Hi, wasn't sure where to put this but as I have an iMac I thought I'd go with that.
Today while on Photobucket, a site new to me, I had a small window saying I'd got the chance to win an iPhone when I clicked on message box at the top of the screen. Now I alway ignore such pop ups and just close them, but there was no option to close this one. I tried closing the site but it wouldn't close down. So i closed the computer down but the window was still there when I logged back on!
In desperation I clicked OK on the window, hoping I could then quickly close it, to my horror I couldn't! I tried closing Safari but it wouldn't close. I tried closing the computer but it kept saying Safari wouldn't let it close. In the end I closed down everything else and just turned it off. Not a good move I'm sure.
I turned my Internet connection off and rebooted. At this point I was able to force quite Safari.
Now my worry is could this mean that I've allowed something to access my iMac?! Up to now I've had a PC and always had a virus guard. I feel a bit helpless now that there is nothing I can run to check all is okay.
Do I just assume I'm okay or do I look to getting a virus guard,and if so what?
Any advice would be welcome.
Many thanks for reading, Jude
Today while on Photobucket, a site new to me, I had a small window saying I'd got the chance to win an iPhone when I clicked on message box at the top of the screen. Now I alway ignore such pop ups and just close them, but there was no option to close this one. I tried closing the site but it wouldn't close down. So i closed the computer down but the window was still there when I logged back on!
In desperation I clicked OK on the window, hoping I could then quickly close it, to my horror I couldn't! I tried closing Safari but it wouldn't close. I tried closing the computer but it kept saying Safari wouldn't let it close. In the end I closed down everything else and just turned it off. Not a good move I'm sure.
I turned my Internet connection off and rebooted. At this point I was able to force quite Safari.
Now my worry is could this mean that I've allowed something to access my iMac?! Up to now I've had a PC and always had a virus guard. I feel a bit helpless now that there is nothing I can run to check all is okay.
Do I just assume I'm okay or do I look to getting a virus guard,and if so what?
Any advice would be welcome.
Many thanks for reading, Jude
