FBI MoneyPak Malware Safari

Hi! I realize that there are a few discussions already about this, but I have been searching for over an hour and I cannot find any information about my specific experience:


I was browsing on Safari when the FBI MoneyPak Scam came up over an hour ago. I clicked "Leave Page" only ONE time, and it went away and everything seems to be fine since then. However, right after that happened, I decided to google it to see what exactly that was. I did my research, and it seems as if it's just annoying JavaScript that loops 150 times and doesn't actually infect your computer. However, mine did not loop 150 times when I clicked "Leave Page". I literally just clicked "Leave Page" ONE time and nothing happened. I cannot find anyone who experienced this exactly, so I'm getting really paranoid and wondering if I got a REAL virus (like the PC version of this Malware). Anyway, I followed the directions online and I just clicked "Reset Safari", checked every single box, and clicked "Reset." Does this mean I'm good to go? Is there any chance that the Mac version of this scam has evolved into a REAL virus? Do I need to restore my Mac back to factory settings? 😟 I just really don't understand why I was able to exit the scam by clicking "Leave Page" ONE time when it was supposed to loop 150 times??


PS. This is my first time signing on to Apple Support Communities, and when I tried to sign in with my Apple ID and password, it made me re-confirm my username and password like 3 times. It's not like it was my first time using my Apple ID/Password... It was just my first time using Apple Support Communities? I guess I am just overly paranoid because of this FBI scam thing, so I just want to make sure that this is normal?? I'm using Private browsing right now, so maybe that's why it asked me to re-confirm my credentials 3 times??


Thank you in advance for your help!!!! 🙂

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)

Posted on May 22, 2014 12:09 AM

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