Mac Virus/ Trojon

[EnglishmaninLA]

So I'm looking at a Samsung LCD on Amazon & Safari gets redirected to some weird site that comes up with a dialogue box stating that my computers is under threat & it has found 3 errors/ virus's/ trojons. This all happens in the span of 3-5 seconds It automatically downloads an .exe file.

I closed all open apps & windows, secure delete the .exe file, reset Safari & restart the system.

I assume that as it is an .exe file it is designed for Windows.

Am I safe or do I need to get Nortons? I run the system in STEALTH MODE all the time & connect to the web using Airport.

Thanks!

Mac Book Pro, OSX 10.5.2 (All the latest updates), 2.4GHz, 2GB Ram, 160 GB HD, external raids & esata drves for video, music & audio.

 

[Steve1496]

That was just an ad for an antivirus program. There are no viruses for OS X, so just delete that .exe the site downloaded, and you're all set.

Steve

 

[yg17]

Quite common. It's just a popup ad designed to make you think you have a virus so you then buy their crap. Nothing to worry about. People at work get these all the time and end up calling us IT guys wondering if they have a virus

 

[EnglishmaninLA]

OK, thanks. I'm using the pop up blocker in Safari (which normally works fine), so I don't know why this is happening. It hasn't happened before.

 

[Neil321]

So I'm looking at a Samsung LCD on Amazon & Safari gets redirected to some weird site that comes up with a dialogue box stating that my computers is under threat & it has found 3 errors/ virus's/ trojons. This all happens in the span of 3-5 seconds It automatically downloads an .exe file.

I closed all open apps & windows, secure delete the .exe file, reset Safari & restart the system.

I assume that as it is an .exe file it is designed for Windows.

Am I safe or do I need to get Nortons? I run the system in STEALTH MODE all the time & connect to the web using Airport.

Thanks!

Mac Book Pro, OSX 10.5.2 (All the latest updates), 2.4GHz, 2GB Ram, 160 GB HD, external raids & esata drves for video, music & audio.

Word of warning dont ever ever install Norton on your Mac it'll turn it into a expensive silver slug

And as others have said dont believe those pop-ups

 

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... Yeah, don't believe internet pop-ups. Especially not ones that appear as XP dialogue boxes telling you you have viruses.