Unlike on Windows, Mac scareware is pretty straightforward to remove. Just follow the 4 steps below and you will be scareware free in next to no time.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 10 minutes
Here's How:
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 10 minutes
Here's How:
- Use Activity Monitor to locate and kill the process for the Mac scareware (see How to Quit Processes in Mac OS X for help).
- Using Finder, locate the Mac scareware folder and drag it to the trash.
- Remove the login startup process (see How to Remove Login Items in Mac OS X for help).
- Safari users should then disable the Open "Safe" Files feature (see How to Disable Safari Open "Safe" Files for help).