How do I find and get rid of a virus?

I was on a website called 'thedarehub.tv' to watch a movie, and when I went to click on a link to watch it, another window popped up and said "There was a virus on one of the pages and now your computer has a virus". (FYI, I did not download anything) I quickly closed out every window, but now I want to find the virus it said I had and get rid of it and clean my laptop. I thought Mac's couldn't get viruses...I guess I was mistaken. HELP!!!

You don't have a virus, or any other type of malware. There is no software in the world that can tell what is on another computer through a web browser.
Any such popup or web page is a scam. Either to sell you worthless software, or to call some number where they will fleece out of as much money as you're willing to cough up.

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