Virus?

[Apple all life]

I have been working on a mac all my life (I am 15). I went to ebaumsworld.com to look at some jokes, when looking a pop up comes up saying I have a virus and I am redirected to a page everytime I go there. Whats up? I know macs can't get viruses but they can get a trojan. What exactly is a trojan? I am wondering if this has happened to anyone just a random pop up blocker but then it sends you to a different page?

 

[TwinCities Dan]

just a random pop up blocker but then it sends you to a different page

This.

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

The page that showed the virus being there looked like Windows XP too I bet?

You're fine.

 

[Apple all life]

The page that showed the virus being there looked like Windows XP too I bet?

You're fine.

yea, I mean I kind of knew I was fine but this never happened and I was really confused. Oh and whats a trojan?

 

[ecstasy]

A trojan is something you don't want to ever get, especially on a PC.

Trust me. I had to deal with a nasty one a couple of months back.

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

yea, I mean I kind of knew I was fine but this never happened and I was really confused. Oh and whats a trojan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)

If you've ever heard of the story about the fall of Troy, that's where the term comes from.

 

[Apple all life]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)

If you've ever heard of the story about the fall of Troy, that's where the term comes from.

thanks