Strange Error Message Mystery--Virus?

Thanks for your help in advance. I have been using macs for years and I have never ever received an error message like this or one that looks like this. I have a Mac Powerbook G4 running 10.5.6 and I was using the new Safari 4 beta which I have been using for some time if that makes a difference and was trying to post to a message board on a website and all of a sudden the whole computer froze and a little black box about 3 inches long appeared in the upper left corner of the display and over the upper left corner of the Safari window and it said something in old computer font with white letters (looked like something you would see on a PC in a Windows system error screen) about "stacks exceeding or overflowing" or something about "stacks" (not too sure because in my panic I pressed and held down the power button because I thought I was under a virus attack). When the computer re-started, I turned on the firewall and everything seems to work fine. However, should I be worried? Does anybody know what the heck happened? What makes it more bizarre is that I was posting to a message board when this happened that I have never had a problem with viruses on a mac...did someone on the board try to show me that macs are vulnerable or was that just a coincidence? I don't see how they would get my info through an anonymous message board on a big commercial website (Newsweek). I googled this problem and found nothing on the net about it. What happened?

Allan and Kappy,
Thanks for your replies and easing my worries. And your 2 additional points Allan are well-taken. I normally would do what you said and should have in this case. I think I just freaked out in this instance over the coincidence of it all because I just happened to be debating some PC guy on this Newsweek message board who said Macs are just as vulnerable to viruses as PC's are so I responded back to him and right after I did, my event happened so I panicked...lol, life is good again. If you want to see an infuriating article about PC vs. Macs, check out this week's Newsweek. Thanks!
P.S. I also received this answer on another thread...Any thoughts about it?
Hi
No need for concern. That's not a virus attack, just some creative web site coding.
Add these DNS codes to your Network settings, and that ought to take care of those type of weird prompts.
To add the codes, go to System Preferences>Network. Click on your internet connection - either Ethernet or Airport, then "advanced". In the DNS panel enter on separate lines the following OpenDNS codes: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. Select "OK", then "apply".
In the Network panel, if Ethernet or Airport (whichever you use) is not at the top of the list, click on the "gear icon" at the left bottom. Select "set service order". When the help box opens drag your connection type to the top of the list. Select "apply" when complete.
Restart Safari.

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