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Philpug

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Jul 19, 2011
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I am getting Safari issues, i think it might be some sort of virus. I cannot get bast this window, when I close Safari it just comes back up and it is also blocking my preferences. Lil' help please.

I have to access this from Firefox.
 

jk73

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Jul 19, 2012
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I am getting Safari issues, i think it might be some sort of virus. I cannot get bast this window, when I close Safari it just comes back up and it is also blocking my preferences. Lil' help please.

I have to access this from Firefox.

This is a JavaScript exploit. You almost assuredly don't have a virus, but the people at that number will try to scam you if you call them.

Best way to get rid of this is to shut off WiFi, re-launch Safari, and then close the window or tab that is yielding the pop-up message.
 
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