Safari and pop-up window saying computer is infected with virus
Hello,
I'm ... "hoping"...this was just scareware stuff - but I was on safari and clicked on a link off of google when I got a pop-up that said my computer has been infected. I think another window popped up and I clicked cancel - and kept on clicking cancel...it kept popping up and I'd click cancel - finally about after say 5 times closing the popup - the original popup was there. I don't think it gave me a choice to cancel...it was like continue or some other choice.
At any rate what appeared next was what looked like file folders and perhaps a scan bar or progress bar and a bunch of stuff about viruses detected. I panicked and quickly just closed the window as quick as possible and now can't even really recall what I saw.
I honestly didn't do anything other than click on a link. So I can't imagine I really did anything. Can you get into trouble just from clicking on a link?? Is there a way to tell if I really did anything? Has anyone else had this happen and know it is either a concern or just scareware??
Any suggestions?
Should I be concerned??
Thanks!!
Hi
No virus out there affects a Mac directly. Best way to eliminate these intrusive panels is to add DNS server codes to your System preferenes>Network panel.
To do so, open the panel, click on your Internet connection on the left, then select "advanced". In the DNS panel copy/paste these openDNS codes on separate lines: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. Then, select OK, then "apply".
Restart Safari.
In Safari, open Safari Preferences>Security>Show Cookies. In the spotlight panel, type the name of the website triggering the warning. Remove any cookies that appear.
Lastly, in the Safari Menu, select "empty cache".
That ought to clean up the problem.
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