Facebook is saying that I have a virus or malware and must do a scan before I can log back in. Is this BS or should I be worried?

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Facebook is saying that I have a virus or malware and must do a scan before I can log back in. Is this BS or should I be worried?

So I was logged out of Facebook and to log back in it says that I have malware or a virus and must complete a scan first. Is this BS or should I worry that my machine has a virus or malware? I'm not the most computer savvy and buy macs because I don't encounter this type of problem. All my research says that as a mac user I should not worry about it.

I'm using a Late 2014 Macbook Air 13" running Yosemite 10.10.5

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013)

Posted on Feb 1, 2016 8:09 AM

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Answer 1

Bantilan

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Nov 30, 2017 10:36 AM in response to jbernstein78

Don't install that anti-virus of facebook, Follow my instruction here, to fix this issue.. https://gamingph.com/2017/11/how-to-fix-facebook-lets-check-your-device-for-mali cious-software-false-alarm/

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seventy one

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Feb 1, 2016 8:10 AM in response to jbernstein78

Do not respond. Contact Facebook directly by email and ask their advice.

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seventy one

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Feb 1, 2016 8:20 AM in response to seventy one

Further to the post above, do not download anything. Here is a link to a previous discussion on this matter.

facebook says I have a virus. Any advice?

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kehatoc

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Feb 1, 2016 10:31 AM in response to jbernstein78

That's not the real Facebook website, it's a scam. Macs are not easily prone to viruses, but be sure that it's not a redirect and you type in facebook.com in the browser you use to go to the real Facebook website.

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jbernstein78 Author

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Feb 2, 2016 8:07 AM in response to jbernstein78

It was a real Facebook site. It hit me on my phone as well. I checked the URL and it was Facebook. It did not ask me to download anything. It won't let me share any links from other websites or other apps on both my macbook air and my iPhone.

I logged in and it asked me to verify that I've run a virus scan. I said yes, because I had. My profile is active, but I still can't post links or share things. It's getting in the way of businesses as I use social media to drive traffic to my website. Any other thoughts or advice?

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Csound1

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Feb 2, 2016 8:10 AM in response to jbernstein78

jbernstein78 wrote:

It was a real Facebook site. It hit me on my phone as well. I checked the URL and it was Facebook. It did not ask me to download anything. It won't let me share any links from other websites or other apps on both my macbook air and my iPhone.

Tell us the url so we may see for ourselves.

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jbernstein78 Author

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Feb 2, 2016 9:10 AM in response to jbernstein78

That would be great, but it no longer appears. I've already clicked through and that page doesn't come up anymore.

It seems to have corrected itself now!

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