do mac have viruses?

I have come across a problem with browser i am using google crome and it is saying your computer is infected with viruses, but i knew that mac don't have viruses.

kindly suggest me how to clean it. User uploaded file

I have just upgraded with EL Capitan

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Mar 26, 2016 4:51 PM

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Mar 26, 2016 6:01 PM in response to KeyurIndia

KeyurIndia wrote:


I have come across a problem with browser i am using google crome and it is saying your computer is infected with viruses, but i knew that mac don't have viruses.

kindly suggest me how to clean it. User uploaded file

I have just upgraded with EL Capitan


As others have said, it's a scam. Stay away from the kinds of sites where scams like that reside. Install an ad blocker extension (I had Adblock recommended to me, and so far it's worked out marvelously), and in Safari Preferences --> Security, make sure "Block pop-up windows" is checked.

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