I keep getting this popup with the listed phone number. I finally called it today and the people talking said they were from Fargo Technologies. I just want to know how to get rid of the pop-up. I am generally using Chrome (up to date) when this occurs... in fact, I don't recall 'ever' getting it with Safari.
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
It is spam
If Safari is not affected, you may have installed a malicious Chrome extension such as "Adblock Super" or "News Ticker Remover." Remove all extensions you don't know you need. If in doubt, remove all of them.
It depends, as Linc Davis said it could be a malicious Chrome extension or it could simply be some annoying adware.
http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
Try installing this script (that appears as a application) and remove any adware found.
Note - you may need to restart your Mac after the process is done.
Good Luck 🙂
Never use any kind of "anti-virus" or "anti-malware" software on a Mac. That's how you create problems, not how you solve them.
Linc Davis wrote:
If Safari is not affected, you may have installed a malicious Chrome extension such as "Adblock Super" or "News Ticker Remover."
There's no reason at this point to think that adware is involved. These pop-ups can occur in any browser, simply by visiting the wrong site.
Follow the instructions at the link dominic23 gave. If the problem repeatedly comes back, regardless of what sites you're visiting, then you'll need to start thinking about adware removal.
Hmm, I have AVAST Mac Security installed - are you telling me to get rid of it and any / all similar software on my MacBook?
Yes. It is a worthless scam. All it does is use the resources of your computer to cause problems on it.
"Avast" is the worst of the whole wretched lot of commercial "security" products for the Mac. Not only does it fail to protect you from any real danger, it may send personal data (such as web browsing history and the contents of email messages) back to the developer without your knowledge, give false warnings, destabilize and slow down the computer, expose you to network attack, and corrupt the network settings and the permissions of files in your home folder. Removing it may not repair all the damage.
Some versions of the product also inject advertising into web pages. In short, apart from the fine print in the license agreement, Avast is indistinguishable from malware, and is arguably worse than any known malware now in circulation.
Back up all data, then remove Avast according to the developer's instructions. Restart. Never install any "anti-virus" or "anti-malware" software again.
If you tried to remove Avast by dragging an application to the Trash, you'll have to reinstall it and then follow the instructions linked above.
Allright Linc - I 'have' un-installed AVAST per 'their' instructions... and I will not put another anti-virus on. While trying to stop this crap, I had also installed Bit Defender and MalwareBytes - should they come out also??? Thanks btw!!
john
BitDefender - yes
MalwareBytes - no
should they come out also?
Yes. Use no "anti-virus" or "anti-malware," ever.
Sigh, Bit Defender coming out!! Thanks Allan!
john
OK - you and Allan differ, but I will remove the MalwareBytes also. Again, thanks to all. I am still waiting to get the pop-up again and when I do will follow 'those' inx. Hopefully this is ended. Again, thanks all!!
I want to thank all here who commented. While I have not been on quite as much this weekend, I have had NO MORE pop-ups from this outfit! I have removed all anti-virus software, PERIOD - also Bit Defender and MalwareBytes have been removed. So far so good! Again, thanks.
john
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