I opened this you are an idiot pop-up, is it harmful?

[sphuyal]

Hi,

I was checking out this omegle chat website and someone sent me a link which i opened in my browser. The pop-up said you are an idiot, and made closing my browser impossible. I had to force quit my browser. The link was quite long...the link started with google, so i thought it was something nice 🙁

is it harmful to my mac?

 

[grapes911]

Probably not. I bet it was just JavaScript code playing tricks with your browser's onunload event or whatever its called.

 

[spinnerlys]

Unless you have used you password in any way during that hiccup, you should be safe for 99%.

Also read the following, to get a grasp of some existing threats.

Mac Virus/Malware Info

 

[sphuyal]

Unless you have used you password ...should be safe for 99%.

Nah! i copied and pasted the link in my browser then it started! Did some searching about the prank in google. Feeling safe now...but you never know 😕