A couple of days ago, I started getting a popup screen that said " Do you want to allow downloads on XXXXXXX.safeframe.google.com."
I've seen these before, but usually it has information pertinent to the site I'm visiting. Needless to say, I immediately quit Safari.
However tonight, it happened again, so as before I quit Safari, but this time the Quit command was stopped by a warning popup asking if I still wanted to quit, as my computer was in the process of downloading an "F. txt.js" file. Of course, I said yes, and went to the download folder, and tossed the offending file into the trash, which I immediately deleted. Afterwards, I ran a Malwarebytes scan and it stated that it could not detect any malware present. After that, I started looking around the internet, and found that this appears to be an ongoing problem for many users, and that it appears to be a browser hijacker, but little information beyond that, especially in regards to any lingering effects.
Therefore, I was asking if anyone here had encountered it as well, and just how serious of a threat it might be, as well as what steps I need to take to remove it from my computer and prevent its recurrence.
Thanks.
I've seen these before, but usually it has information pertinent to the site I'm visiting. Needless to say, I immediately quit Safari.
However tonight, it happened again, so as before I quit Safari, but this time the Quit command was stopped by a warning popup asking if I still wanted to quit, as my computer was in the process of downloading an "F. txt.js" file. Of course, I said yes, and went to the download folder, and tossed the offending file into the trash, which I immediately deleted. Afterwards, I ran a Malwarebytes scan and it stated that it could not detect any malware present. After that, I started looking around the internet, and found that this appears to be an ongoing problem for many users, and that it appears to be a browser hijacker, but little information beyond that, especially in regards to any lingering effects.
Therefore, I was asking if anyone here had encountered it as well, and just how serious of a threat it might be, as well as what steps I need to take to remove it from my computer and prevent its recurrence.
Thanks.
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