Hi, I just tried to download Tor from their website onto my macbook. Got a 'Success!' message but nothing showed up on the mac anywhere; but I noticed download activity on my phone, superimposing the Google Drive icon and the Messenger icon, which disappeared after a few seconds. I have no idea what's going on. There is some malware associated with fake Tor browser downloads. Should I be worried?
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 16
If you downloaded something on to your MacBook from a third party website, that has nothing to do with any downloading activity on your phone. Can you explain more about what you mean when you say that you "noticed download activity on your phone"? Where are you seeing this?
I noticed the icons for Google Drive and Messenger on my iphone homepage were superimposed with a download 'countdown clock', straight after I clicked 'download Tor' on the Tor website. When the 'clock' finished counting down, about thrity seconds, the icons reverted to normal. It could have been a coincidental update maybe? But although I got a 'success' message on the Tor site, I couldn't find any trace of a Tor download on the laptop
batntheowl wrote:
...Should I be worried?
Would it help?
As I understand your question, you downloaded and installed something on your Mac for reasons you did not explain and that you don't seem to understand, which is resulting in strange and inexplicable activity not only on your Mac but on a device that ought not to be related to it, and now you are asking if you should be concerned.
Isn't that the sort of question that answers itself?
Like this one?
batntheowl wrote:
No I'm not a techie, just trying to do my due diligence.
If you're trying to do your due diligence, John Galt is a fantastic resource. He's extremely knowledgeable. If he asks for more information, it's so he can formulate a better answer.
You know what they say about downloading stuff when "I have no idea what's going on" is part of the discussion? 🤨
Thank you but if 'knowing what was going on' was the entry requirement, I'd never do anything
Nah, thanks for your answer, but you're trolling me. I downloaded Tor from their authentic site, because I wanted to try Tor as a browser. No I'm not a techie, just trying to do my due diligence.
weird Tor download - is it a trojan?
