I got a message that my mac was infected with a virus and gave me a number to call for help (866/553-2290), is this legit?

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I got a message that my mac was infected with a virus and gave me a number to call for help (866/553-2290), is this legit?

I got a message that my macbook air was in infected with a virus and was given a number to call for help (866/553-2290), is this legit?

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Mar 9, 2015 10:36 AM

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Niel

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Mar 9, 2015 10:37 AM in response to appans1128

No. To get rid of the dialog, choose Force Quit from the Apple menu, close Safari, and then launch it with the Shift key held down; if that doesn't work, temporarily disconnect the computer from the Internet.

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