I’m probably stepping into an on-going conversation, but it sounds like you have some “adware” on your computer. This happened to me recently. I clicked on a link by mistake and before I could count to 3, I had popup ads on my screen. I recommend you consider installing and running AdMedic: http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php <http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php>>. It is shareware and well a donation.
Cheers, Mac > On Nov 21, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Al Poulin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks guys, as I suspected. I'm glad I checked. And the webpage looks so > slick and Applelike. Anyway, before I posted here before supper, I called > that phone number and cut the connection after a few fishy minutes. Did not > like where that was going. > > Al Poulin > > On Friday, November 21, 2014 5:39:19 PM UTC-5, [email protected] > wrote: > > On Nov 21, 2014, at 3:31 PM, Al Poulin <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Is the phone number below legit? And should I call it for service? > > > > While browsing in Safari, an unwelcome ad from MacKeeper popped up, and I > > want nothing to do with it. I thought had I clicked on a button to close > > it. But a Safari - Alert note came up with: “Suspicious Activity Might Have > > been Detected” and “Major Security Issue.” Plus: > > > > http://online-apple-alerts.com <http://online-apple-alerts.com/>, and phone > > number 1 855-326-4813 to “call immediately.” > > > > Thanks, > > Al Poulin > > That’s faker than the worst SyFy Sharknado Versus DinoCroc movie. > > Call it for service only if you feel that your bank account is just too full. > Forget that, call ME if you feel your bank account is just too full! I’ll > actualloffer more help and won’t install Malware ;-) > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml > <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> and our netiquette guide is at > http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > <http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > <http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist> > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
