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I got a message telling me my mac has been infected and there is a virus. its telling me Norton well remove the virus do I do the procedure?

I was on safari on youtube then I got redirected To this tab telling me my mac has been infected and there is a virus. it's telling me, Norton, will remove the virus do I go ahead with the procedure?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Oct 29, 2021 4:56 AM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2021 4:58 AM

Definitely not. All such messages are scams presented by criminals. Never download anything based on a popup message.

Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popup… - Apple Community

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I got a message telling me my mac has been infected and there is a virus. its telling me Norton well remove the virus do I do the procedure?

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