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Apple Users

ItsjustMe

(11,695 posts) Thu May 4, 2023, 10:40 AM May 2023

Macs Just Got a New Virus

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Macs Just Got a New Virus (Original Post) ItsjustMe May 2023 OP

Wish he had used 2 or so minutes of his video to spooky3 May 2023 #1

He shows what not to do Lulu KC May 2023 #4

I keep my Mac offline about 27 days a month. Tetrachloride May 2023 #2

Do your financial transactions on another computer. Tetrachloride May 2023 #3

spooky3

(36,207 posts)

1. Wish he had used 2 or so minutes of his video to

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 10:50 AM

May 2023

Advise users on what to do.

Lulu KC

(4,209 posts)

4. He shows what not to do

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Thu May 4, 2023, 01:26 PM

May 2023

You get a thing saying it's time to download an app you didn't ask for (that was not on the Apple store) and you enter your password? No. I will not be doing that.

Also I noticed that Safari is not one of the browsers utilized by this malware.

Tetrachloride

(8,448 posts)

2. I keep my Mac offline about 27 days a month.

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 10:56 AM

May 2023

Tetrachloride

(8,448 posts)

3. Do your financial transactions on another computer.

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 11:01 AM

May 2023

Ad blocking

new email address

these will do a lot for starting .

Talk to your bank on security issues.

if you have an Apple professional store near you, they may advise on arranging your Keychain

i can’t advise at this time in general beyond this.

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