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I just received a pop up with the safari logo on it. It said it was from Customer care and to call 1 888 225 6813 asap and that my computer might be infected with malware. Is that a legit number and should I be calling it?

I just received a customer care notification on my computer with the safari logo on it. It had this number to call asap. 1 888 225-6813. It said that my computer might be infected with adware. Is this a legit thing? And every time I try to click on support, a chat box comes up from an outside source, I think, so I ignore it. What should I do?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jul 23, 2015 7:52 AM

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Posted on Jul 23, 2015 7:55 AM

1. No, it's not.

2. Choose Force Quit from the Apple menu, close Safari, and then launch it with the Shift key held down. If the message reappears, temporarily disconnect the computer from the Internet and/or run MalwareBytes for Mac. If you need to download the tool, doing so may require a different web browser.


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Jul 23, 2015 9:54 AM in response to fordgirl

First, all so-called "anti-virus" or "anti-malware" software is harmful in one way or another, is not needed, and should not be used.

Your problem is most likely not caused by malware. It's a Web scam that only affects your browser, and only temporarily. There are several ways to recover.

1. If you're running Safari 8.0.7 or later and you see a dialog with the message “Don’t show more alerts from this webpage,” check the box and click OK.

2. If no other tabs or windows are open, or if you don't mind losing those tabs or windows, force quit Safari. Relaunch it by holding down the shift key and clicking its icon in the Dock.

The following steps may enable you to keep the state of other open tabs and windows.

3. Press the key combination command-W to close the tab or window. A huge box will pop up. Press the return key and both the box and the page will close. If that doesn't happen, continue.

4. Press and hold command-W. You may hear repeating alert sounds. While holding the keys, click the OK button in the popup. A different popup may appear, which you can cancel out of as usual.

5. From the Safari menu bar, select

Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Security

and uncheck the box marked Enable JavaScript. If the Preferences menu item is grayed out, go to Step 2.

After closing the malicious page, select from the menu bar

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.

I just received a pop up with the safari logo on it. It said it was from Customer care and to call 1 888 225 6813 asap and that my computer might be infected with malware. Is that a legit number and should I be calling it?

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