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macosxcleaner - malware, scam? How to get rid of?
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<blockquote data-quote="cap" data-source="post: 1674911" data-attributes="member: 110696"><p>Just stupidly clicked on a FB link and now am getting a pop-up in Safari that says "<strong>From "http://macosxcleaner.com": VIRUS FOUND The last website you visited has infected your Mac with a virus. Press OK to begin the repair process.</strong>" (screenshot attached) It won't let me do anything in Safari, other than Quit it, and when I quit and restart, all the same windows show up, as well as the pop-up message. I can't close any of the windows or tabs and can not clear the history. <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Angry.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Angry:" title="Angry :Angry:" data-shortname=":Angry:" /> It does not seem to have affected/infected Firefox or Chrome. </p><p></p><p> I have no intention of clicking "OK", but how do I get rid of this malware? I've never had anything like this happen before on any of my Macs! Any ideas on what to do?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]22855[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cap, post: 1674911, member: 110696"] Just stupidly clicked on a FB link and now am getting a pop-up in Safari that says "[B]From "http://macosxcleaner.com": VIRUS FOUND The last website you visited has infected your Mac with a virus. Press OK to begin the repair process.[/B]" (screenshot attached) It won't let me do anything in Safari, other than Quit it, and when I quit and restart, all the same windows show up, as well as the pop-up message. I can't close any of the windows or tabs and can not clear the history. :Angry: It does not seem to have affected/infected Firefox or Chrome. I have no intention of clicking "OK", but how do I get rid of this malware? I've never had anything like this happen before on any of my Macs! Any ideas on what to do? [ATTACH=full]22855[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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