MacBook Pro - I went to a bad website, i got a popup-should i be worried?

MacNewbie · MacNewbie #1 (**permalink**)

01-10-2007, 06:05 AM

I was lookin up something on google and (no it wasnt porn!) haha but anyway i wandered off onto one of those weird album download torrent sites, how i dont know and anyway i got a popup and i remember the last time i went to something like this on my PC i got LOADS of viruses..

since mac dont get viruses i shouldnt be worried right??

:bone:

sixslinger · sixslinger #2 (**permalink**)

01-10-2007, 07:33 AM

chances are slim your gonna pick up a virus on a mac over the web......i guess its possible, but very unlikely.

KoDorSean · KoDorSean #3 (**permalink**)

01-10-2007, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacNewbie

I was lookin up something on google and (no it wasnt porn!) haha but anyway i wandered off onto one of those weird album download torrent sites, how i dont know and anyway i got a popup and i remember the last time i went to something like this on my PC i got LOADS of viruses..

since mac dont get viruses i shouldnt be worried right??

:bone:

don't worry about it.. not a big deal.

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MacNewbie #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 409	01-10-2007, 06:05 AM I was lookin up something on google and (no it wasnt porn!) haha but anyway i wandered off onto one of those weird album download torrent sites, how i dont know and anyway i got a popup and i remember the last time i went to something like this on my PC i got LOADS of viruses.. since mac dont get viruses i shouldnt be worried right?? :bone:
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sixslinger #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 16, 2006 Posts: 240 Mac Specs: 2.0 GHz Macbook Pro, 1.5 GB RAM.....1.83 GHz Macbook 1 GB RAM	01-10-2007, 07:33 AM chances are slim your gonna pick up a virus on a mac over the web......i guess its possible, but very unlikely.
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