I would think and do:.../
Just press OK or Cancel and take it from there. This crap is aimed
at Windows and it even says 'PC'. The stuff is likely a scam to fool
some to cash up for some scam anti malware bogus. Since it is
harmless to OS X if it is what I think it is, you can study it in
any way you find interesting but never ever give away your admin
password in a session like this. I'm sure you know this but I had to
say it anyway.
/... But you might not?
It is all an estimation of how likely something can be and what are
the stakes? I would guess highly unlikely to do any harm on an OS X
machine. Most likely a Win then you loose thing. Some social
engineering behind it and a few out of many Win users might cash up?
// John Stalberg_______________________________________________
The thing it downloads does run on Mac OS X. This particular one may
be a variant of the original that does not need your password to
install.
It does appear to nevertheless require the installer.
It installs a program that runs all the time and slows your machine.
You can kill the app and delete it; the current version installs in
/Applications.
There's apparently a switch in Safari that shouldn't be turned on,
something like "Run safe apps" or "open safe downloads" or some such
in the Prefs. A mere shade of IE, but nevertheless...
The problem starts when someone's web site has been poisoned with
additional script that sends junk to your browser, which then insists
that your whole machine is having an epileptic siezure and requires
immediate attention. I'm sure we'll get all sorts of variations by
next week.
-m
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