Hyjacked Mac Book

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Help! My Mac Book Air has been Hyjacked. Fake screen from Interpol is accusing me of viewing child porn and that is not true. I have disconnected from Internet. What's next please, I'm desperate.
 

Raz0rEdge

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Its usually just a scare tactic. First and foremost, open up your browser and reset all the data (as appropriate for your Browser).

Next, grab AdwareMedic and run that to clear up any nastiness.

Finally, ALWAYS have Adblock Plus, Flashblock and Ghostery plugins/extensions installed on your browser.
 

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After disconnecting from the internet - Quit the browser - You may need to Force Quit. Then open the browser and you will be able to close the offending tab since it will no longer load. Once that is done you can reconnect to the internet.
 

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