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With what browser, browsing what websites and on what Mac OS X version does this appear?
Maybe it is just an ad?
If you or your friend are worried about malware (trojans, viruses, worms, spyware), read and/ or send the follwoing:
Maybe it is just an ad?
"How to maximise your MacRumors troubleshooting experience" created by mad jew in 2006
If you or your friend are worried about malware (trojans, viruses, worms, spyware), read and/ or send the follwoing:
Mac Virus/Malware Info by GGJstudios
There are currently no viruses for Mac OS X in public circulation, only a handful of trojans and other malware, which have to be installed manually via entering the administrator password.
The only anti-virus you need to protect your Mac is education and common sense.
There are currently no viruses for Mac OS X in public circulation, only a handful of trojans and other malware, which have to be installed manually via entering the administrator password.
The only anti-virus you need to protect your Mac is education and common sense.
You mean MacClean or MacDefender? They are just browser popups or popunders for scamware or scareware, not a problem really. Browsers can be set to block popups, but there's often a way to defeat it and you get a popunder. not much you can do about it except simply close the window.
