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When I turned my iMac on this morning , I received a audio and written message that I should immediately install their suggested software. Checked system with Malwarebytes and I was clean.
There we go. The source.
Any and all such messages in a web browser are lies. Period. There is no software in the world that can tell what's on your computer through a web browser. Not even Apple knows what's on your system.
By default, Safari automatically loads whatever sites you last had open. So every time you launch Safari, you see this nonsense again. Close Safari. Hold down the shift key and launch it again. The shift key tells Safari not reload any pages from the previous session.
Whether not it reappears depend on where you go on the web. Just as with any other site, such pages are all specific to where you go. They don't, and can't appear randomly.
There we go. The source.
Any and all such messages in a web browser are lies. Period. There is no software in the world that can tell what's on your computer through a web browser. Not even Apple knows what's on your system.
By default, Safari automatically loads whatever sites you last had open. So every time you launch Safari, you see this nonsense again. Close Safari. Hold down the shift key and launch it again. The shift key tells Safari not reload any pages from the previous session.
Whether not it reappears depend on where you go on the web. Just as with any other site, such pages are all specific to where you go. They don't, and can't appear randomly.
Well, I can't say it isn't a logical response to the way my question was worded, but I guess I'll have to spell it all the way out.
What exactly were you doing when this happened?
It appeared the moment you turned your Mac on? When you opened Messages? When you opened your web browser?
The OS would never toss such a message, so it has to be from somewhere else. Knowing what you were doing the moment it showed up will greatly narrow down where to look for the problem.
When I powered my iMac on iOS 10.14.6 up the message read, You have received four threats, click here to install security software. It was also an audio alert. No ID of which software and I did not lick the button. Ran Malwarebytes (free version) and scan showed no threats.
Turned your iMac on and did what? Nothing at all? This message appeared the moment your Mac got to the desktop? The moment your web browser opened?
Good that you didn't follow any of what the crooks wanted you to do, but still not enough information to help.
Any and all such messages are scams.
When exactly did this happen?
7:30am PDT
Good work, it's just a Scam.
Appeared immediately when Safari opened.
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Did anyone receive a Popup Warning to add Security Software to correct 4 hacks
