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dora19 Author

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What should I do if my MacBook Pro has been hacked.

I turned on my computer and went on safari, then when i went on a site all these tabs started popping out.

Posted on Mar 16, 2018 11:39 AM

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Carolyn Samit

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Posted on Mar 16, 2018 12:12 PM

Ok ...

With Safari open go to the Safari menu bar, click Safari > Preferences then select the Privacy tab then click Manage Website Data then click Remove All > Done.

Then quit and relaunch Safari.

Keeping your Mac up to date is the best way to avoid pop ups > How to block pop-ups in Safari - Apple Support

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