![]() ![]() In Firefox, hold down Option to launch it in Safe Mode, and then click Refresh Firefox in the Firefox Safe Mode dialog. To prevent this in Safari, press the Shift key before clicking the Safari icon in the Dock or double-clicking the Safari icon in the Applications folder. Many browsers can be set to reload the previously displayed Web pages when they next launch, which could put you right back where you started. You can then choose Force Quit from the Apple menu, select your browser in the Force Quit Applications dialog, and click the Force Quit button. That JavaScript prevents you from quitting the browser or using the Back button, and displays the page or dialog you see its not all that different from a pop-up advertisement, and by itself doesnt do anything actually harmful. You can deal with this situation easily on your own, and its likely that if you give the bad guys. You should never call the given phone number and you should especially never ever give the people at the given phone number remote control access to your Mac. ![]() Its likely that during this connection they will install spyware on your computer. ![]() If you call the phone number, the people you talk to will ask you to allow them to connect to your computer via remote control software. Youll find that you cant quit, nor can you navigate away from the page by clicking the Back button. It does it by scaring the willies out of you, and is becoming disturbingly common. Instead, its more like a phishing scam, using social engineering to get you to do something that the bad guys want you to do. It isnt a virus, a Trojan Horse, or any other sort of actual malware. ![]()
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