Screen with warning of Virus and malicious applications pop up screen

Karen & trueaggie01,

It's nothing more than a scam. Nothing is on your computer. All it takes for these to show up is visiting a site that is designed to throw this on your screen, or a site that redirects you to the scam.

See just above. I explained one way to clear it.

Hello Lou,

I don’t know how that works. I’ve tested MBAM many times just to see how it works (it’s evolved over the years from its humble beginnings as a script). But I’ve never purchased the premium version.

The upgrade page is here:

Products and pricing | Malwarebytes

$40 per year subscription fee to run MBAM for one device, $60 per year for a 3 device license. The main features are listed here:

Antivirus Replacement for Mac - Scan and Remove Malware | Malwarebytes

These features run out after 30 days for the free version. It really depends on how risky your computer usage is if you feel you need MBAM watching your system live at all times. I prefer to just keep current backups and stay away from sites that are a virtual guarantee to get you in trouble. Such as P2P file sharing, torrents, etc. Basically, any site offering commerical/copyrighted movies/music/software for “free”. There’s no such thing as free from these places. They almost always come with malware attached.

So this fake pop message I also got, is it some type of pop up or tracking malware embedded in Safari? Does anyone know how to clear that out so this stops popping up?

I am getting a similar pop up? I did find it under Safari preferences/websites. It was a .biz extension.

Still a scam.

my said that I had 5 minutes to download this app

i got this too and i closed it out, but then it downloaded something into my download folder but i put it in the trash and emptied it and then i ran my malware and it did not find anything. was there anything downloaded or is it all good?

This fake add suggesting I have a virus keeps popping up on my computer in the past 24 hours. Is there some malware already installed that must be removed? How would I do that.

What happens if you get a pop up stating your computer is infected and you can not get out of screen? I could not back out, is there something else I could do?

I got the same message this morning, while backing up my iPhone. Thankfully I noticed the IP address was a fake address and closed the open window. Just thought apple should know about it, before it goes viral and or becomes an issue.

Your system is infected with 3 viruses!Wednesday, 9 May 2018 11:01

Your Mac is infected with 3 viruses. Our security check found traces of 2 malware and 1 phishing/spyware. System damage: 28.1% - Immediate removal required!

The immediate removal of the viruses is required to prevent further system damage, loss of Apps, Photos or other files.
Traces of 1 phishing/spyware were found on your Mac with OSX.
Personal and banking information are at risk.

To avoid more damage click on 'Scan Now' immediately. Our deep scan will provide help immediately!
1 minute and 38 seconds remaining before damage is permanent.

Now that there are many who have agreed that they get this also, my question is; what is the fix for this.

I took my MacBook to Apple at at Mall near me. The man fixed it for me. However, yesterday my daughter was using my MacBook and it is back. I do not know where the man went to fix this, so....how is this fixed?

What happens on my Mac, is that same page actually 'takes over' and I cannot get off it. It freezes me out. So, I have to delete history, close down Safari, and start all over again to what I was doing online. This gets old the first time it happens.

Along with this, and I would guess because of this, what happens is when I first open Safari, the rainbow ball keeps spinning and spinning, like it's loading things, and that also freezes me out for a time. Safari never did this before getting the junk threatening webpage.

So.....why is this coming through my Mac security settings? and continuing interrupting what I am doing online? - HOW do I clear this off Safari on my Mac? Short of taking my Mac to Apple again?

I'm getting this spam/popups and can't make it stop. Started when I got notice to update Flash player. Now I'm getting the notices that I've got multiple viruses on my iMac. Won't let me connect with Apple support on the iMac. Am connecting via MacBook.

Thank you. This adware has taken control of my iMac. I may not be able to download MalwareBytes. It blocked access to Apple Support. Have shut down iMac and using my MacBook. Will make an appointment with the Genius Bar to get this resolved. Lesson learned the hard way.

Thank you sooooo much. You are my new hero! Was able to download MalwareBytes, which found 4 adware files on first scan and 3 more on second scan. So far, everything appears to be working again. I downloaded the free file but will upgrade to paid subscription in 30 days.

Kurt,

I downloaded the Malwarebytes and now the free version is done. I click on UPGRADE NOW, but I can't find how to download the Premium anywhere. Can you send me a link? I have MacOS High Sierra 10.13.5.

Lou

Hi ~Bee! So glad to hear from you. 😍

I'd like to see you around here more. You always treat people so well, and have lots of good advice. But, I kind of know why you don't participate here much anymore.