I went on a website, then another window opened and said i had a virus. how do i get rid of the virus.
I was just browsing on the internet. opened a website called watch32.com and another window opened saying i have a virus. i have done a scan using clamXav and it says that there is no infected files but when i go to the console it says the know virus number. how do i get rid of the virus?
Kyri1 wrote:
Download AVG AntiVirus For mac
DO NOT download AVG. As has already been pointed out repeatedly, this is not due to a virus, and AVG is no good on the Mac anyway.
For details on exactly what's going on here, see:
Tech support scam pop-ups
(Fair disclosure: I may receive compensation from links to my sites, TheSafeMac.com and AdwareMedic.com.)
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