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User profile for user: nicoleta83
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I have Virus on my Mac how do I do to get rid of it.

Hi there, I am getting this warning ❗️ ⚠️ notifications on my MacBook Pro that my data will be copied and stuff I cutch a Virus few days ago, and since then I have noticed my Mac is getting very slow and particularly No response almost. what do I do?


What happens If I reformat my Mac ?.. do I loose all the data I have on my iCloud. I use same Icloud on my phone and coputer, yeah is two devices on same on same iCloud.

thank You for help in advance.!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 6:31 AM

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User profile for user: Grant Bennet-Alder
Grant Bennet-Alder
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Posted on Sep 20, 2023 7:10 AM

"Nice computer you got there. Too bad if something should happen to it."


You are being lied to by criminals who are sending you a message that is intended to panic you into buying their 'protection' or compromising your computer or your financial data.


There is no need to reformat your Mac, the message is a lie.


quit the page you were surfing when the massage appeared, or quit Safari, or force quit Safari.


Hold shift as you re-launch to NOT open previous web sites.


Before you open anything, Check:


Safari > Preferences > Websites > notifications ...


Delete any that you did not deliberately enable and use all the time.


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User profile for user: Grant Bennet-Alder
Grant Bennet-Alder
User level: Level 10
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Sep 20, 2023 7:10 AM in response to nicoleta83

"Nice computer you got there. Too bad if something should happen to it."


You are being lied to by criminals who are sending you a message that is intended to panic you into buying their 'protection' or compromising your computer or your financial data.


There is no need to reformat your Mac, the message is a lie.


quit the page you were surfing when the massage appeared, or quit Safari, or force quit Safari.


Hold shift as you re-launch to NOT open previous web sites.


Before you open anything, Check:


Safari > Preferences > Websites > notifications ...


Delete any that you did not deliberately enable and use all the time.


Stop unwanted Notifications - Apple Community


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I have Virus on my Mac how do I do to get rid of it.

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