.


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I supposedly have a Trojan Spyware on my MacBook Air

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