My Imac opens web sites I didn't ask for now.
some are just black some are ads for IMAC cleaning. Imac never used to do this.
I am not sure why
Imac, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
It's possible your browser has been blighted with some adware. Take a look at this informative article courtesy of The Safe Mac to see if what you are experiencing fits, and if so, how to rid yourself of the adware:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3036
You should remove MacKeeper using the above link if needed.
Are you using Safari, and if so, what version?
If not, what is your web browser? Is there some reason you have not installed 10.6.8? That's a free update from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1399
Which I would install after backing up your data:
I checked that out and didn't seems to have any of those problems
here is a web page that just opened for no reason
http://nueview.com/a/s/player.html?site=CLX&a=1&pid=178&p=0&subid=1-28030957
also I am getting pop ups for me to install a flash player that is not adobe or anything I have ever heard of so I just close the window.
Applications shows no MacKeeper installed..
I am using Safar ...version 7.0.3
I am using OS X 10.9.2
still getting unwanted internet pages opening for no reason.
You probably visited an advertiser that plugged a cookie into your system to let them know you were interested in their advertisers. Go into your preferences here under Safari menu -> Preferences > Privacy and select Details:
Delete any cookie or file from a website that looks like it is from an advertiser. Cookies should only be kept for websites you have passwords. Everything else is just spam.
The update alerts are fake, and are intended to mislead you into installing malware and/or to steal your identity.
You might get the alerts when visiting a website that has been hacked. Don't visit the site again. If applicable, notify the site administrator of the problem, but don't send email to an unknown party.
If you get the alerts when visiting well-known websites such as Google, YouTube, or Facebook, then they're the result of an attack on your router that has caused you to get false results from looking up the addresses of Internet servers. Requests sent to those sites are redirected to a server controlled by the attacker.
The router's documentation should tell you how to reset it to the factory default state. Usually there's a pinhole switch somewhere in the back. It may be labeled "RESET." Insert a paper clip and press the button inside for perhaps 15 seconds, or as long as the instructions specify.
Then go through the initial setup procedure. I can't be specific, because it's different for every model. The key points are these:
1. Don't allow the router to be administered from the WAN (Internet) port, if it has that option.
2. Set a strong password to protect the router's settings: at least ten random upper- and lower-case letters and digits. Don't use the default password or any other that could be guessed.
3. If the router is wireless, or if you have a wireless access point on the network, use "WPA 2 Personal" security and set another strong password to protect the network. If the router or access point doesn't support WPA 2, it's obsolete and must be replaced.
During the time the router was compromised, you were redirected to bogus websites. If you ever connected to a secure site and got a warning from your browser that the identity of the server could not be verified, and you dismissed that warning in order to log in, assume that your credentials for the site have been stolen and that the attacker has control of the account. This warning also applies to all websites on which you saw the fake update alerts.
If you downloaded and installed what you thought was a software update, ask for instructions.
getting pop up web pages out of nowhere...never have before
