Problem with brand new Imac, please help

I was suggested that it would be best for me to post this topic here in this forum.
Hi I am new to Mac, I had just gotten my 17" imac isight last week, for the most part i am very happy with it. But last night I was having some troubles with it. I had been online and was using Firefox as my browser....I went on one website and all of a sudden my mac froze up, the cursor changed to a spinning colored pinwheel and i couldn't click out of the page at all. In the upper right hand corner of the webpage which i didn't notice when i originally went on it was a message saying "you've been owned noobie"....my only guess was that this person's page had been hacked.
I tried manually shutting down the imac, when it came back on I could not do anything. Firefox and Safari kept shutting down, and even when i tried going into System Peferences it kept closing on me. I tried shutting down at one point and the computer seemed like it was still on, the light in the lower right hand corner was going in and out. I tried starting up again and could not get onto the desktop, it was stuck on the blue screen. I tried holding the power button down in the back for a few seconds and i took the power cord out from the back for 30 seconds, after that it seemed to work fine.
I am afraid that this may happen again, right now everything seems fine....has anyone else experienced this issue or has any insight on it? Is it a hardware problem or simply a bad webpage?
I appreciate any help that you guys can give me!

Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of iMacs. I too, just got the same iMac as you.
Here are some new usesr tips & links to check out:
- Get Applecare in the first 90 days.
- Apple stores have Free classes, and online seminars & tutorials.
A new service called: One to One for new users.
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
http://www.apple.com/support/tiger
http://www.apple.com/pro
http://www.apple.com/macatwork
http://guide.apple.com/index.lasso (all made4mac apps, utilities,
games etc.)
**For new Switchers from Pc to Mac:
http://www.apple.com/support/quickassist
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101
http://www.xvsxp.com
http://www.switchingtomac.com
- for comparisons of hardware and apps, etc.
http://guides.macrumors.com/Mac_Beginner's_Guide
** For Questions, Problems, and lots of answers:
- Always try the Help feature in the top menu of the finder and any
app for lots of info. And, Spotlight, too.
- try: macfixit.com forums and everymac.com, as well. They have
excellent forums, and tutorials.
* David Pogue's, The Missing Manual Series, of books are
indispensable! Just make sure to get the correct version for your
particular OS! Panther, Tiger, & Leopard. He has one just for
Switching, from PC to Mac.
- For more help try MacUser group in your area:
http://www.apple.com/usergroups
- You can also sign up for Kbase info from apple, too.
http://search.info.apple.com
- Check out the MacFixit Pro news, too. Tons of info.
- Helpful tutorials:
http://www.screencastsonline.com, http://www.howdoimac.com and http,
www.learntomac.com
- http://www.macinstruct.com
- software resource:http://www.iusethis.com
Have Fun,
Cali-Kate
New iMac Intel 17" Core 2 Dou, 2.0Ghz, 1G Ram, 160G HD   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   500mhz Cube, 1.2g ram, 120g HD, Geforce2MX, iSticks + iSub

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