Got a warning on my Mac that macOS_spyware had infected my system. Because my Mac is no longer supported, I continued my research on my iPad. It is more up-to-date. Received the same spyware warning. Believe both warnings to be a scam, but how do I remove it from my browser?
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Mac mini, macOS 12.7
Yep it is a scam and on your Mac you should be able to navigate to a different page. The website you visited was paid to display that ad. If you find you cannot navigate to a different page, then quit Safari and hold down the Shift key and open Safari again. This will clear the last visited page that showed the ad.
Yep it is a scam and on your Mac you should be able to navigate to a different page. The website you visited was paid to display that ad. If you find you cannot navigate to a different page, then quit Safari and hold down the Shift key and open Safari again. This will clear the last visited page that showed the ad.
Thank you.
The only problem with retirement is losing the corporate firewall that protected me from doing dumb things.
Many of these types of scams can be blocked by simply using an ad blocker. We use the free Ka-Block! on all of our Apple devices. It's available on the App Store.
How to remove macOS_spyware warning from browser on Mac and iPad?
