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A message pops up on my laptop that safari has been compromised and to call apple immediately. Seems like a scam to me. How do I get rid of this message?

A message has popped up on my laptop that a virus is trying to get into my computer, to click "OK" to fix it, and the message doesn't go away on its own. Any ideas on how to fix this?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Apr 30, 2016 6:06 PM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2016 6:23 PM

Choose Force Quit from the Apple menu, close Safari, and then launch it with the Shift key held down. If the message reappears, disconnect the computer from the Internet and close the tab the popup came from.


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A message pops up on my laptop that safari has been compromised and to call apple immediately. Seems like a scam to me. How do I get rid of this message?

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