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I go on some websites and then there is a pop up that comes up. and its like some mac error. that shows. on the website. theres nothing wrong with my mac but the website says that there is. of course. this is receipe for a VIRUS.

but i have never seen this before its usually a windows error or something. So. Then it downloads a DMG that is called movie.dmg

but i dont know open it of course scared that its a virus i just delete it. anybody else seen this? just thought i would let you guys know to watch out for it. i copied the link of the page so you guys can see it.

hopefully. you let other people know.

http://ultimate****play.com/123/mac2...08/movie/play/

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Well, no viruses really exist for Macs, but the .dmg thing is new to me. The link doesn't work, but anyway, just trash it, and avoid that site!

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It could be a trojan as many Mac trojans disguise themselves as media updates. It's a good thing that you deleted it and you should never open/run something that is downloaded without your permission.

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