Daily Spyware Question

I know, I know . . . No Virus and No Spyware currently for Mac.
But I just got a call from my upset wife who got the std popup "spyware detected on PC, click here to remove." She "x'd" out of the popup and got it again and she clicked the "cancel" button inside the box. Of course, as soon as she did that, it said "installing something.exe." I assured her since it is a Mac, it did not install the .exe. However, she saw another download but was not sure what/where it is. I do not want to play tech support over the phone w/ her from work to look for the other file. Should I be worrying about something in the meantime? When I get home, what is the best process to follow to verify no nasties snuck in? I do not know of a way for an app to self-install on a Mac without you entering a p/w and/or dragging it into your app folder yourself.
Thanks

K J wrote:
I know, I know . . . No Virus and No Spyware currently for Mac.
But I just got a call from my upset wife who got the std popup "spyware detected on PC, click here to remove." She "x'd" out of the popup and got it again and she clicked the "cancel" button inside the box. Of course, as soon as she did that, it said "installing something.exe." I assured her since it is a Mac, it did not install the .exe.
that's right, it didn't. this is completely impossible.
However, she saw another download but was not sure what/where it is. I do not want to play tech support over the phone w/ her from work to look for the other file. Should I be worrying about something in the meantime?
NO.
When I get home, what is the best process to follow to verify no nasties snuck in?
close the web browser. *that's it*. no other action required.
I do not know of a way for an app to self-install on a Mac without you entering a p/w and/or dragging it into your app folder yourself.
that's because there isn't one.
Thanks

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