Safari is locked up with a message from www.mac-securities.com stating that I have a phishing problem with a phone number to call. can't do anything. using Firefox
PowerPC G4, Mac OS X (10.4.2)
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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Quit the application. Force quit if necessary.
Relaunch it by holding down the shift key and clicking its icon in the Dock.
I had this issue too. Have shut down Safari and disconnected from Internet. Now on Firefox. What should I do next?
I got this too, and it wasn't any kind of nefarious-sounding link, either, so for anyone reading this: it can happen on stuff that looks innocent!
When the phone # message popped up, I quickly did force-quit Safari. I did not call the number. Restarted (all seemed well, no message, not frozen, etc.) THEN read to restart w/ shift key, so quit again and restarted w/ shift key.
So my question is this:
Is my computer ok? I checked in sys prefs, and my firewall is ON. I don't know what else to look for. I have bills to pay, but now am worried about whether there is malware already on the computer. How do I check this?
Thanks so much, hoping someone can clarify.
Judy
getting a phishing message from mac-securities and my browser is locked up
