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FBI virus locking up Safari on Macbook Air
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<blockquote data-quote="Joycem" data-source="post: 1616388" data-attributes="member: 336626"><p><strong>Safari Virus</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm new to this Forum and joined just to thank Bobtomay and OSXX for their help. Between the two of them, I was able to fix my problem. At first, I panicked and thought my Mac had a virus but, when I calmed down, I realized it was just Safari. I couldn't do anything - the pop-up said 'Smart Online Scan', to call a number - and to pay. Also, a warning not to turn your computer off or it will crash. The tab read 'PC-Critical-Error Report.com'. </p><p></p><p>I want to thank Bobtomay for explaining what was causing it and thank OSXX for 'Do not have Safari set to open last page viewed'. Since I didn't know how to do that, I turned my Wifi off, clicked on reset Safari and unchecked all but 'Close all Safari windows'. </p><p></p><p>Perfect! I'm so happy I found this forum and thank you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joycem, post: 1616388, member: 336626"] [b]Safari Virus[/b] I'm new to this Forum and joined just to thank Bobtomay and OSXX for their help. Between the two of them, I was able to fix my problem. At first, I panicked and thought my Mac had a virus but, when I calmed down, I realized it was just Safari. I couldn't do anything - the pop-up said 'Smart Online Scan', to call a number - and to pay. Also, a warning not to turn your computer off or it will crash. The tab read 'PC-Critical-Error Report.com'. I want to thank Bobtomay for explaining what was causing it and thank OSXX for 'Do not have Safari set to open last page viewed'. Since I didn't know how to do that, I turned my Wifi off, clicked on reset Safari and unchecked all but 'Close all Safari windows'. Perfect! I'm so happy I found this forum and thank you! [/QUOTE]
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