apple virus warning

anette50 wrote:

Hello,

I just received a message from apple:

Can this be a scam?

Yes, it is most definitely a "scam." Read: Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages by John Galt for further information.

Yes, any such message will always be a scam.

Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

You're welcome.

No, you do not need to take any further steps, other than avoiding sites that cater to such scam advertising.

You should quit Safari (assuming you are using Safari)

Hold the "Shift" key and re-launch Safari to clear its caches.

You could consider changing your DNS server to OpenDNS.com which might filter out some annoying known bad DNS names.

You could try installing an Ad block extension such as uBlock Origin

<https://www.ublock.org>

that might help.