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User profile for user: DanBarbie
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Viralised threat-

Got a popup from them saying my SAFARI has a virus that will wreck my computer and I must call their phone number. Anyone else get this?

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Jun 2, 2015 11:08 AM

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User profile for user: Niel
Niel
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Posted on Jun 2, 2015 11:09 AM

It’s a scam; many people have gotten similar popups. 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.

If that message continues to appear, click here and run Adware Medic. You may need to download it from a different web browser.

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Niel
User level: Level 10
727,307 points

Jun 2, 2015 11:09 AM in response to DanBarbie

It’s a scam; many people have gotten similar popups. 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.

If that message continues to appear, click here and run Adware Medic. You may need to download it from a different web browser.

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