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What would cause a .dmg file to pop up before a YouTube video?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1827060" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Did you look in your Downloads folder? It sounds like a malicious attempt to trick you into installing some sort of malware. They'll try to "silently" push a DMG into your downloads folder for the user to find later and open up... sometimes wondering what it is, sometimes thinking it's legit due to how it's named. The DMG file, if it truly did get downloaded, won't cause any issues on it's own. You'd have to actively open and interact with its contents for anything to happen. Consider using a search tool like EasyFind to scan your computer for DMG files.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1827060, member: 38864"] Did you look in your Downloads folder? It sounds like a malicious attempt to trick you into installing some sort of malware. They'll try to "silently" push a DMG into your downloads folder for the user to find later and open up... sometimes wondering what it is, sometimes thinking it's legit due to how it's named. The DMG file, if it truly did get downloaded, won't cause any issues on it's own. You'd have to actively open and interact with its contents for anything to happen. Consider using a search tool like EasyFind to scan your computer for DMG files. [/QUOTE]
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