{"id":11795,"date":"2014-09-27T21:41:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T04:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37prime.wordpress.com\/?p=11795"},"modified":"2014-09-27T21:41:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T04:41:49","slug":"scam-alert-fake-virus-warning-to-make-users-call-1-855-420-8247","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/2014\/09\/27\/scam-alert-fake-virus-warning-to-make-users-call-1-855-420-8247\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam Alert: Fake Virus Warning to Make Users Call 1-855-420-8247"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tip\u00a0from\u00a0reader:<\/p>\n

\"Scam<\/p>\n

A pop-up warning showed up on Safari claiming the viruses were found on the computer. It was almost impossible to quit Safari as the pop-up re-emerges when closed. One way to deal with this is to force quit (Command-Option-Escape) Safari, then disable the auto-resume feature in OS X. In OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks, go to System Preferences > General > and uncheck the “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps” option.<\/p>\n

In the upcoming OS X Yosemite, the option looks slightly different; well, more than slightly different.<\/p>\n

Check the “Close windows when quitting an app” option.<\/p>\n

\"Close-windows-when-quitting-an-app\"<\/p>\n

This particular scam\u00a0has been around for a while<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It seems the scammer was\u00a0astroturfing the comments<\/a>\u00a0on this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A tip\u00a0from\u00a0reader: A pop-up warning showed up on Safari claiming the viruses were found on the computer. It was almost impossible to quit Safari as the pop-up re-emerges when closed. One way to deal with this is to force quit (Command-Option-Escape) Safari, then disable the auto-resume feature in OS X. In OS X Lion, Mountain … <\/p>\n

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