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4. Thank you very much. I have an old version of Malwarebytes, scan the computer and it came clean.

Reply to usonian (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:24 PM

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So just ignored everything.

The computer has been slow recently and I was going to talk to Apple Support. For next week.

Am still worried that everything was frozen but so far this evening, on Firefox is OK.

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Is my computer hacked, or something? [View all] question everything Friday OP

I have never received an email offering assistance from microsucks UpInArms Friday #1

Worm, trojan canetoad Friday #2

Every bit of that sounds phony, including, and maybe especially the Microsoft message. usonian Friday #3

Thank you very much. I have an old version of Malwarebytes, scan the computer and it came clean. question everything Friday #4

This is a new scam. I've received three such invitations from people I know in the last few weeks - NewHendoLib Friday #5

My warning to you is that the more you wait and use your computer the worse it moniss Friday #6