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Why do I get(twice) a virus alert, which I think its from Apple/Program. It warns me of a virus or unfriendly site. The site is USA Today(news agency).
The address bar races into a site from India, then I get the big red alert, with red letters, white background.
Please advise asap.
Thank you,
Josie
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), iOS 8.1.3
This is a scam.
1. Click in the menu bar and choose “Force Quit”.
In the window that opens up, select “Safari” and click “Force Quit.
2. Relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.
Additional steps if needed:
3. Turn off wifi and turn it back on.
Turn off Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi off”.
Visit another website.
You won’t have internet connection.
Turn on Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi on”.
Select your Network.
4. Click Safari in the Safari menu bar and choose “Clear History”.
Select an appropriate time frame.
For additional info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
This is a scam.
1. Click in the menu bar and choose “Force Quit”.
In the window that opens up, select “Safari” and click “Force Quit.
2. Relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.
Additional steps if needed:
3. Turn off wifi and turn it back on.
Turn off Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi off”.
Visit another website.
You won’t have internet connection.
Turn on Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi on”.
Select your Network.
4. Click Safari in the Safari menu bar and choose “Clear History”.
Select an appropriate time frame.
For additional info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
Anything in a Mac browser that pops a dialog with the word "Virus" or "Call Apple Support" is a scam.
Most news sites ensure that the first level stories are scam and malware free, but at further depth, you are increasingly at risk from the huge amount of advertisements, and storylines designed to draw you into these scams. CNN, Fox, USAToday, etc. all have this issue.
Virus alert while accessing a website
