Hello all,
I have never seen this type of potential scam on my MacBook before, and I have owned it for 5-6 years now.
Wanted to ask the community on their expertise as to whether this is a scam. I definitely am not clicking on OK here, and am running an Avast virus scan on my computer, but receiving assurance that this is a scam would put my mind more at ease.
MacBook, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
Yes, any such pop up will be a scam. Force quit Safari, then restart Safari while holding the shift key. Avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising.
Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Yes, any such pop up will be a scam. Force quit Safari, then restart Safari while holding the shift key. Avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising.
Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Thanks. Luckily I don't need to force quit, but what does restarting while holding shift do?
I'm usually very cautious about what sites I go to; I was in fact typing in the url for a site I've been to several times that is secure. I'm not sure if I accidentally typed it incorrectly or what.
Doing so would prevent Safari from re-loading the same web site that initially caused the bogus message to appear.
Ah, well luckily since it wasn't frozen, I just closed the tab before quitting from my browser.
Thanks for the reassurance!
You’re quite welcome.
Scams/Phishing
