I was just on line and this ad popped up saying congratulations, it would enter me in a drawing, etc. if I’d click on the OK button. I was not about to click on it and could not get rid of it. There was no x on it or any way to get it to close. The screen froze and nothing worked. I couldn’t close or back my way out of anything. I went to the apple icon and told the eMac to restart several times but nothing happened. It would not shut down either. I finally hit the power button to turn it off, but the little light on the front of the machine stayed on and when I restarted and clicked on the Safari button the same adware screen came up and everything froze up again. I finally just unplugged the power cord because there was no other way to get out of it.
This is my first Mac, and I got it a few weeks ago. It’s an eMac running Tiger. How do I keep this from happening again?
Edited to add: I haven't downloaded anything or done anything foolish. I was reading Dear Abby on line when it happened. I've had ad popups before on this machine, but this is the first time they've frozen the computer.
This is my first Mac, and I got it a few weeks ago. It’s an eMac running Tiger. How do I keep this from happening again?
Edited to add: I haven't downloaded anything or done anything foolish. I was reading Dear Abby on line when it happened. I've had ad popups before on this machine, but this is the first time they've frozen the computer.
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