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hlthe2b

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1. Do you have an apple store nearby? If this is occuring widely, I'd imagine they've encountered it.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Wed Sep 22, 2021, 12:23 PM

Sep 2021

But, the past two IOS updates for iphone and Ipad (maybe Mac) have been "emergency" updates for a serious security issue, so I'd not assume it is resolved.

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iMac and iPad infected last night. Screen was taken over with notice that a virus infected iMac. [View all] 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 OP

Do you have an apple store nearby? If this is occuring widely, I'd imagine they've encountered it. hlthe2b Sep 2021 #1

Macs now twice as likely to get infected by adware than PCs, according to research ItsjustMe Sep 2021 #2

Adware is a lot different than a virus. ret5hd Sep 2021 #4

I updated my IPad and couldn't get it to start up past the welcome kimbutgar Sep 2021 #3

Have you updated to iOS 14.8? Hokie Sep 2021 #5

Yes, it was updated. 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #6

iOS 15 SoCalNative Sep 2021 #7

If you got a popup with a number to call, it's almost certainly a scam. SeattleVet Sep 2021 #8

Missing info ... CloudWatcher Sep 2021 #9

It was taken over, days after the last reboot. It happened when I tried to logon to Amazon.com 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #10

Ah, so your browser was locked up CloudWatcher Sep 2021 #11