A http://win32online.co.in warning alert popped up on my screen stating that a suspicious connection was trying to access logins, bank details, etc.. It also states that Windows Security Center & Firewall Services are Disabled, Error code 0x8007042c. Immediate resonse required.
Before I act on this threat I wanted to know it was real or a scam. Do not what to trust these days.
Mac mini
It’s a scam.
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Thank you...I thought so, I just wanted to make sure.
Your first clue is that the "warning" specifically cites a Windows issue. You're using a mac.
I cannot close the pop up warning. It doesn't have a way to close except for the "ok" at the bottom which repeats a verbal warning. Any suggestions?
There are several ways to recover.
1. The easiest thing to do is to force quit the browser. Relaunch it by holding down the shift key and clicking its icon in the Dock, the LaunchPad, or the Applications folder.
You will lose the state of other open tabs and windows. Either Step 2 or Step 3 may enable you to keep that state information. If those steps don't work, fall back to Step 1.
2. 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 may close. If that doesn't happen, 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.
3. From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Security
and uncheck the box marked Enable JavaScript.
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 the Downloads folder and delete anything you don't recognize.
The force quit worked great and removef all website data.
Thank you for your response and time.
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