Pop up Virus Alert won't go away in Safari

I keep getting these pop-up windows (I have pop-ups disabled) for some sort of virus removal scam. I've run Cocktail and Permissions Repair and deleted all History ... nothing helps. Not only are these windows disrupting my usage of Safari, they have also changed my default browser from Google to Yahoo even though the box is checked for Google.

I am totally lost on this one ... anybody else dealing with this?

Tommy Holt

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), 2009, 2.66 GHz Quad-Core, 32GB Mem

Posted on Jun 6, 2016 7:57 AM

19 replies

Jun 6, 2016 1:15 PM in response to JoelThomasDesign

My LaunchDaemons file from root directory library.

Linc Davis

Level 10

209,739 points

Jun 6, 2016 1:38 PM in response to ThirdEye

It's not clear that you still have a problem. If you do, what is it?

Jun 6, 2016 1:52 PM in response to Linc Davis

most times I click a link on a web page a new tab opens directed to the following address: xb11766.com

Often times pop-up adds appear on the original page from which I clicked the link. This happens when I'm searching for tools on say, www.rockler.com, a very common/safe webpage for woodworking supplies. The problem is making it almost impossible for me to search anything without constantly closing tabs that automatically open as the active tab. Very frustrating and time consuming.

ThirdEye Author

Level 1

5 points

Jun 6, 2016 3:57 PM in response to Linc Davis

I'm not sure if that message was directed to me or not ... but I can say that the problem seems to have disappeared. I don't know which of the things I tried worked because I was quitting Safari and restarting the computer every few minutes while trying different things. I believe that the rogue extension file I found in my Safari extensions folder was the culprit. It had a logo that looked similar to the pop-up page logo.

So, it seems to be fixed and I do really appreciate the help I received.

Tommy Holt

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Pop up Virus Alert won't go away in Safari