Critical warning Safari message

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Critical warning Safari message

I just received a "Critical Warning that my Mac may be compromised" and that I need to contact 1(855)244-7750 for immediate assistance. I immediately shut down computer, but now when I re-enter Safari, I'm locked out and the warning message just keeps popping up. Is this valid and if so, how do I fix?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jul 7, 2015 9:00 AM

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Linc Davis

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Jul 7, 2015 9:14 AM in response to STTX

It's a scam. Quit the application. Force quit if necessary.

Relaunch it by holding down the shift key and clicking its icon in the Dock. From the menu bar, select

Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data

to get rid of any cookies or other data left by the server. Open your Downloads folder and delete anything you don't recognize.

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