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Got a Virus found message while in Safari. Wants to do a Virus Scan. Is this bogus? Looks real.

While surfing using Safari I received a Virus Found message. No way to get out of the screen. Clicked on it and it wants me to do a Virus scan. I am wondering if this is bogus?

Thanks

VIRUS FOUND

User uploaded fileA website you have visited today has infected your Mac with a virus. A full system scan is now required to find and remove harmful files or applications from your OS X 10.9 Mavericks device.


DEVICE INFORMATION

  • User uploaded fileBrand: Apple
  • User uploaded fileDevice: Mac, OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • User uploaded fileBrowser: Safari 7
  • User uploaded fileIP: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (I blocked this out)
  • User uploaded fileProvider: xxxxxxxxxxx (I blocked this out for the post)
  • User uploaded fileLocation: Minneapolis - US



Posted on May 8, 2015 2:44 PM

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Posted on May 9, 2015 9:23 AM

It is bogus, do not respond.

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Got a Virus found message while in Safari. Wants to do a Virus Scan. Is this bogus? Looks real.

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